Cathy Carter
ReporterCathy Carter is a reporter and host for WUSF 89.7 and other Florida public radio stations.
A graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy has covered everything from the affordable housing crisis to the ever growing cultural landscape of Tampa Bay and Sarasota.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspapers, including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Public Radio Journalist's Association, Florida Associated Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
Contact Cathy at 813-974-8638, on Twitter @catcartreports or by email at ccarter@wusf.org
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Gov. DeSantis says lawmakers will consider a proposal during the next legislative session to end standardized testing in Florida's public schools. What that will look like remains to be seen. -
Hotel business travel revenue is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2024.
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The number of staffed ICU beds being occupied by COVID-19 patients is under 40 percent.
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County Commissioners made several arguments for and against sending the letter to Attorney General Ashley Moody while protestors rallied outside the county’s Administrative Center.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced upgrades to three major road projects in the greater Tampa Bay region, saying the plans will ease traffic across the area and boost the local economy.
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Prior to President Joe Biden's announcement that hospital workers must get a coronavirus vaccine, leaders of hospital systems in the region have been reluctant to make it a requirement.
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Florida dropped by another 176 people to 13,452 on Wednesday.
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Health care workers in the state's hospitals have gotten little relief as hospitalizations hover at unsustainable levels.
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Patients in the state's intensive care units climbed by 49 on Monday to 3,526 people, which was 53 percent of the state's staffed ICU beds.
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More children under 12 tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida last week than any other age group, the state reported.
