Chasity Maynard

Chasity Maynard is a investigative digital producer at WSMV specializing in data visualization and longform storytelling.

Before joining WSMV, Chasity worked as the Digital News Manager and Head of Investigations at WCTV in Florida's Capital City. She has a history in print journalism and also worked at esteemed newsrooms, including the Tallahassee Democrat, the Orlando Sentinel, The Gainesville Sun and WUFT News.

Chasity is a leader and innovator in visual and multimedia storytelling, receiving top honors across the state of Florida and the country. This year, she was honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for her podcast 'Hit Close to Home,' the first of its kind at WCTV. She was also a finalist in the Hearst Photojournalism Championship, in which only six young storytellers across the country are selected to compete. Other notable recognitions she has received include digital, investigative and environmental storytelling awards from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, the Mark of Excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Magazine Association Charlie Award.

Through a creative use of all forms of storytelling — photos, data, public records and video — Chasity aims to produce compelling, meaningful and compassionate stories. She is passionate about supporting underserved communities and creating understandable and accessible articles for all audiences.

She graduated with a B.S. in Journalism from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. In her free time, you can find Chasity spending time with her cat, hiking or reading.