Bobbie O'Brien
Bobbie O’Brien has been a Reporter/Producer at WUSF since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Florida and the Tampa Bay region.
Bobbie also produces the blog, Off the Base, and covers military affairs, veterans’ issues and military families. She was named a Rosalyn Carter Fellow in 2010-2011. She supervises WUSF’s news interns and frequently contributes to NPR programs.
Prior to joining WUSF, she worked at WTVT- TV as a researcher/segment producer, at the Tampa Tribune and at WFLA-TV. She attended Kent State University and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida in 1980.
Her work has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Public Radio News Directors Inc., American Women in Radio & Television, the Florida Associated Press and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
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Florida’s citrus industry still contributes an estimated $8 billion a year to the state economy. That’s despite its longtime battle against greening - a... -
There are plenty of veterans needing help with their denied VA benefits claims and a good supply of law student volunteers to help them. But what is in... -
Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie was President Trump's second choice to replace fired Secretary David Shulkin. But the former... -
The VA is now mailing identification cards to veterans who want tangible proof that they served in the military. But after waiting almost three years... -
Without leaving the comfort of his Ocala apartment, Joshua Lawhorn, 28, is getting help with his memory problems by learning to play the guitar.
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The Department of Defense estimates 14,900 service members experienced some kind of sexual assault in 2016 - its most recent report. But because of the...
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Among the many bills to be considered during Florida’s 2018 legislative session is legislation that would offer alternative treatments to veterans with... -
Florida is home to 20 million people and nearly 3 million of them are family caregivers. That means they dedicate their time, energy and money tending... -
Thousands of American military personnel are now assigned to the Hurricane Maria relief effort. Among them is the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron...
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It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Irma. Yet many smaller communities in Florida’s rural counties are still suffering and need basic resources,...
