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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President Donald Trump attracted plenty of praise and criticism from people flocking to the Florida State Fairgrounds Tuesday. WUSF reporters spoke with...
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More young people in Florida are registering to vote ahead of the midterm elections, motivated by the February school shooting in Parkland. -
On a research farm in southern Hillsborough County, Simon Bollin pulls a hops flower down off of a vine, crushes it, and takes a whiff. “This one isn’t...
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The overriding message at the Tampa Bay Transit Forum on Friday was that it's finally time for action on mass transportation. -
On the five-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, some of the students brought their "Road to Change" bus tour to... -
From sports stadiums to Donald Trump, the three Republican candidates vying for the only open seat this year on the Pinellas County Commission are... -
The "Back to Angola" festival highlights an important stop in Bradenton that some escaped slaves made on their way to freedom. -
A stretch of green space along downtown St. Petersburg's waterfront is slated to get a large mesh sculpture, but opposition is growing ahead of a... -
In their bid to be Florida’s next attorney general, former Hillsborough County judge Ashley Moody and state representative Frank White both accepted... -
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last September, Julio Ildefonso and his mother watched as their wooden home in Bayamón was blown away.
