Kerry Sheridan
Reporter/HostKerry Sheridan is a reporter and co-host of All Things Considered at WUSF Public Media.
Prior to joining WUSF, she covered international news, health, science, space and environmental issues for Agence France-Presse from 2005 to 2019, reporting from the Middle East bureau in Cyprus, followed by stints in Washington and Miami.
Kerry earned her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2002, and was a recipient of the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for Cultural Reporting.
She got her start in radio news as a freelancer with WFUV in the Bronx in 2002. Since then, her stories have spanned a range of topics, including politics, baseball, rocket launches, art exhibits, coral reef restoration, life-saving medical research, and more.
She is a native of upstate New York, and currently lives with her husband and two children in Sarasota.
You can reach Kerry via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on Twitter @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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Dr. Manuel Gordillo is now urging people, whether they are vaccinated or not, to wear masks while indoors in public places. -
Ryan May, 24, grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, with dreams of becoming a doctor. In the past year, both of his brothers died unexpectedly.
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The storm is expected to have cleared the Tampa Bay region by early Wednesday, well in advance of the scheduled 8 p.m. hockey game.
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"This is a shelter-in-place operation, unless you are in a low-lying area," said Barry Burton, Pinellas County Administrator.
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The positivity rate for new cases of coronavirus rose to 5.2%, the first time it's been above 5% since early May.
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WUSF is asking you to weigh in on the COVID-19 vaccine, and conversations you've had with people about it.
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The Hillsborough County School Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 9:30 am. to discuss the path forward.
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Reasons cited for the charters' denial included large class sizes, poor academic records, and financial difficulties.
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James Fackrell, a descendant of the of the Snoqualmie Tribe in Washington State, is on his way to Brown after gaining entry to the university’s guaranteed medical school acceptance program.
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The positivity rate for new cases also fell to 3.06%, the lowest it's been since WUSF and Health News Florida began tracking the data daily in July.
