Regan McCarthy
Phone: (850) 487-3086 x374
Regan McCarthy is the Assignment Editor and Senior News Producer for WFSU News/ Florida Public Radio. Before coming to Tallahassee, Regan graduated with honors from Indiana University’s Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. She worked for several years for NPR member station WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., where she covered local and state government and produced feature and community stories. She has also worked for the London Business Matters Magazine and the Rochester Sentinel, a daily local newspaper. She is the recipient of six professional broadcast awards including first-place Best Radio Feature from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. When she isn’t tracking leading newsmakers she spends her time knitting, reading, strolling through the woods and brunching at new restaurants. Follow Regan McCarthy on Twitter: @Regan_McCarthy
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Florida is in the midst of what some call a “maternal mortality crisis” Officials say mothers are dying preventable deaths, often months after childbirth. Florida lawmakers are hoping to fight that by extending the time mothers can receive health coverage through Medicaid from the current 2-months, to a year. -
Lawmakers want to give local governments the ability to regulate tobacco use on city and county owned property like parks and beaches. But some are worried about what those changes could mean for the rights of smokers. -
Florida A&M University head football coach Willie Simmons says his son was the victim of a shooting that took place on Perry Street just after 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning. -
A grand jury has indicted a former Tallahassee corrections worker on charges of sexually abusing inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee.
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When a police dog is injured on the job, Florida lawmakers want to ensure the animal can get care as quickly as possible. Port Orange Republican Senator Tom Wright is sponsoring a measure to help them get medical care more quickly.
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Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) wants to ensure a simple phone call is all it takes for veterans to get mental health services. She’s sponsoring a bill that creates a program statewide to let veterans dial a dedicated support line staffed by their peers. -
Within the next few years hemp farming in Florida is projected to grow to about half the size of the state's citrus industry. Much of that growth is driven by CBD production. -
Federal and state lawmakers are condemning the actions of a mob of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol Wednesday afternoon causing a halt in Congress' electoral vote count. -
Florida’s House and Senate Democrats have appointed new leaders for the upcoming state legislative session. -
Oysters aren’t the only industry depending on water flowing from the Apalachicola River.The trees that make Florida’s famous tupelo honey also need water flowing through the river to survive.
