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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Former Army Sgt. Justin Lansford will be home – truly home - for the holidays this year. The Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran and his wife were...
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A one-day, free dental clinic for military veterans will open its doors Friday to provide urgent care from root canals to tooth fillings. And there are...
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As Florida’s health care industry is growing, so too is the need for registered nurses and other medical personnel. The competition for qualified health...
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A new, more in-depth analysis of veteran records from all states from 1979 to 2014 indicates “that in 2014, an average of 20 Veterans a day died from...
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Two Tampa Bay area members of Congress were in the middle of the battle Wednesday over gun legislation in Washington D.C. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of...
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Veterans who end up in jail or prison face a lot of problems when they get out – the lack of health care – finding employment - possible homelessness....
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Professors from the University of Florida have developed a mosquito trap that they say could help prevent the spread of the Zika virus. Professor Phil…
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The nation will remember those killed while serving their country on Memorial Day in just over a week. But a local group called Veterans Counseling...
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At least two Florida Republicans in Congress have broken with their party and are calling on the GOP leadership to approve $1.9 billion in emergency...
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Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill that supporters said will help the court system address issues with criminal defendants who have mental…