Mary Shedden
News DirectorMary Shedden is news director at WUSF Public Media, where she oversees a team of reporters covering 13 counties on Florida’s west coast.
A journalist for more than two decades, Mary arrived at WUSF in 2013, where she worked first as a reporter and then as editor of the Health News Florida journalism collaborative. She became news director in 2015.
Mary’s journalism has been recognized numerous times, including a 2016 national Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio and Television Digital News Association for Health News Florida. Her work also has been honored by the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters, and state and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Before joining WUSF, Shedden spent nearly 20 years at The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com, Florida Today and the Gainesville Sun, where she covered everything from the investigation of a serial killer to retired pro athletes in chronic pain.
Contact Mary at 813-974-8636, on twitter @MaryShedden or by email at shedden@wusf.org.
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President Trump took Florida by a much bigger margin Tuesday than he did in 2016. And he might have done this by peeling away Hispanic voters, scaring many from Joe Biden by associating him with socialists from countries they fled.
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This year results might come in later than usual, but that is due to a change in how people are voting during the pandemic, not malfeasance or fraud. We’re here to deliver you the facts.
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Voting’s no longer as simple as showing up at a polling place and making a few selections. That's why we're answering your questions here.
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The number of new cases reported Sunday in the greater Tampa Bay region was 538, much closer to totals seen in the past two weeks. A day earlier, the regional total was 957.
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The number of new cases reported Saturday in the greater Tampa Bay region – 957 – also was the first time since Aug. 15 that the total of new cases in the area surpassed 900.
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We’ll answer your questions during The State We're In Facebook Live event on Oct. 19.
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The City of Sarasota will purchase 122 body cameras for police officers.
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Millions of Floridians have requested Vote By Mail ballots for November’s General Election, and they’re arriving in mailboxes now. Local supervisors of election weigh in.
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Since Saturday, 60,205 test results were returned in Florida, and 4.64% of those tested for the first time were positive.
