Kate Payne
As a Tallahassee native, Kate Payne grew up listening to WFSU. She loves being part of a station that had such an impact on her. Kate is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. With a background in documentary and narrative filmmaking, Kate has a broad range of multimedia experience. When she’s not working, you can find her rock climbing, cooking or hanging out with her cat.
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Among the titles that prison staff deemed were too inflammatory for incarcerated Floridians to read include cook books, French and Arabic language dictionaries, and a guide on how to survive solitary confinement. -
A college administrator says many students seeking mental health care prefer the privacy of teletherapy over an in-person appointment — even when they call in from an on-campus location. -
An earlier proposal aimed at restricting which flags can be displayed in Miami-Dade classrooms drew outcry from activists. This week, the Miami-Dade school board passed an amended proposal that advocates say will allow for free expression. -
During a hearing at the Broward County Courthouse on Tuesday, victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School poured out their grief and anger — at the confessed gunman and the judicial system. -
The FAFSA isn't just for four-year universities — you can get help paying for technical and vocational school too. But in order to qualify for grants and scholarships, advisors say students should fill out the form as soon as possible. -
Broward Schools chief Vickie Cartwright's job was on the line during a tense, hours-long meeting on Tuesday. But the school board decided to spare her — and give her 90 days to show improvement. -
Across the country, corporate investors are buying up mobile homes parks and raising the rents — including after hurricanes. At a hard-hit trailer park in Naples, some residents are worried their landlord could try to take advantage of the storm and force them out. -
The response comes after learning about a form the association requires students fill out before playing sports. It now includes questions about genitalia and menstrual cycles. There is concern health privacy could be violated. -
Minutes after Nikolas Cruz was spared the death penalty, family members whose loved ones were violently taken from them at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School said the justice system had failed them. Local and state officials also expressed their disappointment. -
She called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to work with her members to help students, rather than trying to "divide parents and teachers" through what she says are divisive and damaging policies.
