Sam Newlon
Sam Newlon interning as a WUSF/USF Zimmerman School digital news reporter for spring 2018.
Born and raised in San Antonio, Fla., Sam attended the University of Alabama before transferring to the University of South Florida to pursue a career in journalism. He is currently a junior who covers USF athletic programs as a staff writer for The Oracle, USF’s student newspaper.
Sam would like to become a sportswriter for a major sports media network and is interested in filmmaking.
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In 2011, Gov. Rick Scott signed a law backed by the National Rifle Association that essentially stripped cities of their right to enact gun control… -
Florida used to be the premier spot for Major League Baseball’s spring training, but a growing number of professional teams are heading to Arizona instead… -
Florida beachgoers often imagine a day on the water. Colorful umbrellas peppered across the sand, the sound of waves foaming as they crash onto the shore… -
Pinellas County Schools face a massive budget deficit in the wake of new legislation spurred by the Parkland shooting.The law requires school safety… -
No more computer models or projections. Finally – concrete data.A scientific paper published in February may pave the way for a new conversation about… -
Keep Pinellas Beautiful is looking for volunteers for their cleanup event at Joe’s Creek and Cross Bayou Canal on Saturday.The event is a prelude to The… -
Nobody sat in the back row.Students filled the front rows at the center of the auditorium at Tampa’s King High School during an optional voter… -
Like a bear waking from hibernation, Major League Baseball teams are emerging from their cave-like dugouts to start a new season.Spring training is… -
In the late 1930s, 20-year-old Billy Graham dropped to his knees on the dewy fringe of the 18th green of what is now the Temple Terrace Golf and Country… -
You never know who you're talking to on social media today. What may be surprising is who some of these online impersonators choose to be.One internet…
