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Bobbie O’Brien has been a Reporter/Producer at WUSF since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Florida and the Tampa Bay region.

Bobbie also produces the blog, Off the Base, and covers military affairs, veterans’ issues and...

Carol Gentry, founder and editor of Health News Florida, has three decades of experience covering health finance and policy, with an emphasis on consumer education and protection.

She covered health and medicine for the St. Petersburg...

Carson Cooper has become a favorite of WUSF listeners as the host of "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 since he took the job in 2000. Carson has worked in Tampa Bay radio for three decades.

He has been the host of WUSF's Florida Matters...

Craig is the story producer for Florida Stories, WUSF's oral history project. He's also a broadcast producer for WUSF's Morning Edition with Carson Cooper.

He began work at WUSF in May of 2008 after moving from St. Cloud, MN. He is a...

Gina Jordan reports from Tallahassee for WUSF and WLRN about how state policy affects your life.

John O’Connor is a reporter for StateImpact Florida, a project of WUSF, WLRN, WJCT and NPR covering education. John writes for the StateImpact Florida blog and produces stories for air on Florida public radio stations.

John is a former...

Lottie Watts is our editorial assistant. She covers health and health policy for Health News Florida.

She earned a master’s degree in journalism and media studies from University...

Mark Schreiner has been the producer and reporter for "University Beat" on WUSF 89.7 FM since 2001 and on WUSF TV since 2007.

He has worked as an anchor, reporter and producer at radio stations in Tampa and his native Chicago since 1992....

Steve Newborn is WUSF's interim news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues, politics and just about everything else in the Tampa Bay area.

He’s been with WUSF since 2001, and has covered events...

Susan Giles Wantuck is a news host, producer and reporter for WUSF Public Media who focuses her storytelling on arts and culture.  She also serves as a music host on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. 

She is a lifelong resident with family...