Carl Lisciandrello

Digital News Editor

Carl Lisciandrello is digital news editor of WUSF Public Media.

Carl has worked in the Tampa Bay media for nearly 40 years, starting as a clerk and part-time reporter in the Clearwater Sun sports department. He spent nearly 30 years in various positions at The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com, eventually becoming digital editor before joining the Tampa Bay Times as digital news editor in 2016.

Carl is a New Jersey native who likely can be found near a beach, at church, anywhere near downtown Safety Harbor, or enjoying a cigar with his buddies. He is a University of Florida graduate.

Parents, Teachers: Should Florida Schools Remain Closed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak?

By • Apr 16, 2020

UPDATE: We asked, and you answered. Nearly 82% of those who responded say Florida schools should remain closed. [Read more]

Fresh Market Makes Face Coverings Mandatory For Customers To Stem Coronavirus Spread

By • Apr 15, 2020

The Fresh Market grocery stores are now requiring all customers to wear face coverings before entering its stores.

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Sees Deadliest Day Yet, Teachers Urge School Stay Closed, And More

By & • Apr 14, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Cases Near 18,000, DeSantis Unsure When School Will Resume, And More

By & • Apr 10, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Most Florida Daily Deaths Reported, Pasco Elections On Hold, And More

By & • Apr 10, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Tops 15,000 Cases And 300 Deaths, USF Virtual Commencement, And More

By & • Apr 8, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: First Hernando Death, Hillsborough Schools Likely Won't Return, And More

By & • Apr 7, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Toll Passes 13,500 Cases, BayCare To Waive Costs, And More

By & • Apr 6, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Cites 11,111 Cases, Confusion Over Stay-At-Home Order, And More

By & • Apr 3, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Tops 9,000 Cases, Pinellas Closes Non-Essential Businesses, And More

By • Apr 2, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

DeSantis Issues Statewide 30-Day Stay-At-Home Order For All Of Florida

By • Apr 1, 2020

Florida will be under a statewide 30-day stay-at-home order, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday.

The order will go into effect Thursday at midnight, DeSantis said.

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Exceeds 7,000 Cases, DeSantis Issues Stay-At-Home Order, And More

By & • Apr 1, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Again Sees Largest Increase, Pasco Parks Now Closed, And More

By & • Mar 31, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Hillsborough Among Areas Receiving Hydroxychloroquine For Coronavirus Fight, DeSantis Says

By • Mar 30, 2020

Hillsborough County is among the areas in Florida being hardest hit with coronavirus that will receive a shipment of hydroxychloroquine, a drug that is being touted by some as a possible treatment for the symptoms of coronavirus.

Latest On Coronavirus: Big Jump In Florida Cases, Raymond James Stadium Testing To Resume, And More

By & • Mar 27, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: First Hillsborough Death, Raymond James Stadium Halts Appointments, And More

By , & • Mar 26, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Deaths In Pasco & Sarasota; Orders For Hillsborough & Pinellas, And More

By • Mar 25, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Nearly 100 Pre-Register For Coronavirus Drive-Thru Testing At Raymond James Stadium

By • Mar 25, 2020

Demand is already high as Raymond James Stadium in Tampa opened this morning for drive-thru coronavirus testing.

Coronavirus: DeSantis Orders New Yorkers Flying In To Self-Quarantine, Bashes 'Selfish' Youngsters

By • Mar 24, 2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering anyone flying into Florida from the New York Tri-State Area where there's a high prevalance of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Latest On Coronavirus: Pinellas Reports First Death, Tampa To Enact Stay-At-Home Policy, And More

By • Mar 24, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: 'Shelter In Place' On Hold in Hillsborough; Kriseman Wants Stay-At-Home Order

By & • Mar 23, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

BayCare Consolidates Coronavirus Drive-Thru Testing Sites To One Per County

By • Mar 23, 2020

BayCare Health System is consolidating its drive-through COVID-19 testing sites to one high-volume location per county effective Monday.

Latest On Coronavirus: Dept. of Health Retracts Pasco Death Report, Restaurants and Casinos Close

By & • Mar 20, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Malls Across Tampa Bay Closed To Curb Coronavirus Outbreak

By • Mar 19, 2020

Several malls in the Tampa Bay area are closing temporarily to help stem the spread of coronavirus.

Latest On Coronavirus: Ninth Person Dies, BayCare Postpones Elective Surgeries, And More

By & • Mar 19, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

USF Staff Member Tests Positive For Coronavirus

By • Mar 19, 2020

A member of the University of South Florida’s Counseling Center in Tampa has tested positive for coronavirus.

Commencements Postponed Indefinitely At USF, State Universities

By • Mar 18, 2020

Commencement ceremonies at the University of South Florida and other state universities will be postponed indefinitely.

Latest On Coronavirus: Eighth Death, Clearwater Beach To Close, USF Staff Member Tests Positive

By & • Mar 18, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Fifth Death, City Curfews, WrestleMania Moved, Small Biz Loans Available

By • Mar 16, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

Latest On Coronavirus: Florida Cases Spike Past 100, No More 24-Hour Walmarts, And More Updates

By & • Mar 15, 2020

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:

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