Jacob Wentz
WUSF Rush Family Radio News internJacob Wentz is the inaugural WUSF Rush Family Radio News intern for the summer of 2021.
Jacob is a recent graduate from New College of Florida, where he was Editor in Chief of the school’s student-run newspaper, the Catalyst.
His post-graduation plans to teach English in Belgium through the Fulbright Program were delayed due to the pandemic. In the meantime, Jacob worked as a news reporter for WSLR in Sarasota, where he found purpose in covering COVID-19 and how it affected his community.
Jacob also served as the WUSF/Health News Florida intern in the spring of 2021.
He will be heading to Belgium in the fall.
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Founder Gwendolyn Reese has long desired to share the city’s African American history online. The coronavirus pandemic helped put the project in motion. -
The Hillsborough County School District responded to the state's expansion of private school vouchers and doubled down on its decision to keep masks optional when schools open Tuesday. -
Hillsborough County School District officials talked about COVID-19 safety precautions — and expressed frustration with state restrictions — at a press conference Wednesday morning. -
School Board members expressed concern about safely returning to in-person classes as pediatric COVID-19 cases reach peak levels in Sarasota County. -
Steven Currall’s tenure as president of the University of South Florida officially came to an end Monday. Tampa attorney Rhea Law will temporarily fill his position. -
The Tampa Innovation Partnership received a $750,000 grant from Florida Blue last week to help combat poverty in the city’s University Area community. -
The former chair of the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees is slated to become interim president Monday. -
Parents were split almost evenly on whether they will send their students to Manatee elementary schools wearing masks. -
Martin Tadlock was asked to postpone his departure as regional chancellor of the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus until June 2022. -
Hospitals in the greater Tampa Bay region are seeing spikes in COVID-19 cases, largely due to the fast-spreading delta variant.
