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Joe Ruble
Reporter/Anchor
Joe Ruble is a veteran radio reporter and anchor most recently from Houston, TX. He reported for Newsradio 740 KTRH for 15 years. Before that, he worked in Denver at KOA and KYGO AM-FM and in Hawaii. Joe was raised in the islands and began his reporting career there while still a student at the University of Hawaii. He has earned awards for his reporting from natural disasters like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Joe has interviewed former presidents, sports and music legends over the years. Most memorable interview? "Stevie Wonder, live on the radio in Hilo where he was touring and writing music for an album. I played his records while he was sitting on the other side of the turntable talking about his songs. Unforgettable." Ruble is married and currently living in Ocoee, FL.
Latest from Joe Ruble
Elderly woman scammed out of her cash
Police are looking for two suspects who convinced an elderly woman to give them $62,000 cash from her bank account and a home safe. The scam began, investigators say, outside a Publix on Beville Road where the victim was approached by a black woman and asked for a ride. They ...
DOE adds Call Center for parents
The Florida Department of Education on Monday activated a call center for parents to use if they have questions about recent FCAT 2.0 results. Writing test scores were surprisingly low this year, after the Board of Education raised the threshold for proficiency. The call center information can be found here . ...
Shocking drop in F-CAT grades
The State Board of Education has scheduled an emergency conference call for Tuesday morning to discuss the shocking drop in scores in the F-CAT writing exams. The board previously made this year's test more difficult by giving more weight to the conventions of writing. "Such things as grammar, punctuation, ...
Davis convicted of 19 year old's murder
A Seminole County jury took less than two hours to convict 33-year-old William Davis in the kidnap, rape and murder of Fabiana Malave who was taken from a used car lot in Longwood in October 2009. Police found her body in the defendant's car, a plastic bag covering her head. ...
Pro boxer Martin in court for trial
Jim Martin sits quietly, occasionally confering with an attorney to his side, as a jury was seated for his attempted murder trial. Police say he shot and repeatedly stabbed his wife at the time, pro boxer Christy Martin, because she planned to leave him for a woman. Members of the ...
DCF badges standardized to minimize fraud
Since January of this year, the Florida Department of Children and Families was made aware of four cases in which people impersonated a field investigator. No one was physically hurt, but in one case, a man came to the Summerfield Apartments in Orlando to demand custody of a one-year-old child ...
UPDATE: 7 vehicles in crash on W. Colonial
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Fire Rescue reported this afternoon that seven, not five, vehicles were involved in a wreck on W. Colonial Drive at Paul St. that sent 11 people to area hospitals. Six of the patients had to be removed from a special needs van that plowed through traffic ...
City hires 20 locals for Amway Arena demolition clean up
"We have had great success with our Blueprint program," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told WDBO after 20 residents of Parramore have been hired on to help clean up the demolition of Amway Arena. The former home of the Orlando Magic was imploded last Sunday morning. In it's place, the city will build ...
Hundreds attend forum on Martin shooting
About five hundred people packed the Macedonia Missionary Church in Eatonville for a forum on the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen in Sanford one month ago. The victim's parents received a standing ovation from the crowd who heard from their attorneys, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al ...
Bank Robbed: Have you seen this man?
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is looking for the man pictured after a branch of Bank of America was robbed shortly after noon on Monday, March 19, 2012. Investigators say the man entered the bank at So. Orange Blossom Trail and Holden Avenue, and passed a note to the teller ...
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