John Asebes

News4JAX Anchor/Reporter

John Asebes is the newest morning anchor and reporter to join the News4Jax team.

John anchors at 9 a.m. on The Morning Show with Melanie Lawson and then jumps back into reporter mode after the show with the rest of the incredibly talented journalists at News4Jax.

John has spent the last 10 years in news covering just about every topic. He has chased tornadoes, dodged flash flooding, held government officials accountable and helped victims get justice.

His news career began in Bluefield, West Virginia where he started as a multimedia journalist. John then moved to KSN News in Wichita, Kansas. Before coming to Jacksonville, John worked at FOX23 News in Tulsa, Oklahoma. John is glad to call WJXT and Jacksonville home. Also making the cross-country trip is his dog Dak who is glad to be off the road and so close to dog parks and the beach.

He is extremely excited to share your stories.
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Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried pauses after conceding the race to U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crist will face incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in November. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Florida Dems chair accuses DeSantis of ‘illegal campaign activity,’ claims that’s why marijuana initiative failed

Read full article: Florida Dems chair accuses DeSantis of ‘illegal campaign activity,’ claims that’s why marijuana initiative failed

Amendment 3, which would’ve legalized the use of recreational marijuana in Florida, failed Tuesday after it fell short of the 60% threshold needed for its approval.

FILE - A portion of the collapsed gangway remains visible on Sapelo Island in McIntosh County, Ga., on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Levine, File)
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Email chain from 2022 discusses loud popping noise, cracks and other issues on Georgia gangway that collapsed, killed 7

Read full article: Email chain from 2022 discusses loud popping noise, cracks and other issues on Georgia gangway that collapsed, killed 7

Records obtained by News4JAX show there were issues with the gangway in Sapelo Island prior to the collapse that killed seven people in late October.

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On-off girlfriend named person of interest in case of missing man found buried in rural St. Johns County: investigators

Read full article: On-off girlfriend named person of interest in case of missing man found buried in rural St. Johns County: investigators

The family of a man who was reported missing in September told News4JAX he was found buried in rural St. Johns County Tuesday, and investigators confirmed his on-again/off-again girlfriend is a person of interest in this case.

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‘There are a lot of hours going into this’: Clay County sheriff provides look into how agency handles school threats

Read full article: ‘There are a lot of hours going into this’: Clay County sheriff provides look into how agency handles school threats

Clay County Sheriff Director Patrick Golemme told News4JAX that as many as a dozen people are involved in every threat, including people from the sheriff’s office, the school district, and school resource officers.

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As Hurricane Milton, Helene relief efforts continue, federal government continues to warn of fake charities

Read full article: As Hurricane Milton, Helene relief efforts continue, federal government continues to warn of fake charities

Hurricanes Helene and Milton left behind damage that some people may never recover from, and the federal government is reminding people to be aware of potential scammers who may try to take advantage of the storms' victims.

News4JAX is going through records related to maintenance, builder & designer of gangway

UNF engineer says finding who made the materials may help determine cause of Georgia’s gangway collapse

Read full article: UNF engineer says finding who made the materials may help determine cause of Georgia’s gangway collapse

News4JAX went through more records Thursday released by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) related to a dock gangway collapse in Georgia that killed seven people, including four from Jacksonville.