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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After last week’s difficulties, Hillsborough is changing the way seniors can sign up beginning Tuesday. -
Long lines and crashing websites continue to bog down Florida's coronavirus vaccine rollout. Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Bradenton on Thursday to talk about vaccine availability. -
The state on Wednesday reported that 17,783 people tested positive for the coronavirus over the previous 24 hours. -
The state reported 11,384 people tested positive for the coronavirus since Tuesday's report, bringing the state total to 1,234,399 cases. -
The rate of people in Florida who tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time came in at almost 9.3 percent. -
Burnout is a common problem for millions of military caregivers. And for many of them, the pandemic has made things even harder. -
The state reported the deaths of 99 people due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the most in a day since Oct. 21. Hospitalizations for the virus were down from the day before. -
The CDC recommends that travelers avoid cruise ships around the world, given the “very high” risk of becoming infected or spreading coronavirus. -
Changing the testing requirement is up to the State University System’s Board of Governors. It has not, despite students, parents and high school counselors urging it to do so. -
The Sarasota County School District currently requires all students and staff to wear face masks, unless they have a medical exemption.
