Carl Lisciandrello
Digital News EditorI wasn't always a morning person.
After spending years as a nighttime sports copy editor and page designer, I made the move to digital editing in 2000. Turns out, it was one of the best moves I've ever made.
I'm the Digital News Editor at WUSF, which means I'm up before the crack of dawn, working with our Morning Edition hosts to ensure that those who wake up with me get the latest news from our amazing staff. I also oversee the news content across our WUSF websites and on social media, and looking forward to our efforts to make community engagement a larger focus of our mission and making your voices heard.
I spent nearly 40 years in newspapers, starting as a clerk and part-time reporter at the Clearwater Sun (what a great learning experience). I worked for nearly 30 years in various roles at The Tampa Tribune, finishing my time there as Digital Editor before joining the Tampa Bay Times in a similar role and making the move to public radio in June 2019.
I'm originally from Piscataway, N.J., but moved to Pinellas County before my sophomore year in high school (I won't mention the year; suffice it to say I'm practically a Florida native). I'm a graduate of Countryside High, St. Petersburg (Junior when I was there) College, and the University of Florida.
You might see me strolling down Main Street in Safety Harbor (I highly recommend a sunrise at the Safety Harbor Pier or sunset on Dunedin Causeway), enjoying a cigar with my buddies, or working the register in the cafe at Harborside Christian Church on Sunday mornings.
Contact Carl at 813-974-8661, on Twitter at @carlmarksWUSF, or email clisciandrel@wusf.org
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The map, from the National Hurricane Center, show how a hurricane — can its severity — could affect coastal areas across the state. -
While it appears to have shifted to the west as of Sunday morning, forecasters warn Ian's long-term forecast could change.
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Tropical Storm Ian is projected to intensify over the warm waters of the Caribbean and enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane early next week.
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DeSantis issued the order for 24 counties — including much of the greater Tampa Bay region — as Tropical Depression Nine is forecast to become a major hurricane next week.
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The tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean, and while the path could still change, Florida was in the forecast cone early Friday morning.
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Invest 98-L is forecast to move west across the Caribbean before turning to the northwest and into the Gulf of Mexico. It's track after that remains to be seen.
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The Mental Health for Heroes Foundation hopes to provide around 250 hours of paid counseling a month and other mental health services to first responders and their families.
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After Hurricane Fiona and Tropical Storm Gaston, another system could become a tropical depression this week as it tracks west.
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Gov. DeSantis' name is being bandied about as a potential candidate for president in 2024. As he prepares for November's gubernatorial election against Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, here's how he got there.
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Charlie Crist has been Florida's governor before, and he's attempting to return for his second term in Tallahassee. The time in between has taken him in many different directions.
