Aileyahu Shanes
WUSF Rush Family Radio News internI have moved around Florida more times than I can count. I have lived in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward counties before moving to Alachua County to go to school in Gainesville.
I am currently a senior at the University of Florida. I am working on my B.S. in Journalism and hoping to stay a Gator for a bit longer and work on my Masters in Mass Communication.
I have worked with WUFT-FM, north central Florida’s NPR affiliate as a reporter, producer, host and programmer. I have also worked at WRUF, Gainesville’s ESPN affiliate, as a reporter and producer.
As a journalist, I strive for the truth and nothing but the truth. Writing with context and without deception is what I focus on.
I love telling stories, specifically stories that make an impact. My passion is highlighting underrepresented and under-covered communities and telling interesting and impactful stories.
I come to WUSF and the Tampa Bay area trusting that I can tell stories that matter to our readers and listeners. I am hopeful you can trust me.
If you want to follow my work and send me story tips, follow me on Twitter and Instagram @a_shanes10.
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It will cost the city of Clearwater over $43.5 million to replace the aging marina. -
Each of the four teams will receive up to $1 million over three years. -
Expanded development and lack of prescribed burns have been hurting scrub jay habitats throughout Florida. -
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu will be the sixth USF track and field athlete to ever compete in the Olympics. -
Although ranking fifth in education in the country in the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Book, Florida ranked 30th in the nation in overall child well-being. -
The report finds 109 children with autism drowned in Florida between January 2012 and April 2024. -
Professionals from 50 U.S. states and 69 countries enrolled in the course. -
The unit will include a chief, deputy chief and three lead trial attorneys —all will be full-time. -
Experts fear human exposure to the virus can cause it to adapt and spread among humans and create a pandemic. -
The female turtle was struck by a car early Wednesday morning. She died from her injuries a short time later.
