Kate Payne
As a Tallahassee native, Kate Payne grew up listening to WFSU. She loves being part of a station that had such an impact on her. Kate is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. With a background in documentary and narrative filmmaking, Kate has a broad range of multimedia experience. When she’s not working, you can find her rock climbing, cooking or hanging out with her cat.
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Florida is counting more cases of measles as the state's surgeon general defies federal guidelines and declines to urge people to vaccinate their children.
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So far this school year, there have been more book bans in Florida than almost any other state, according to an analysis by the free expression advocacy group PEN America. -
Miami public schools are experiencing significant growth as a historic number of students from other countries have moved into the district. Schools that were under capacity are now filling up.
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Twenty-six people applied to be the next superintendent of Broward County Public Schools. But the district's search consultant says he's really confident in only two. Florida politics are partly to blame, he says. -
Fear. Worry. Dread. Shock. These are among the emotions expressed in a survey of LGBTQ parents in Florida on the impact of what they criticize as the "Don't Say Gay" law. -
Nova Southeastern University was scheduled to host a screening of the locally produced documentary "The Poison Garden," which delves in racial injustice in South Florida. But the event was canceled after NSU staff raised concerns the film could be too politically provocative. -
Librarians are warned to avoid books that contain “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination." -
Among the titles that prison staff deemed were too inflammatory for incarcerated Floridians to read include cook books, French and Arabic language dictionaries, and a guide on how to survive solitary confinement. -
The gunman who carried out the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has been ordered to serve 34 consecutive life sentences. Family members of victims say they hope it's a fate worse than the death penalty. -
For years the Florida High School Athletic Association has required students to disclose detailed health information in order to play on a team. After outcry from parents, Palm Beach County School Board members are asking the FHSAA to revise its procedures.
