Cathy Carter
Reporter/HostAs a reporter, my goal is to tell a story that moves you in some way. To me, the best way to do that begins with listening. Talking to people about their lives and the issues they care about is my favorite part of the job.
I grew up in Boston, but have since learned to pronounce the letter R at the end of words that have them.
Before coming to Florida and WUSF, I worked as the local Morning Edition host at the NPR station in Delaware, and I enjoy doing that here on occasion. I also spent time reporting for the NPR station in Washington, D.C., and was a music host at XM Satellite Radio.
When I’m not reporting about people and places in Sarasota and Manatee counties, I’m probably on a local nature trail, at a museum or watching a baking show.
Contact Cathy at 813-974-8638, on X @catcartreports or by email at ccarter@wusf.org
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In 1949, four young African Americans were falsely accused of raping a white teen in Lake County. The Groveland Four, as they became known, were posthumously exonerated in 2021. But can justice delayed ever be served? -
From a proposed Polk County data center to an invasive pest threatening crops, environmental challenges are mounting across Florida. Let’s get some details on those environmental stories. -
State Rep. Dotie Joseph says she didn’t have a run for governor on her bingo card. Yet, here she is in a crowded field vying against David Jolly for the Democratic nomination. -
Lynn Goldsmith's "Shared Light" takes visitors on a garden pathway lined with fine art photographs of flowers. Inside, images of the gardens' artist in residence, rock legend Patti Smith, hang next to equally dramatic floral images. -
A new exhibit at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg explores how the Spanish surrealist's time in the U.S. reshaped his artistic vision and launched him to celebrity. -
After years of using dogs to track the scents of missing people, a Sarasota County search-and-rescue group has added a new team member. It's a really social aquatic animal with thick fur and webbed paws. -
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have relocated to Florida since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion. Among them are two musical brothers who play instruments they carried with them from the war. -
Each year, school districts across the state team up with Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota for its "Write a Play" program. -
Bending the Arc, a program created by the Boxser Diversity Initiative in Sarasota, offers high school students in Sarasota and Manatee counties an immersive education in civil rights history. -
La colección presenta 40 autorretratos creados a lo largo de 40 días. La obra se exhibe en el Museo de Arte de Sarasota en un evento a beneficio de la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI, por sus siglas en inglés) en los condados de Sarasota y Manatee.
