Abukar Adan
The Florida Channel
Abukar has joined the WJCT News from Maine Public, which is based in Portland, Maine.
He grew up in Portland and recently graduated from Colby College. Abukar got his start in radio journalism as a 2016 Jim Dowe Public Media Intern at Maine Public, where he produced a series of stories about Muslims in Maine.
Abukar continued to freelance for Maine Public Radio throughout his senior year and eventually joined the team as a reporter. Before coming to Maine Public Radio, he was an editorial assistant for the Colby Magazine, a Huffington Post blogger, and the News Director of Colby's WMHB Radio Station.
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A Senate Bill that would block life-insurance companies from using genetic tests to determine coverage is gaining some traction in the Florida Legislature. -
Even though the rate of new HIV diagnoses is declining nationwide, Jacksonville’s is on the rise . And African-Americans are most likely to be infected.... -
A Florida Senate Committee Tuesday approved moving legislation forward aimed at preventing local municipalities from regulating homeowners’ vegetable... -
Jacksonville resident Kent Stermon is leading Florida Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis’ advisory committee on public safety. -
White Oak Conservation in Yulee last week released three endangered Mississippi Sandhill Cranes back into the wild, bringing the world population of the... -
Those fishing from Florida’s coastlines may soon be barred from the popular practice of using chum to attract sharks near beaches. -
The Jacksonville nonprofit JASMYN is adding a new safety-net resource center to support homeless young people at its Riverside campus. -
Some Jacksonville parents Thursday joined the League of Women Voters in filing a lawsuit against the Duval County Public School District for hiring... -
With World AIDS Day coming up on Saturday, city leaders and advocates kicked off a weeklong awareness campaign Monday at Jacksonville’s City Hall with...
