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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Health care professionals and first responders are facing the strain of fighting the coronavirus at work while scrambling to arrange for child care at... -
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... -
A proposed fish farm in federal waters is nearing its next regulatory hurdle. On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public... -
Grammy winner Brandi Carlile is among the artists who will perform at the Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa next March. -
Helping homeless people get back on their feet is the goal of a new specialized court in Sarasota. Known as ‘Community Care Court,’ the cases are... -
Thirty-seven states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment -- one short of the required three-quarters for passage. On Monday, ERA advocates urged... -
When the state released school grades recently, 20 in Manatee County received an A, and for one school in Palmetto, that score signified a jump of three... -
By Robin Sussingham, Stephanie Colombini, Steve Newborn and Cathy Carter. They’ve had to battle shark attacks, pollution, massive beach developments and...
