Meghan Bowman
Community Engagement ReporterI love getting to know people and covering issues that matter most to our audience. I get to do that every day as WUSF’s community engagement reporter. I focus on Your Florida, a project connecting Floridians with their state government.
My journalism career began in 5th grade in my hometown St. Petersburg. I delivered my elementary school’s morning announcements and led the campus through the pledge of allegiance.
I took a different path for many years, enjoying a long career as a professional dancer. My life was full of feathers, sequins and choreography.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, I decided to rededicate my life to journalism and studied broadcast news at the University of South Florida. I worked at WUSF as an intern for more than a year reporting on local issues in the Tampa Bay area and fell in love with public radio.
After graduating in 2024, I served as assistant news director at WMNF Community Radio in Tampa before rejoining the WUSF team in 2025.
These days, you might find me in an open tap class, flying my drone around town or hanging with my husband and two kiddos.
I am excited to report on issues impacting you most. And this position gives me the ability to connect directly to you.
You can find me on most social media channels, by phone at 813-974-8635, or by email at bowman4@wusf.org.
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Environmentalists are holding events called "love fests" at Florida's state parks. They want lawmakers to prevent developments like pickleball courts and golf courses. -
Florida lawmakers use calendars to decide which bills get discussed. But with thousands of proposed measures and only 60 days in session — how does the system work? Your Florida breaks it down for you. -
Has your view of Elon Musk changed now that he is heading up DOGE? Those who do are being called to join picket lines in a "global day of protest" on March 29. -
The House and Senate websites offer tracking tools to help people follow proposed bills and state lawmakers. -
Protesters in Sarasota call ongoing immigration enforcement policies ‘a slap in the face of America’People gathered at the New College of Florida as border czar Tom Homan appeared with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to discuss immigration policy. -
The Florida legislature offers people a way to find and contact their elected officials online. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting in touch and making your voice heard. -
Your Florida preguntó a personas en todo el estado qué temas quieren que los legisladores aborden en esta sesión legislativa. Esto es lo que algunos dijeron. -
Your Florida asked people statewide what issues they want lawmakers to tackle this legislative session. Here's what some folks had to say. -
Baristas at Dale Mabry and Linebaugh filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board Wednesday. It would be the first location in the region to unionize. -
Once a month, Classical Revolution makes chamber music more accessible to the public. The St. Petersburg chapter takes over Webb's City Cellar for people to enjoy the same music they would at a concert hall — except in flip flops with a cold beer.
