Sheldon Dutes

Orlando

Back home in 📍Orlando after working all over the country(MKE/NYC/BAL/CHS). Anchor/Reporter @WESH. @NDAlumnni☘️. @MarquetteAlumni 🦅.

Articles

Colorectal cancer awareness | Prevention, early detection & treatment

2 months ago | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

WESH 2's Sheldon Dutes and Orlando Health colorectal surgery specialist, Dr. Sriram Rangarajan, discuss practical ways to detect and treat the common disease. WESH 2's Sheldon Dutes and Orlando Health colorectal surgery specialist, Dr. Sriram Rangarajan, discuss practical ways to detect and treat the common disease.
How mental health has changed in the 5 years since the pandemic

Mar 14, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THIS WEEK MARKS FIVE YEARS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. SHUTDOWNS AFFECTED EVERYONE ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND AFFECTED US COLLECTIVELY. AS INDIVIDUALS. WE’VE EXPERIENCED SO MANY MAJOR SHIFTS FROM SOCIETAL TRENDS. THE WAY THAT WE SEE OURSELVES. WE’VE GOT LICENSED THERAPIST CHARLOTTE MCCULLOUGH HERE TODAY TO HELP PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT MENTAL HEALTH LOOKS LIKE TODAY. I’M JUST GOING TO GET US STARTED. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TODAY COMPARED TO PREVIOUSLY?
Orlando Police Department's longest-serving volunteer just turned 87

Mar 13, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

Johnny Stringer recently celebrated his 87th birthday, but has no plans to stop serving the west side of Orlando as a volunteer patrolman. He is the Orlando Police Department's longest-serving volunteer in the Citizen Observer Program. "I enjoy the camaraderie with the people and that sort of thing," Stringer said. At the start of every shift, Stringer picks up the keys to an OPD vehicle and gets behind the wheel to patrol the communities near Camping World Stadium.
How to file an insurance claim after storm damage

Mar 11, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

Families whose homes were damaged or destroyed during Monday's tornadoes are in various stages of the long process of rebuilding their lives, which includes filing insurance claims. The sooner homeowners do this after a disaster like this one, the faster the overall recovery process will be.
Virtual therapy vs. in-person therapy

Mar 7, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

ALL RIGHT. THESE DAYS, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IS INCREASING AND THERE IS A GROWING EFFORT TO BREAK THE STIGMAS SURROUNDING WELLNESS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WAY OF THINKING, FEELING AND INTERACTING WITH THE WORLD AROUND US. BUT WITH THAT GROWTH COMES A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THERAPY. SIMPLY PUT, WE CAN DECIDE BETWEEN THE SOFA OR THE SCREEN. JOINING ME NOW TO BREAK DOWN THE POTENTIAL PROS AND CONS OF BOTH IS LICENSED THERAPIST SHIRLEY MCCULLOUGH. WE LOVE HAVING YOU.
Meet Dr. Tolu McKenzie Orlando Health's newest Chief Medical Information Officer

Feb 24, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

Orlando Health's newest Chief Medical Information Officer wears a few different hats around the hospital and in the community. Regardless of her role, compassion guides her relationships. Whether she's meeting with her patients, fellow physcians, or advising the next generation of doctors, Dr. Tolu McKenzie is always focused on helping others. "It's the most amazing feeling to help someone," McKenzie said. From the the time she was a kid, McKenzie has been focused on caring for others.
Nonprofit A Gift for Music has provided free instruments, music lessons to students for decades

Feb 20, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

Even though it was the end of the school day at Forsyth Woods Elementary School, about a dozen students were excited to gather after school for one more lesson before they went home. Reding, writing, and arithmetic, however, were the furthest things from their minds. They filed into an empty classroom, opened their violin cases, and started plucking the strings of their instruments as their instructor prepared to teach them the music notes D and A.
Lakewood Center’s Outrun Stigma 5k striding toward breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness

Feb 13, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

WRONG. SHELDON. ALL RIGHT, MARY, NOW, OVERALL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE CROSSING PATHS RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAKEWOOD CENTER’S OUTRUN STIGMA FIVE-K IS COMING TO OVIEDO. SO CONSIDER THIS YOUR PERSONAL INVITATION TO COME JOIN THIS MOVEMENT TO BREAK THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH. JOINING US THIS MORNING, WE’VE GOT LAKEWOOD CENTER CEO SARAH SUMY AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AMANDA HENRY. GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING US.
Black History Month: Central Florida pilot empowers Black women in the aviation industry

Feb 4, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

Jayla Jackson's passion for flying and aviation started before she could even learn to drive. When most teenagers were focused on cars and getting their driver's licenses, she was determined to learn how to fly. "I was 16. I was super young. I can't believe it even today. I'm like, 'Why did you guys let me do that?' But I'm so blessed to be able to have done it," Jackson said.
New partnership could lower premiums for Florida homeowners

Jan 30, 2025 | wesh.com | Sheldon Dutes

From lower reinsurance costs to Citizens shedding policies and nine new insurance companies entering Florida, the state’s home insurance market continues to show positive signs after years of instability. Despite the apparent progress, many Florida homeowners are still paying more for their insurance premiums than they did a few years ago. However, a new partnership between Embark MGA and Security First Insurance could help some policyholders save money.