ELI WITEK

Eli has written over 400 articles for The West Volusia Beacon.

Florida Press Association

• 2018-2019

  • Community History, Division B First Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Calm in the eye of a development storm: Historic Lake Helen cemetery is near Automall, Eli Witek

  • Agricultural & Environmental Reporting, Divison B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Sinkholes: On the rise in West Volusia?, Eli Witek

  • Education News, Division B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, How does Volusia’s sex-ed measure up?, Eli Witek

  • Breaking News Story, Division B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Mother dead, lives shattered in DeBary, Eli Witek

  • General News Story (Gwen Stevenson Memorial Award), Divsion B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, How to screw up your ballot and still have it count, Eli Witek

• 2020

  • Agricultural & Environmental Reporting, Division B, First Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Saving Lake Helen's namesake/What does it take to save a lake?, Eli Witek

  • Education News, Division B, First Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Fights, arrests plague DeLand Middle School, Eli Witek

  • In-Depth Reporting (Non-Investigative), Divison B, Third Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Blood on the boulevard, Anthony DeFeo, Barb Shepherd, Eli Witek

  • Investigative Reporting (Claudia Ross Memorial Award), Division B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, The Case of Quentin Wyche, Eli Witek

• 2021

  • Online Breaking News, Division AB, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Police, citizens clash after peaceful DeLand memorial block party, Eli Witek

  • Agricultural & Environmental Reporting. Division B, First Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Ghost forest: A battle between environmentalists and bass anglers locks the Ocklawaha in purgatory, Eli Witek

  • In-Depth Reporting (Non-Investigative), Division B, Third Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon Keeping kids out of jail: Local police are making uneven progress Eli Witek

  • General News Story (Gwen Stevenson Memorial Award), Division B, First Place

    • First Place The West Volusia Beacon ‘I fit a description’: Deltona man detained while jogging Eli Witek Winner of the 2021 Gwen Stevenson Memorial Award

• 2022

  • Online Slideshow, Division B, Third Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, Photos: DeLand High School Homecoming Parade

  • • Agricultural & Environmental Reporting. Division B, Second Place

      • The West Volusia Beacon, Where have all the gopher tortoises gone?, Eli Witek

  • Education News, Division B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, We’re facing a crisis, Eli Witek

• 2024

  • General News Story (Gwen Stevenson Memorial Award), Division B, Second Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon "I don't think just because you do drugs, you deserve to die" Eli Witek

• 2025

  • General News Story (Gwen Stevenson Memorial Award), Division B, First Place

    • The West Volusia Beacon, When dead or in prison are the safest places to be, Eli Witek

Eli holds a BA in Environmental Science from Stetson University.