Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
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Sarasota County has opened a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site but like others locations across the region, resources are very limited. -
The Florida Department of Health announced the first positive case of COVID-19 in Manatee County on March 1. Twenty-five days later, the county is... -
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said that Florida's Surgeon General Scott Rivkees will be issuing a new health advisory in response to the coronavirus.... -
The restaurant industry has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Like many other states, Governor Ron DeSantis recently issued an... -
WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments: -
The coronavirus death toll in Florida now stands at nine. According to information released at 6 p.m. Thursday by the Florida Department of Health, the... -
Sarasota and Manatee counties will close all public beaches amid worries about the spread of the coronavirus. -
Governor Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that supply delays are slowing the state's ability to ramp up testing for COVID-19. -
Florida students will not return to classes until after April 15, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, all remaining testing will be... -
People are lined up at 'Our Daily Bread' food pantry in Bradenton, and Maureen Mack of Turning Points , a local non-profit that helps the homeless, is...
