| Reporter Kerry Sheridan received first-place-reporter award for second consecutive year TAMPA, Fla. (April 24, 2023) – WUSF Public Media is proud to announce that journalists in the station’s newsroom received 18 awards from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, (FABJ), including eight first-place awards, for coverage of news in a wide range of categories, including Hurricane Ian, consumer economics, higher-education, the baby formula shortage and more. |
| Reporter and “All Things Considered” cohost Kerry Sheridan was named the state’s top radio reporter for the second year in a row. WUSF also won first place in the team coverage category for reporting on Hurricane Ian. “I am immensely proud of this wonderful team,” said WUSF General Manager JoAnn Urofsky. “Every day, they strive to cover issues of vital importance to the Florida community, and these awards recognize that level of excellence in journalism.” |  |
| Th FABJ is an independent non-profit organization of broadcast journalism in both commercial and public broadcasting at the professional and college level. In all, 11 of WUSF’s journalists were honored for their work in categories that spanned the range from newscasts to public affairs, politics and sports reporting. Among the awards: First-place honors: Newscast: WUSF Morning Edition News; Craig Kopp General Assignment: A shortage of baby formula has Florida families scrambling; Stephanie Colombini Series/Franchise: Light: Trans Joy; Daylina Miller Team Coverage: Ian’s immediate aftermath coverage; WUSF News Team Consumer/Economic: WUSF News consumer and economic reporting 2022 (Collection of four stories): Hurricane Ian hits citrus, storm damages bee colonies, inflation leading to older Americans working longer and high real estate market attracts scammers; Gabriella Paul, Cathy Carter and Kerry Sheridan Public Affairs: Residents reflect on Hurricane Ian’s life-changing impacts; Matthew Peddie and Dinorah Prevost Education Reporting: WUSF News Education Reporter 2022 (Collection of three stories): Student teachers and new education law, discussion of race in schools, Moms For Liberty expands political action; Kerry Sheridan and Bailey LeFever Reporter: Kerry Sheridan Finalists: General Assignment: Scientists dispute surgeon general’s vaccine guidance; Stephanie Colombini Politics/Government Series/Program: Florida Matters Democracy 2022 coverage; Matthew Peddie and Dinorah Prevost Politics/Government Station: Democracy 2022; WUSF News Team Series/Franchise: Hard: Black Mental Health; WUSF News Team Feature Hard: ‘We are not being indoctrinated,’ students, teachers say; Kerry Sheridan Continuing Coverage: Gender affirming care coverage (Collection of five stories): Medicaid coverage of treatment, gender care, care proposals, osteopathics, politics; Stephanie Colombini and Daylina Miller Use of Sound: Seagrasses thrive in Gulf while withering elsewhere; Steve Newborn Health Reporting: WUSF health reporting 2022: Stephanie Colombini and Kerry Sheridan Climate/Environmental reporting: WUSF environmental reporting 2022; Jessica Meszaros, Steve Newborn and Cathy Carter Sports Reporting, single: Fans cheer on first female baseball manager; Kerry Sheridan About WUSF Public Media WUSF Public Media is a comprehensive media organization that provides media services to the community and businesses through public broadcasting and multi-media production services. Licensed to the University of South Florida, WUSF Public Media serves the public interest through programming, educational outreach and community partnerships. For more information, visit www.wusf.org. |