Regan McCarthy
Phone: (850) 487-3086 x374
Regan McCarthy is the Assignment Editor and Senior News Producer for WFSU News/ Florida Public Radio. Before coming to Tallahassee, Regan graduated with honors from Indiana University’s Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. She worked for several years for NPR member station WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., where she covered local and state government and produced feature and community stories. She has also worked for the London Business Matters Magazine and the Rochester Sentinel, a daily local newspaper. She is the recipient of six professional broadcast awards including first-place Best Radio Feature from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. When she isn’t tracking leading newsmakers she spends her time knitting, reading, strolling through the woods and brunching at new restaurants. Follow Regan McCarthy on Twitter: @Regan_McCarthy
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Foster kids could go missing for a number of reasons including getting picked up by a non-custodial parent, running away or even becoming a victim of human trafficking. -
Bills to regulate social media, including its use in schools, are already moving through the Florida Legislature with bipartisan support. -
The hospital will no longer need to divert ambulance traffic and will resume scheduling non-emergency surgeries and procedures. TMH hasn’t been specific about the type of security issue that impacted the hospital, but experts say the evidence points to a ransomware attack. -
The nonprofit community health organization is available for patients who used CVS and need to transfer their prescription to another pharmacy. -
An IT threat at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is ongoing. In an update sent Tuesday afternoon, the system said some elective procedures have resumed. -
In a pair of caucus meetings, House and Senate leaders said Gov. Ron DeSantis is using the session as a chance to raise his profile and to push his agenda on culture war issues as he considers a 2024 presidential run. -
It will address a range of topics, including election crimes and hurricane recovery. -
Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell also criticized the DeSantis administration's decision to block an advanced placement high school course in African American studies. -
Anyone who wants to get vaccinated shouldn’t wait. It takes a couple of weeks for a flu vaccine to become fully effective. -
New House Speaker Paul Renner said there’s a "pro-life" majority in the legislature now but, he added, "I can guarantee you that members on both sides have very different opinions about what it means to be pro-life.”
