Draft:Misty Wells

Misty Elizabeth Wells (Steward) (born November 13, 1967) is an American media personality, outdoor adventure seeker, professional angler, founder of a non-profit and businesswoman. She first gained media attention as an outdoor writer, then moved on to become a professional angler fishing on an all women's tournament team the Reel Darlins in 2013.[1] Later that year, she fished in the Key West Marlin Tournament with the team and won several divisions and 2nd place overall. [2] In (2014) Misty founded a non-profit called A Reel Future, taking children in foster care fishing, teaching conservation and creating a passion for the outdoors with America's next generation. [3] Misty took over writing the outdoor column for the Tampa Bay Times for a year in (2019), during that time she stared to create short videos that caught the attention of programming at what was then known as Fox Sports. [4] In (2019) Misty became the first female host of an outdoor show on Fox's Network. [5] Misty has since gone on to air her ground breaking show on several networks to include Discovery Channel, Discovery GO, Bally Sports, World Fishing Network, TCT, Waypoint TV, Carbon TV, Hunt Channel, Discover Florida Network and more airing to millions of viewers around the world (2019-present). [6] Misty's brand and show Let's Take it Outside is airing in over 220 countries and broadcast in over 50 languages. [7] Wells has been one of the first female hosts to combine extreme outdoor adventure, travel and culinary experiences into a single platform.

Misty has been nominated for several awards for her work in the community, Bay News 9 Everyday Hero, Fox News Hometown Hero, Kidde Hero of the Week, Kix Brooks Radio, Foundation for a Better Life, Amplify Steller Award Hospitality Hero, Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Golden Star Award, LIFT University Award. [8] Wells has developed an outdoor brand that continues to grow across numerous platforms, social media platforms, including her thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Linkedin.

[9] Wells has filmed with outdoor fishing great Jimmy Houston, one of the founder of fishing tv, several episodes traveling from Guatemala, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Florida. Misty has been featured on the nationally syndicated show Everyday Hero in 2024 for her work with foster children and A Reel Future. To date (2024) Misty has taken over 3,800 children fishing and taught several thousand more about conservation, fishing and the outdoors.

[10] Misty hons shares her knowledge and skills in the outdoors writing in several outdoor adventure magazines, Woods n Water, Coastal Angler, Onshore Offshore, along with numerous Travel magazines reaching hundreds of thousands of readers. 11] Misty has (2) children Brennan S. Wells jr. Coast Guard Veteran, and Hudson E Wells, Navy Veteran, both of whom work side by side with Misty reaching millions with their outdoor and conservation message. www.mistywells.com