A native of Chipley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle, Swaine was the daughter of Albert M. Swaine (1914-1983). She holds an Associate of Arts degree in [[broadcast journalism]] from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, which she attended from 1978 to 1980.<ref name=swaine>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-swaine/7/b77/438|title=Liz Swaine|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> She was employed by WEAR-TV, which covers the media market of Pensacola and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]]. | A native of Chipley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle, Swaine was the daughter of Albert M. Swaine (1914-1983). She holds an Associate of Arts degree in [[broadcast journalism]] from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, which she attended from 1978 to 1980.<ref name=swaine>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-swaine/7/b77/438|title=Liz Swaine|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> She was employed by WEAR-TV, which covers the media market of Pensacola and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]]. |