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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The Republican, who was appointed to the Senate seat to replace now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio, won with 50.8% of the vote. She will serve the remainder of the six-year term until 2028. -
Los floridanos están acudiendo a votar en las elecciones de término medio. Desde zonas intensamente republicanas hasta áreas fuertemente demócratas, Your Florida habló con los votantes sobre lo que impulsa sus decisiones. -
Floridians are turning out to vote in the midterms. From ruby red to royal blue, Your Florida talked to voters about what's driving their choices. -
The major-party candidates for governor — Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly — have raised a lot of money. But you'll find six other candidates for governor on your ballot this Election Day. -
La votación anticipada se llevará a cabo hasta el 1 de noviembre, y la fecha límite para solicitar una boleta por correo es el 22 de octubre. -
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.
