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Jon Evans

Wilmington

Anchor and Assistant News Director at WECT-TV (Wilmington, NC)

Host and producer at 1on1 Podcast

Anchor and Assistant News Director at WSFX-TV (Wilmington, NC)

Anchor/Assistant News Director for WECT-TV. Edward R. Murrow Award Winner. Podcast host. Husband. Dad. RT/MT does not mean I endorse your tweet!

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  • 1 week ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Brad Briner may have stepped away from his full-time career in high finance when he took the oath of office January 1, 2025 to become North Carolina’s 29th State Treasurer. But the University of North Carolina alum is still using his skills and experience to manage money.

  • 1 week ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Brad Thor is filled with big news in June of 2025. His new thriller, Edge of Honor, publishes on July 1, the 24th book in the series featuring Scot Harvath, America’s top intelligence operative and former Navy SEAL. Thor’s 2024 thriller Shadow of Doubt, reached the top of a New York Times bestselling paperback list. On top of those accomplishments, fans of the series will soon be able to see Scot Harvath in a streaming video series.

  • 1 week ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As the representative for North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, which has seen its share of impacts from hurricanes, Congressman David Rouzer tells WECT he believes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will continue to respond to natural disasters across the country, even though President Donald Trump recently said he would like to phase out the agency and let states take the lead in storm recovery.

  • 1 week ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - There are pictures of Katherine Godwin on the walls here at WECT-TV. After all, she is part of the station’s history. Shortly after WMFD-TV (which became WECT in 1958) signed on the air in 1954, the married mother of two young children got an idea and went to the station’s general manager R. A. Dunlea, Jr. to talk about it. That idea turned her into one of the pioneers of local television.

  • 3 weeks ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Bryan Saint has entertained audiences with his magic shows for more than two decades. Now the two-time winner on the Penn and Teller Fool Us show will perform in Wilmington on Sunday, June 8, to help raise money for Special Olympics New Hanover County and special education classroom teachers. Saint has a personal connection to the effort, which makes the trip and the show mean more than most.

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Jon Evans
Jon Evans @JonEvansWECT
10 Jun 25

Here it comes!!!! Cool timelapse of storm approaching ILM put together by Meteorologist @EllaTanseyWECT. @NWSWilmingtonNC #ncwx @WECTWeather #storm https://t.co/IajbYKQohq

Jon Evans
Jon Evans @JonEvansWECT
29 May 25

Swimmer recovering after being bitten by what family says was a shark at Sunset Beach, NC: "..I tried to get to the shore as quickly as I could". https://t.co/CTssbkCt7W #nc https://t.co/8zHQasRlKJ

Jon Evans
Jon Evans @JonEvansWECT
8 May 25

History in Vatican City. Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first American chosen to be Pope, takes name Leo XIV. https://t.co/dYkNzgDSN7