Mary Shedden
banner
maryshedden.bsky.social
Mary Shedden
@maryshedden.bsky.social
News Director at WUSF, your NPR station based in Tampa, FL and all the amazing communities surrounding it. Personally, I'm hooked on St. Pete. Ex-pat: The Tampa Tribune, TBO, Florida Today, Gainesville Sun and the amazing Independent Florida Alligator.

Reposted by Mary Shedden
On "Florida Matters Live & Local," guest host Cathy Carter explores the history, progress and future of the effort to conserve the Florida Wildlife Corridor, an 18 million-acre stretch from the Keys to the Panhandle created to protect wildlife.
Why is the Florida Wildlife Corridor so important to the state?
The conservation effort to protect millions of acres of wildlife habitat illustrates how expeditions, fundraising, media storytelling, and local, state and federal governments can work together.
www.wusf.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reposted by Mary Shedden
Charter schools run by the for-profit company Academica want to set up inside dozens of Tampa Bay area public schools, and hundreds statewide, according to a slew of notices sent out the week of Nov. 10.

See the list of schools here: www.wusf.org/education/20...
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Mary Shedden
You've got a new team of journalists to help keep you informed ahead of the state legislative session, which starts Tuesday.

You can "meet" them in this preview of their appearance Tuesday on a special live "Florida Matters" show.
Get to know the team of reporters who will keep you informed this legislative session
The Your Florida team will update you on legislative developments and invite you to participate in coverage by sharing your questions and comments about state government.
www.wusf.org
March 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reposted by Mary Shedden
Come work with me! A wonderful opportunity to join a great organization and even better people.
WUSF is hiring a digital news producer
Applications are open until Dec. 6 for a producer who will help us further our newsroom's digital efforts.
www.wusf.org
November 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM