FORT MYERS, Fla. —
Kellie Burns, a longtime journalist with Gulf Coast News, is retiring this week to focus on her family after 33 years of reporting in Southwest Florida.
Kellie’s first experience on television came in the 1970s, when she appeared on “Action News for Kids” at just 9 years old. Her love for journalism grew, leading her to pursue it as a career after college. She began as a reporter in her hometown in upstate New York before moving to Fort Myers in 1993…