Showcasing Tampa Bay to the World

Kathy Fountain

Kathy Fountain is a former long-time anchor and talk show host on WTVT, the Fox affiliate in Tampa Bay. She was the host of the popular daytime show "The Kathy Fountain Show" which was later renamed "Your Turn." The show brought together local experts and national figures to discuss topical issues such as politics, medicine, sports and cultural issues. She has interviewed hundreds of celebrities and well-known figures including Marco Rubio, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist, Lawton Chiles, Lee Roy Selmon and numerous political pundits. She is a graduate of the University of Florida and received a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling.

She is the owner of a private counseling practice, authored numerous articles, and is a popular speaker on stress reduction.

Frank Robertson

Emmy-winning news anchor Frank Robertson brings 36 years of television news experience to his role as co-anchor of "Front Row Tampa Bay." For 21 years, he anchored the news at WTVT in Tampa. While on the anchor desk he reported extensively from the field including live coverage of the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, then interviewed President George H. W. Bush from the White House and traveled to Japan for a documentary on education. For his documentary, Robertson won the National Television Award from the National Education Writers Association. During his tenure, he was nominated for three Sun Coast Regional Emmy Awards, winning one

Robertson has also anchored coverage from two national GOP conventions: 1984 while at KTVK in Phoenix and 1992 while at WTVT in Tampa.

Tampa Bay Partnership

The Tampa Bay Partnership is the regional organization that works with its partners to market the region nationally and internationally, to conduct regional research and to coordinate efforts to influence business and government issues that impact economic growth and development. Founded in 1994, the Tampa Bay Partnership provides regional economic development for the metro areas of Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Lakeland, and Bradenton/Sarasota/Venice and the counties of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.

Dave Aizer

From the time he realized he'd never play center field for the Yankees, Dave Aizer knew he wanted to be a television host. And from sports, to politics, to pop culture and celebrities ... in the past decade, he's covered it all.

The oldest of three, Dave was born on Staten Island, New York. There he played a lot of sports, fell out a three-story window, broke his nose in McDonalds ... you know, the usual.

At ten, he moved to South Florida and discovered acting. After a memorable turn (at least in his eyes) as Kenickie in Grease, Dave exchanged his T-Birds leather jacket for a blazer and dove into broadcasting.

In college, Dave was the sports director for the University of Miami's radio station, a writer for the school's newspaper and an anchor for their television news show. He double majored in broadcast journalism and psychology AND was the quarterback for his fraternity's football team ... okay, so that's not quite as prestigious as being the school's quarterback but it did get him a free beer once.

After college, Dave worked for Disney at the ESPN Club and for Nickelodeon as the host of their hit show 'SlimeTime Live.' In fact, he's in the Guinness Book of World Records for sliming the most people at one time. Can any other hosts say that?

After stops in LA (where he honed his Improv skills at The Groundlings and his cheese burger eating skills at In N' Out) and Manhattan (where he wrote for TruTV, exec produced and hosted a pilot for Spike, reported for The Onion and dated almost half the women on JDate) Dave returned to his South Florida roots.

There, he hosted 'The Morning Show' - a daily morning show airing from 5-9 am weekdays on South Florida's CW affiliate. On the show, he covered music and movies, all the local sports teams and interviewed everyone from Governor Charlie Crist to Jennifer Lopez to a talking fish mascot.

When he's not interviewing cod, Dave can be found hitting cross court backhands on the tennis court and playing Oasis on his guitar. He loves movies, hates olives and is a Sagittarius.

Jeff Chase

Jeff began his acting career in 1999 after moving to Orlando, Florida and working for the Walt Disney World Company. In the past 10 years he has achieved successes as an actor portraying roles in Feature Films, National Commercials and Television Shows. His most recent appearances can be found guest starring as "Billy Fleeter" on Showtime's "Dexter" and "Wayne Ray" on "Burn Notice". You can also find Jeff in JJ Abrams' "Star Trek" (May 2009) and "Star Trek" sequel due out in 2013 as well as Jackie Chan's' "The Spy Next Door" (2010). Due out this year is "Tomb" which also features Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Jeff Resides with his wife Kimberly and son Cory (14 years old) in Clermont, Florida. At 6'7 and 280 pounds, Jeff spends most of his time cramped into small airplane seats traveling between California and Florida where his best buddy and traveling companion Fred Chase (father in-law) can often be found.

Jeff was born in Paterson, New Jersey and his birth name is Jeffrey Lance Sniffen. Jeff was raised by his mother Patricia and father John. He has three brothers, all of large stature, one who still lives in NJ and two who reside in Florida. Jeff attended West Va. University where he played football and was fortunate enough to be part of the National Championship Team. Jeff met his love; Kimberly, as a freshman at the age of 18. They dated for several years and were then married. Kimberly is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Orange Lake Resort, Home Office of IHG.

Jeff and Kimberly reside in Clermont where they are raising their "big" little boy Cory. Cory is a "ball of energy" who loves excitement, and aspires to be an actor like dad.

Ilana Tescher

Tescher recently earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Media/Communications Studies from Florida State University, graduating with Cum Laude honors. She also gained extensive broadcast reporting, writing and planning experience throughout her college career, reporting for Fox Sun Sports, hosting a number of shows on WFSU/4FSU and interning with WPLG-Local 10 in Miami and WCTV-Eyewitness News in Tallahassee, Fla.

Justin Sayfie

Justin Sayfie is a Founding Shareholder, attorney and government relations consultant at Sayfie Law Firm. Prior to founding Sayfie Law Firm in 2001, Justin served as a top advisor to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. As a lobbyist, Justin has developed long-standing relationships at multiple levels of government and provides strategic counsel to his clients which include Google, AutoNation, the City of Ft. Lauderdale and Pediatrix Medical Group.

Since 2002, he has published SayfieReview.com, an award-winning online publication focused on Florida politics that has been described by the St. Petersburg Times as the "online Bible for Florida political junkies." SayfieReview.com was also voted as the best political website in the State of Florida by the readers of The Washington Post online in two consecutive reader polls.

In 2009, Justin was named one of Florida's Top Ten Republicans by Politics Magazine. He has made numerous television appearances on local and national TV news programs, including regular appearances commenting on U.S. politics on the FOX News Channel.

In June 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Justin to the President's Commission on White House Fellows, where he served until 2009. In 2007, Justin served as a delegate for the American Council on Germany's Young Leader Conference in Berlin and Munich, and in 2008 he served as a delegate in the American Swiss Foundation's Young Leader's Conference in Geneva and Zurich.

Justin received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami in 1994. He was a member of and published an article in the University of Miami Law Review. In 1990, Justin graduated with a degree in American Government from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Matchpoint Studios

Matchpoint Studios is the nationally renowned, cutting-edge production company behind the creation of Front Row Tampa Bay. As the behind-the-scenes leaders of this four-day live-streamed program, Matchpoint team members will handle everything from content to camerawork. Experienced in assisting a host of clients seeking compelling and customized services, Matchpoint Studios possesses the skills, resources, and connections for Front Row Tampa Bay to successfully showcase regional and Florida businesses during the Republican National Convention.