Kerry Sheridan
Health News Florida ReporterKerry Sheridan is a reporter and co-host of All Things Considered at WUSF Public Media.
Prior to joining WUSF, she covered international news, health, science, space and environmental issues for Agence France-Presse from 2005 to 2019, reporting from the Middle East bureau in Cyprus, followed by stints in Washington and Miami.
Kerry earned her master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2002, and was a recipient of the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for Cultural Reporting.
She got her start in radio news as a freelancer with WFUV in the Bronx in 2002. Since then, her stories have spanned a range of topics, including politics, baseball, rocket launches, art exhibits, coral reef restoration, life-saving medical research, and more.
She is a native of upstate New York, and currently lives with her husband and two children in Sarasota.
You can reach Kerry via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on Twitter @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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Masks and increased social distancing are key measures over the next several months. Any ease-up and hospitals will be overwhelmed. -
The state has seen demand for testing surge over the past few weeks and reported the results of more than 62,000 tests Sunday. -
Coronavirus continues its steady upward climb in Florida. With nearly 38,000 new cases this week, the state has added about 5,000 more new cases each week since mid-October. -
Parents against masks have been vocal at school board meetings, but county officials have opted for the advice of medical experts in crafting their policies. -
Uncertainty reigns about plans for the second half of the school year, as Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran's emergency order expires soon. -
The lawsuit wants to prevent Sarasota County Schools from compelling students to wear face masks - a requirement now for entering school. -
President Donald Trump is among those who have been treated with remdesivir, and FDA-approval could widen access to more patients. -
The new policy allows for five-minute mask breaks throughout the day. -
State health figures show coronavirus is on the rise since the governor moved Florida into the final phase of reopening on Sept. 25. -
Two months after schools reopened in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of changes are underway.
