Mark Schreiner
Assistant News Director/Intern CoordinatorI am assistant news director and intern coordinator for WUSF News. In my job, I oversee our news coverage during the midday and All Things Considered, as well as our education coverage and news interns.
I love my job because no two days are the same and the Tampa Bay area and Florida are great places for news. I also enjoy working with students, teaching the next generation of journalists, and giving back much like the people who taught me so many years ago.
I was brought on as the freelance producer and reporter for "University Beat" on WUSF 89.7 FM from 2001-2007. After getting hired as a full-timer in 2007, I continued producing “University Beat,” which also aired on WUSF TV from 2007-2017. In addition, I’ve served as a host, producer, and reporter on both WUSF FM and WUSF TV.
Before that, I worked as an anchor, reporter, assignment editor, and producer at radio stations in Tampa and my native Chicago since 1992, following in the footsteps of my father, former WGN 720 AM reporter Larry Schreiner.
I’ve been fortunate enough to win a number of honors as a reporter, including a pair of regional Edward R. Murrow awards, a Silver Telly award for the documentary, “Plant City Goes to War,” and multiple awards from the Associated Press Florida Broadcasters, the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists.
I graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a BA in Telecommunications/Radio in 1994, and when I’m not working, I enjoy watching sports and movies, reading, and consuming good food, great wines and IPAs.
Contact Mark at 813-974-8693, on Twitter @wusfschreiner, or by email at mschreiner@wusf.org.
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A St. Petersburg City Council seat is vacant after Lisa Wheeler-Bowman resigned over allegations that she did not live in District 7. -
The USF Institute of Applied Engineering will receive $10 million to support the 6th Air Refueling Wing and U.S. Central Command, while USF students will have access to internships and research projects at MacDill.
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Ground would be broken on the USF Sarasota Manatee housing/student center no later than this October, with plans to open in fall of 2024.
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The three-phase expansion will begin in January 2023, with completion of the last part planned for 2025.
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A notice from the CDC said consumers who have ice cream from Sarasota's Big Olaf Creamery should throw away any of those products.
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The number has risen over the last two months due to spread of subvariants of the coronavirus. The state has topped 60,000 new cases every week since the week of May 13-19.
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People should avoid unapproved fireworks, keep pets inside and away from fireworks and leave big fireworks shows to the professionals.
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WUSF News is looking for a number of paid interns to report on the station’s radio and social media platforms.
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Diehard Tampa Bay Lightning fans came out to the Stanley Cup Final game 1 watch party at Amalie Arena Wednesday. Some said they did so because they can't afford the high prices for games 3 and 4 in Tampa.
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Christian Hardigree most recently served as the founding dean of the School of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
