Lanetra Bennett

Tallahassee

Reporter at WCTV-TV (Tallahassee, FL)

Anchor of WCTV's Good Morning Show & Eyewitness News at Noon...who loves to laugh

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ğ´ LIVE | LUNCH TIME: Blowâs Buss Down featured on Food Truck Friday

4 weeks ago | wctv.tv | Madison Glaser |Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV is featuring a local food truck every other Friday on our Good Morning Show, and this weekâs eatery is Blowâs Buss Down. After each Food Truck Friday segment, the WCTV team is hosting a streaming-exclusive segment called âLunch Time,â where they share their favorite dishes from the food truck and other behind-the-scenes content. Watch todayâs Lunch Time segment in the video above.
WCTV Community Classroom - Chelsea Brown from Pinevale Elementary School

1 month ago | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - We are nearing the end of the school year for our area school students. But, that’s not stopping teachers from making sure their students have what they need in the classroom. For this month’s “Community Classroom”, WCTV anchor Lanetra Bennett checked in with Chelsea Brown at Pinevale Elementary School in Valdosta. Community Classroom is our monthly segment that helps teachers on DonorsChoose.org get the things they need for their classrooms.
LUNCH TIME: Tally Mac Shack featured on Food Truck Friday

1 month ago | wctv.tv | Madison Glaser |Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV is featuring a local food truck every other Friday on our Good Morning Show, and this week’s eatery is Tally Mac Shack. After each Food Truck Friday segment, the WCTV team is hosting a streaming-exclusive segment called “Lunch Time,” where they share their favorite dishes from the food truck and other behind-the-scenes content. Watch today’s Lunch Time segment in the video above.
Lanetra Bennett and Madison Glaser try out Marianna's The Empanada on WCTV's Food Truck Friday

2 months ago | wctv.tv | Madison Glaser |Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV is featuring a local food truck every other Friday on our Good Morning Show, and this week’s eatery is The Empanada. After each Food Truck Friday segment, the WCTV team is hosting a streaming-exclusive segment called “Lunch Time,” where they share their favorite dishes from the food truck and other behind-the-scenes content. Watch back today’s Lunch Time segment in the video above.
WCTV’s Good Morning Show team honored with AFP Big Bend’s ‘Outstanding Media Personalities’ award

Nov 14, 2024 | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett |Rob Nucatola |Madison Glaser

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV’s very own Lanetra Bennett, Rob Nucatola and Madison Glaser have been awarded for a good cause! On Thursday, the Big Bend Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Big Bend) awarded WCTV’s Good Morning Show team with the Outstanding Media Personalities award.
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions

Jun 19, 2024 | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - In Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read on the steps of the Knott House near downtown Tallahassee, which served as the temporary Union Headquarters. It was just weeks after the end of the Civil War and two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Celebrations erupted after the news and continue to this day.
Local Street Dancer Spreads Smiles

May 1, 2024 | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Horns blowing, cars zooming by, waiting at lights. No one likes dealing with rush hour. But then you look over, and there’s music, fancy footwork, and a wave. “I’m just out here making people smile.” Valdosta resident Kevonta Browne said. He makes people smile by dancing on the street corner in the middle of lunch-hour traffic in Valdosta. The 26-year-old spends a couple hours, a few days a week, trying to make people smile.
Relay for Life prepares to takeover North Florida Fairgrounds

Apr 30, 2024 | wctv.tv | Rob Nucatola |Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The 2024 Leon Relay for Life is right around the corner, but there is still plenty of time to get involved!This year’s event is May 4th, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the North Florida Fairgrounds. During Wednesday’s Good Morning Show, Madison Glaser joined Rob Nucatola and Lanetra Bennett to talk about this year’s event. This year’s national theme is ‘Every Cancer.
WCTV Community Classroom - Becca Bertoch from Riley Elementary School

Apr 19, 2024 | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV partners with DonorsChoose, a nonprofit organization that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects, to help a teacher in the Big Bend and South Georgia. We highlight a teacher and their needs for their classroom once a month. For our April “Community Classroom” segment, we’re highlighting Becca Bertoch. She is a teacher at Riley Elementary School in Tallahassee.
Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna stopped by WCTV to talk about ‘Karaoke for Kids’ fundraiser

Jan 24, 2024 | wctv.tv | Lanetra Bennett |Madison Glaser |Rob Nucatola

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - WCTV’s very own Lanetra Bennett, Madison Glaser and Rob Nucatola are hitting the stage Thursday and singing for a good cause. Though they’re not the only one’s participating, Superintendent of Leon County Schools Rocky Hanna is also competing in the competition. He’s unsure of the song he’s singing right now but is excited to participate in an event designed to help Leon County students.