Roberto Roldan
Roberto Roldan is a senior at the University of South Florida pursuing a degree in mass communications and a minor in international studies.
He has previously worked with the Tampa Bay Times, WMNF and The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal, where he covered the wedding ceremonies in Kentucky of plaintiffs in the historic same-sex marriage case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In Tampa, he's covered everything from violent crime in Tampa’s university neighborhoods to the local music scene.
When he's not out reporting, Roldan enjoys seeing local bands and spending time in the outdoors.
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Balloons, flowers and stuffed animals now line a stretch of Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard where a mother and her toddler daughter were struck and killed by… -
The 2012 general election in Florida had some of the longest voting lines in recent memory.Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said… -
Officials at Publix Supermarkets are now saying they are going to reevaluate how the company contributes to political campaigns.That decision comes after… -
Supervisors of elections throughout Florida are preparing for the upcoming election season, with the secruity of the voting process being a top… -
The Hillsborough County Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Dinner fundraising on Saturday, giving candidates an opportunity to make their pitch to… -
To many people, the F.W. Woolworth building on East Franklin Street looks like just another empty red brick building abundant in that area of downtown… -
The history of the Gulf of Mexico is often times relegated to the footnotes in history textbooks.It’s a wrong that historian Jack Davis said he hopes to… -
The newly renovated Julian B. Lane Riverfront park opened on the west bank of the Hillsborough River over the weekend to a lot of fanfare.The opening… -
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn painted a picture of a growing city with new challenges during his final State of the City address as mayor on Friday morning.He… -
Housing advocates are calling on local politicians to make more funding for affordable housing a priority in the 2018 elections.A handful of activists…
