Robbie Gaffney
Robbie Gaffney is a recent graduate from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.
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More people in the state are registered as Democrats than Republicans, but that doesn't mean the state always votes Blue, says a former state director for the Obama-Biden campaign. -
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the market share of overseas travelers to Florida was decreasing. Visit Florida's Staci Mellman says the drop started in 2015. -
Visit Florida is expanding its marketing efforts after the coronavirus severely impacted the state’s tourism industry. The agency is hoping to convince tourists within driving distance of Florida to vacation in the Sunshine State. -
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2016 figures, 8.6% of Floridians under 65 have a disability. That demographic has a lower turnout than voters without disabilities. -
Florida State University President John Thrasher says he's got no patience for students who ignore COVID-19 safety guidelines. Students who break the rules could now be suspended. -
Of concern is the proximity of residents in the poorest zip code in Tallahassee, with a high chance of contracting coronavirus, to Florida State University students. -
More than 830 students at Florida State University and 423 students at the University of Florida have tested positive for the coronavirus. -
Florida State University Board of Trustees will begin searching for another president to replace John Thrasher. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing Visit Florida's decision to encourage in-state tourism. The agency is hoping its new marketing campaign will boost local economies hit hard by the coronavirus. -
Fall leads to an influx of college students into local communities, and some of those students may bring the Coronavirus with them. But Florida universities are trying to prevent that from happening.
