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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The year 2018 is almost over, and Florida Matters is looking back at the stories that made headlines in our region this year. -
Florida’s citrus industry still contributes an estimated $8 billion a year to the state economy. That’s despite its longtime battle against greening - a... -
This is citrus harvesting season in Florida, where oranges make up the largest part of an industry that contributes $8 billion a year to the state...
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There are plenty of veterans needing help with their denied VA benefits claims and a good supply of law student volunteers to help them. But what is in... -
As he transitions out of the military this fall, Justin Duhe is going into business for himself. The 28-year-old Army linguist and cyber specialist...
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Voters are showing a lot of interest in Florida's 2018 Primary. State officials report almost 2 million early voting and mail-in ballots have been... -
In recent months, journalism groups have been recognizing news outlets across the country for outstanding work done in 2017, and WUSF has garnered... -
Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie was President Trump's second choice to replace fired Secretary David Shulkin. But the former... -
The VA is now mailing identification cards to veterans who want tangible proof that they served in the military. But after waiting almost three years... -
Every spring, a national military family support group called Operation Homefront honors outstanding children whose parents are serving in the military....
