Jacob Wentz
WUSF Rush Family Radio News internJacob Wentz is the inaugural WUSF Rush Family Radio News intern for the summer of 2021.
Jacob is a recent graduate from New College of Florida, where he was Editor in Chief of the school’s student-run newspaper, the Catalyst.
His post-graduation plans to teach English in Belgium through the Fulbright Program were delayed due to the pandemic. In the meantime, Jacob worked as a news reporter for WSLR in Sarasota, where he found purpose in covering COVID-19 and how it affected his community.
Jacob also served as the WUSF/Health News Florida intern in the spring of 2021.
He will be heading to Belgium in the fall.
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Student-athletes at a local high school have been waking up early this summer to pick up some running companions — dogs from the Humane Society. -
Researchers from USF Health recommend that schools resume mask mandates and parents watch for signs of illness among children as the school year approaches. -
A survey sent by the school district might influence whether fall classes are separated based on mask preference. -
The aquarium has been planning to open a manatee rehabilitation facility for years, but recent spikes in the marine mammals’ deaths have sped up the process. -
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that overdose deaths last year increased nearly 30% across the country. In Florida, the rate increased more than 37%. -
The vote came after the Florida Board of Education said not renewing the charter contracts could lead to the Hillsborough County School District losing $950 million in state funding. -
Wilton Simpson took on some challenging questions from Tampa Tiger Bay Club members while saying population growth is the biggest challenge Florida faces. -
The Hillsborough County School Board will meet Tuesday after extended debate with state education officials about the nonrenewal of four charter school contracts. -
A mysterious illness is killing songbirds in the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States. Florida wildlife officials have not received any related reports. -
Local and state officials are saying they stand in solidarity with Cuban protesters facing an economic crisis and shortages of food and medicine.
