Ashley Lisenby
Ashley Lisenby is a general assignment reporter at WUSF Public Media. She covered racial and economic disparity at St. Louis Public Radio before moving to Tampa in 2019.
She's a former newspaper reporter, having covered municipal government issues as a general assignment reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and covered Illinois government for The Associated Press.
Ashley started her journalism career at a group of weekly newspapers in suburban Chicago. She has a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University.
Ashley is a Chicago native. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her family, which includes a rambunctious dog.
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People who are homeless and those who earn lower incomes came to receive food, clothes and other social services at University Mall in Tampa on… -
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, says lawmakers cannot afford to ignore the environmental impacts of rising temperatures.“It is our job, for the… -
Dozens of riders from across Tampa biked to work on Thursday to show that cycling in the Bay area is good for personal health and the… -
Florida could become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment if resolutions by Democratic state lawmakers are approved.Strides to add the… -
A Senate measure could make it easier for people to pass the Florida Teacher Certification Exam.The Senate Education Committee approved SPB 7070 by a 5-3… -
Lakeland commissioners will consider in coming weeks whether to close almost half of its voting precincts for the next municipal election.Cost and low… -
A New York Times' story about the guardians at Manatee School For the Arts in Palmetto had locals buzzing with conversation on social media pages for… -
Micah Kubic has the deliberate, passionate cadence of a southern preacher.“Our job today is to show the world, to tell them, rub your eyes. Don’t be… -
Several months out of the year, Ugandan children travel with staff from the Watoto Ministries to cities around the world to share their stories of… -
Members of the Florida Cultural Alliance want lawmakers to give millions of dollars more in grant funding for arts and cultural programs throughout the…
