I cover stories in Deland, Deltona, Daytona Beach, and all of Volusia and Flagler counties for Eyewitness News.

I am a native of Southern California and have worked in top-rated newsrooms in Casper, WY, and Green Bay, WI, prior to moving to Central Florida. I've won Associated Press and Broadcaster's Association awards for both reporting and anchoring.

Unlike many of my peers in the news business who knew what they wanted to do from an early age, I wasn't bitten by the news bug until college. Once bitten, though, I've never looked back, enjoying the people I meet, the places I go and the new things I get to learn and report back to everyone who watches.

I'm an avid baseball fan, and, when I'm not on the air, you may see me at a ballgame, surfing at one of Central Florida's amazing beaches or outside spending time with my wife, my son, and our dog, a spinone italiano.

See Jason Allen's dog, 'Catch,' in the Anchors' & Reporters' Pets Slideshow

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