Gracyn Doctor
Executive ProducerAs the executive producer of WUSF's Florida Matters, I aim to create a show and podcast that makes all Floridians feel seen and heard. That's also my assignment as a producer for The Florida Roundup. In any role, my goal is always to amplify the voices often overlooked.
I transitioned to journalism in 2019. After graduating with a sports management degree from Johnson C. Smith University, I realized sports just wasn’t my calling. But talking and writing was. So, I attended the great Newhouse School at Syracuse University where I studied arts journalism. I focused on fashion, music, and Black culture while interning at Syracuse’s NPR station, WAER, covering health and wellness in the Black community of central New York. I also got the chance to completely immerse myself in the arts, covering plays and NYC restaurants, writing music reviews, and engaging in conversations about the intersection of race and pop culture.
My love of public radio led me to Charlotte NPR station, WFAE, after graduating in 2020. There, I was the race and equity reporter, by way of Report for America, and covered the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color.
Being from Charleston, I’m very excited to be back on the coast. When I’m not working, you can find me creating fashion content online, by the water, or exploring Tampa with my little family.
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Florida Matters digs into the details of what passed in the 2024 legislative session, what didn't make it through and how it affects Tampa Bay. -
Florida Matters digs into the details of what passed in the 2024 legislative session, what didn't make it through and how it affects Tampa Bay.
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Local nonprofit leader is working to decrease homelessness among unaccompanied young people in TampaA local nonprofit is providing shelter and support to unhoused, unaccompanied youth. A graduate from the program speaks about his experience. -
A nonprofit is providing shelter and support to unhoused, unaccompanied youth. A graduate from the program speaks about his experience.
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Dalia Colón talks with Florida Matters about hosting The Zest podcast and releasing her new cookbook, "The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook." -
Dalia Colón talks with Florida Matters about hosting The Zest podcast and releasing her new cookbook, "The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook."
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As Florida changed its Black history curriculum and removed books from public schools, first-time Tampa City Councilwoman Gwen Henderson pushed back and opened a bookstore. -
As Florida changed its Black history curriculum and removed books from public schools, first-time Tampa City Councilwoman Gwen Henderson pushed back and opened a bookstore.
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Former State Sen. Arthenia Joyner talks with Florida Matters about her trailblazing career in law and politics. -
This week, we are talking with two Black women who are leaders in the community and who have each taken a different approach to politics.
