Listening to Community, One Story at a Time.
For years Austin has produced long-form conversations, on-location reporting, and print features that put a spotlight on the people, businesses, and history of Central Florida.
Some communities are covered. West Orange is listened to. Austin's storytelling has taken shape across a podcast studio, a phone camera on Plant Street, magazine spreads, newspaper columns, and, quietly, a hundred living-room conversations with the people who built this place.
After Thought
A conversation series recorded in the Churchill Room, dedicated to history, heritage, and the civic character of Central Florida. Austin sits across from mayors, veterans, pastors, small-business owners, and neighbors, and lets the story unfold at its natural pace.
West Orange on the Go
Fast, on-foot storytelling: a phone, a smile, and a moment with the people making things happen: new business openings, ribbon cuttings, chamber events, and the everyday scenes that make a small city feel like home.
City Lifestyle Winter Garden
A year of monthly feature writing for City Lifestyle Winter Garden, plus additional work in Central Florida Lifestyle: histories, profiles, and unhurried portraits of the people who carry this community.
Read the ArticlesFrames From the Storytelling.
They Call Us
East Winter Garden.
Austin is producer and co-writer on They Call Us East Winter Garden, a documentary preserving the true story of the historically Black neighborhood on the east side of Winter Garden. The film is currently in production and is expected to release in early 2027.
Austin's Published Writings.
A living index of Austin's magazine writing: click any title to read the piece in the publisher's original layout.
- 01Winter Garden HistoryCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Jan 2021
- 02Arts in Winter GardenCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Feb 2021
- 03Affordable Housing in East Winter GardenCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Mar 2021
- 04A Talk with Zander Arthur on Health & FitnessCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Apr 2021
- 05Commissioner Lisa Bennett Opens UpCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · May 2021
- 06The Men Behind We Are Winter GardenCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Jun 2021
- 07A 100-Year-Old Veteran in West OrangeCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Jul 2021
- 08Pastor Wes of Hope ChurchCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Aug 2021
- 09Our Community JewelerCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Sep 2021
- 10Winter Garden's Premier RestaurateursCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Oct 2021
- 11A Grateful Mayor: John ReesCity Lifestyle Winter Garden · Nov 2021
- 12The Historic Edgewater Hotel: Preserving Our HistoryCentral Florida Lifestyle
- 13The Most Influential Men in West OrangeCentral Florida Lifestyle · Jun 2022
On the Cover,
and in the Pages.
Two recent features highlighting Austin's community work.
Conversations, real conversations and stories in audio, in motion.
A selection of episodes and segments from Austin's on-camera work. Click any card to watch.