Kerry Sheridan
Reporter/HostI cover health and K-12 education – two topics that have overlapped a lot since the pandemic began.
Every other week, you’ll hear me hosting the local portion of All Things Considered, live from our studios at USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Before joining WUSF, I reported for Agence France-Presse (AFP), and had the chance to work in places like Nicosia, Tbilisi, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Gaza and Jerusalem – as well as DC and Miami.
I’ve learned about the world by seeing some of it, and by talking to people. I strive to amplify diverse voices in our quest to inform the public through fact-based reporting.
And if we schedule an interview that I say will last about 15 minutes, expect it to go at least 30.
When I’m not on a story, you might find me chaperoning a field trip, honing my percussion skills, or sweating in a hot yoga studio.
You can reach me via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on X @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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The county is moving quickly to make stormwater its own department, rather than a division within public works, as it hired Ben Quartermaine as the director. The job posting included a salary up to $180,000 per year. -
Residents discovered a memo from the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers that appears to show Sarasota County could get around the red tape. County and Corps officials disagree. -
In "American Scare," Fieseler writes about a period in Florida toward the end of McCarthyism, when a legislative inquest targeted Black and gay activists. During his research, he finds parallels to today. -
The current president and CEO, Rick Piccolo, will retire in October after three decades in Sarasota. -
Support for USF Sarasota-Manatee came from students, faculty, former leaders of the campus and members of the business community. -
Shankar Vedantam will be at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on June 21. -
Stormwater activities are currently managed under a division within the Public Works Department. -
USF president Rhea Law tells trustees the university has prepared for a scenario where state leaders may determine that transferring the Sarasota-Manatee campus would be in "the best interests" of Florida. -
People whose homes were damaged in Hurricanes Ian, Debby, Helene and Milton in Sarasota County are urged to apply for reimbursement of out-of-pocket repair costs. -
A public records request revealed USF leadership was willing to make the proposed transfer, which did not end up in bill form this legislative session.
