Robin Sussingham
Robin is Senior Editor at WUSF, spearheading the station's podcasting initiatives and helping to guide the vision for special reporting projects and creative storytelling. She hosts the weekly current affairs program, Florida Matters, on WUSF and also created The Zest, the station's podcast that's all about food, which she continues to host and serve as senior producer.
Robin has earned multiple awards for reporting on science, health, the environment, culture and education. She’s hosted a daily call-in show in Salt Lake City; reported at a newspaper in north Texas; and covered many national stories for NPR, as well as publications like Newsday, the Times of London, the Tampa Bay Times, epicurious and others. She has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Duke University and a Masters Degree in Journalism from New York University. Robin thinks Florida is the most fascinating place to tell stories – and has reported on things like giant invasive lizards, how to run from an alligator (do not serpentine!), and the best wood for smoking mullet.
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Lawmakers in Tallahassee are returning home after two months of hashing out bills - some of which could soon become law. Florida Matters host Robin... -
This week on Florida Matters, we talk about zoning and how it affects the way our state manages growth. It may sound mundane, but zoning and building... -
These are exciting times for eating out in Tampa Bay. Our cuisine is getting better and more varied and starting to draw national attention. -
Florida is home to more than 500 invasive species. Not all of these plants and animals are big and scary like pythons, but they can still harm the state...
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Voters in Florida's third-largest city will go to the polls April 23 in the runoff for Tampa's mayor. During the March election, former Police Chief... -
Florida’s legislative session has been underway for almost a month and there have already been some big changes. We talk with reporters about key issues... -
Historians and local old-timers say that once, Tampa Bay was overflowing with delicious oysters. And that some rivers, like the Manatee River, were once... -
Tourism is a vital industry for our state, and Florida Matters is taking a look at how businesses fared in the wake of red tide, what's new with our... -
A new exhibit opening this weekend highlights the colorful history of beer in Tampa Bay. Cigar maker Vicente Martinez Ybor founded Florida's first...
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Florida ranks third in the nation for the number of calls placed to the national human trafficking hotline. The charges filed against New England...
