Meghan Bowman
Community Engagement ReporterI love getting to know people and covering issues that matter most to our audience. I get to do that every day as WUSF’s community engagement reporter. I focus on Your Florida, a project connecting Floridians with their state government.
My journalism career began in 5th grade in my hometown St. Petersburg. I delivered my elementary school’s morning announcements and led the campus through the pledge of allegiance.
I took a different path for many years, enjoying a long career as a professional dancer. My life was full of feathers, sequins and choreography.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, I decided to rededicate my life to journalism and studied broadcast news at the University of South Florida. I worked at WUSF as an intern for more than a year reporting on local issues in the Tampa Bay area and fell in love with public radio.
After graduating in 2024, I served as assistant news director at WMNF Community Radio in Tampa before rejoining the WUSF team in 2025.
These days, you might find me in an open tap class, flying my drone around town or hanging with my husband and two kiddos.
I am excited to report on issues impacting you most. And this position gives me the ability to connect directly to you.
You can find me on most social media channels, by phone at 813-974-8635, or by email at bowman4@wusf.org.
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Early voting runs through Nov. 1, and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 22. -
As the public's trust in fair elections wanes, the boards are working to ensure accuracy and transparency in the upcoming midterms. -
A Government Accountability Office report says ICE's lack of planning while expanding detention and operations led to wasteful spending. -
St. Petersburg College students came up with a novel way to get their peers thinking about voting: bring in Carmine and Greta. Attendees could register, check their voting status, grab snacks and even do yoga. -
Despite detention center lawsuit, the Miccosukee Tribe donated to supporters of 'Alligator Alcatraz'The Miccosukee Tribe is suing over the immigration detention center that was in its backyard, the facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Now, they've given money to candidates who publicly supported it. -
There are several ways to register: online, by mail or in person. -
Florida's GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds raised more than $115 million for the midterms. Some of that money comes from groups tied to immigration operations in the state. -
For the first time in 50 years, there may be no debate between the leading candidates in the race for Florida governor. -
Florida's campaign finance laws are already loose, with lots of loopholes and workarounds. Now, just weeks before Election Day, they'll get more relaxed. -
Legislators approved $250 million for the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Some will go toward hurricane relief, but a large portion will pay vendors for completed work at "Alligator Alcatraz."
