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TIM ATEN

Title: Breaking news team member, "In the Know" columnist
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About TIM ATEN

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As a Naples Daily News columnist, Tim Aten answers readers' questions in his weekly column, "In the Know," and he is a member of the early morning breaking news team on naplesnews.com.

See a complete archive of "In the Know" at naplesnews.com/intheknow.

Tim was news editor of the Naples Daily News for nearly 10 years and anchored the newspaper's daily news podcasts for two years before leading NDN's online team as multimedia news editor. He also had a daily video interview segment on the former Studio 55 morning news show and can be heard on a variety of voice-over projects.

He and his wife, Peggy, left behind Midwestern winters 20 years ago to relocate to the Sunshine State. They initially lived in the Florida Keys, where Tim worked as managing editor of the daily Key West Citizen and a weekly, The Reporter, in the Upper Keys.

Previously, Tim was city editor for daily newspapers in Ashtabula and Chardon, Ohio, while serving as lead reporter covering the area's nuclear power plant. Not counting his three-year stint as cartoonist for his high school paper, Tim began his newspaper career as the county government reporter for the former Lake County Telegraph in Painesville, Ohio.

But Tim was bitten by the radio bug first, beginning his broadcast journalism career in 1985 as a reporter and morning news anchor on WQLS in Painesville, and later a local cable television channel. He previously was a disc jockey for WQLS, WCDN, WKNT, college station WKSR, a college nightclub and numerous social events in northeastern Ohio.

Tim earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications (radio and TV broadcasting) from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, where he co-wrote and co-directed a campus TV comedy show called "To Be Announced."

Position History

Breaking news team member, "In the Know" columnist
10/01/2010 - current
Grassroots News Editor
01/01/2010 - 10/01/2010
Managing Editor of Optimization
Newsroom
01/01/2009 - 01/01/2010
Multimedia News Editor
01/01/2007 - 01/01/2009
News Editor
02/14/1998 - 01/01/2007

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In the Know: Is St. George and the Dragon for sale? Published 05/23/2012 at 6:30 a.m.
Q: We had dinner at St. George and the Dragon in March and were told that the restaurant and property were up for sale.
In the Know: What's with local weather data's degrees of separation? Published 05/21/2012 at 5 a.m.
Q: I have noticed that the Naples weather forecasts in the Daily News and those on The Weather Channel are very different every day by several degrees. Could you please explain the reason for this? For example, the NDN AccuWeather ...
In the Know: Which Naples area restaurants have walleye on the menu? Published 05/16/2012 at 5:02 a.m.
Q: Several former restaurants — Grecian Gardens, Parkshore Grille, Maximo’s, to name a few — used to serve fresh walleye in Naples. Are there any currently serving walleye?
In the Know: Is the weather radar map returning to Comcast channel 25? Published 05/13/2012 at 12:25 p.m.
It’s been over a year since weather radar on Comcast Channel 25 went missing. With hurricane season starting in June, is Comcast going to provide this service?
In the Know: Buyer beware when it comes to gift cards Published 05/09/2012 at 6:30 a.m.
Q: I really don’t feel that I or anyone else should be left with gift certificates. Something needs to be done.
In the Know: Is it illegal to drive barefoot in Collier County or Florida? Published 05/06/2012 at 4 p.m.
This is a common myth nationwide as well as a popular topic on Internet forums. No, it's not illegal to drive barefoot.
In the Know: National chain targeted for long-shuttered E.B.'s restaurant spot Published 05/02/2012 at 6 a.m.
Q: Is another restaurant coming to the former E.B's at Davis and U.S. 41 East ?
In the Know: Why is spearfishing legal in Florida, but prohibited in Collier County? Published 04/29/2012 at 4 p.m.
Q: Why is spearfishing in Florida prohibited only in Collier County and the Keys?
In the Know: 4 more restaurants close in North Naples; a few set to open Published 04/25/2012 at 6 a.m.
It's the end of the season, and some restaurants are leaving with it. But a few others are opening, too.
In the Know: Why are the medians greener on the other side? Published 04/22/2012 at 3:30 p.m.
Q: Are there any plans in the works to have any landscaping work done on the Vanderbilt Beach Road medians between U.S. 41 and Airport-Pulling Road? They look terrible compared to the other beautiful medians in Naples.

Sunday's solar eclipse a non-event in Southwest Florida Published 05/19/2012 at 5:30 a.m.
“It’s a non-event for the eastern coast of the U.S.,” said Brian Risley of the Southwest Florida Astronomical Society. “There’s nothing we will see. The sun will set here before the eclipse.”
Let's Talk Food: Easter celebrated with variety of foods Published 04/04/2012 at 10:30 a.m.
The Easter season is the most revered and sacred time of the year for Christians throughout the world. At no other time is food regarded with such respect, and it is during this time that food becomes symbolic of the ...
Lighthouse Project - History: As SW Florida has grown, where we work has evolved Published 04/03/2012 at midnight
The focus of Collier County’s industries and businesses has shifted over the years to keep pace with its ever-growing population. The county’s roots in agriculture are not as deep today as in the past, and health care — an industry ...
Shoppers mob Trader Joe’s first Florida store as it opens in Naples Updated 02/10/2012 at 9:53 a.m.
Hundreds of Florida shoppers, many lying in wait for Trader Joe’s to open its first store in the Sunshine State, poured into the highly anticipated North Naples location as it opened Friday morning.
Trader Joe's to open its first Florida store Friday in North Naples Updated 02/09/2012 at 5:31 p.m.
One of the most-anticipated area businesses in years is opening its first Florida location Friday morning in North Naples
McDonald’s closes longtime location at Naples mall Published 02/02/2012 at 5:15 p.m. 1 Comment
Naples shoppers took it for granted that they could always get a Big Mac or a Happy Meal at the mall’s food court, but McDonald’s closed its Coastland Center location this week after operating there for more than 25 years.
In the Know: What Naples-area restaurants opened or closed in 2011? Lots of them Published 12/28/2011 at 6:46 a.m.
Local restaurants coming and going in 2011 are saluted in “Now Open” and “Sorry, We’re Closed” photo galleries.
Fork-ready: New restaurants opening this fall in Naples area Updated 09/16/2011 at 9:55 a.m.
Dining out locally — already easy — is getting even easier this season with new choices and venues to please many palates.
New Naples restaurant: 'The Star' will be born 11-11-11 Published 08/09/2011 at 6:18 p.m.
An aspiring star has high hopes to shine brightly this fall on the North Naples dining scene. L’étoile, French for “The Star,” plans to open Nov. 11 — that’s 11-11-11 — in Naples Park.
Dunkers Deluxe: Peace Love & Little Donuts gets its groove on in Naples Published 05/17/2011 at 9:17 p.m.
Evident by its unique name, Peace Love & Little Doughnuts is not your ordinary doughnut shop.