Roberto Roldan
Roberto Roldan is a senior at the University of South Florida pursuing a degree in mass communications and a minor in international studies.
He has previously worked with the Tampa Bay Times, WMNF and The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal, where he covered the wedding ceremonies in Kentucky of plaintiffs in the historic same-sex marriage case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In Tampa, he's covered everything from violent crime in Tampa’s university neighborhoods to the local music scene.
When he's not out reporting,Roldanenjoys seeing local bands and spending time in the outdoors.
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This week on Florida Matters we discuss the key races in the upcoming general election and the power wielded by voters in the Interstate 4 corridor. -
With voting day only a week away, Florida's midterm election is shaping up to be another nail-biter. To help you understand how the Tampa Bay area will... -
Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn has resigned less than four days after a grand jury indicted him on charges of second-degree murder. -
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum's meeting in Tampa Sunday night turned into more of a brawl than a debate. -
Following the success of the 1963 March on Washington, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists set their sights on organizing... -
Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn on Friday was indicted on charges of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Christobal Lopez on Oct. 3. -
The Muslim community in the Tampa Bay area is one of the largest in the state, and local politicians got the opportunity to make their pitches to them... -
Local and state officials held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Friday to celebrate the TECO Line Streetcar System going fare-free for the next three years. -
Amid negotiations for a new stadium in Hillsborough County , the Tampa Bay Rays are buying the St. Petersburg-based Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team. At a... -
A University of South Florida student is speaking out about his past in the white nationalist movement. Scott Ernest, an undergraduate student in public...
