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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Tampa police are encouraging fans to have fun and celebrate Monday — safely. -
Initial necropsy results were inconclusive, but further tests are being conducted. -
Some Haitian Americans in the greater Tampa Bay region are concerned about Haiti’s political turmoil and the safety of their loved ones. -
Federal education officials questioned state leaders about teacher bonuses and holding back COVID-19 relief funds from school districts. -
The governor explained steps the state has taken to prepare for Tropical Storm Elsa and gave warnings about generator safety and night driving. -
Emergency pumps have been installed to combat heavy rain and winds from the storm. -
The school board did not reverse its decision to not renew four charter school contracts, despite pressure from the state’s education commissioner. -
St. Petersburg currently sees about seven high-tide flood events per year. But in a decade, researchers expect that number to soar to 67 per year.
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Third-graders across the greater Tampa Bay region only saw small changes in how they performed on statewide reading tests. -
Instead of arresting juvenile first-time offenders, law enforcement agencies in some Florida counties are opting for civil citations.
