Gabriella Paul
ReporterI tell stories about living paycheck to paycheck for public radio at WUSF News. I’m also a corps member of Report For America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms.
I got my start in radio at WUFT in Gainesville, where I worked as a digital producer and taught digital production at the University of Florida. Also my alma mater, I graduated from UF with a degree in journalism and a minor in history. While there, I spent many hours in the archives and was later asked to co-author a presidential task force report on the university’s founding and racial legacies.
Outside of the newsroom (and the archives), you can find me exploring the nearest wildlife trail, beach or brewery. I grew up playing tennis, golf and beach volleyball. But I love trying new things, which right now looks like learning salsa and kickboxing.
I joined the team in June of 2022 and returned to my hometown of Tampa, where I report on a growing list of issues that working people face today: rent spikes, stagnant wages, food and job insecurity, and systemic inequities.
My goal is to invite members of the community who are living paycheck to paycheck to drive my reporting. It matters to me that my coverage resonates with those living these experiences.
For story ideas and news tips, you can reach me at gabriellamae@wusf.org or 813-419-3148.
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The state allocated $38 million to the Farmers Feeding Florida program. The new statewide initiative helps food banks distribute surplus and discounted farm products to families in need. -
The district's meal sites are available through the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), a program under the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The state gives rural districts, like Hernando County, extra leeway in distributing food. -
Across the country, beneficiaries are reporting long waits on the phone, backlogs in field offices and delays in getting benefits, although agency leaders insist changes are improving customer service. -
WUSF wants to know about your experience seeking Social Security services online, through the 1-800 phone line or in person at a local field office. -
The Senior Disaster Support Program is designed to empower seniors across the Tampa Bay region through hurricane preparation and recovery. -
In the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, inflation is only slightly cooler than the national rate. Unemployment is lower, too. -
Un nuevo informe publicado por la Population Reference Bureau revela que Florida restringe el acceso al control de natalidad, ubicándose junto a estados como Kansas, Mississippi y Alabama. -
Homeowners in Florida are being quietly priced out of their communities. People often own their manufactured homes but rent the lot underneath them. -
Floridians who live in manufactured home parks are often older, retired people on fixed incomes who bought property with hopes it would be their “forever home.” Now, lot rents are pricing them out. -
They invested over $30K into home renovations. Then they were forced to pay for water used years agoTodd and Mary Cruikshank moved to Riverview from Wisconsin. The new homeowners soon discovered hidden fees tacked on like water used a decade ago.
