Another Met Gone at WINK

For the 4th time in 4 months, another Meteorologist is gone from WINK in Ft. Myers.

When WINK’s parent company bought WFTX from Scripps. Met Trent Aric became part of the WINK weather crew. But, when he joined WINK, they changed his shift from mornings to evenings and insider say Aric decided to leave.

In a comment, WINK Meteorologist Zach Maloch publicly confirmed Aric’s exit on Facebook

WINK has been taking all kinds of PR hits since 2026 began.