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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¿Quiere saber cómo hacer una solicitud de registros públicos? ¿O qué convierte una reunión en pública? Your Florida le tiene cubierto. -
Want to know how to make a public records request? Or what makes a meeting public? Your Florida has you covered. -
Measles is eliminated in the U.S., but cases are popping up nationwide. Health experts worry that if people skip the vaccine, there will be more outbreaks. -
Expertos en salud temen que el cambio de política pueda reducir las tasas de vacunación y provocar un aumento de enfermedades prevenibles, como la polio, que la mayoría de los médicos en Estados Unidos tienen poca experiencia en detectar o tratar. -
Health experts worry the policy change could lower vaccination rates and lead to a rise in preventable diseases — like polio, which most U.S. doctors have little experience spotting or treating. -
La Ley del Sol de Florida (Florida’s Sunshine Law) tiene como objetivo garantizar la transparencia, permitir la participación pública y fomentar la confianza pública en el gobierno. “Your Florida” desglosa cómo funciona y enumera algunas exenciones renovadas. -
Florida’s Sunshine Law is meant to ensure transparency, allow public participation, and foster public trust in government. Your Florida breaks down how it works and lists some renewed exemptions. -
Desde los inminentes recortes a Medicaid hasta el vencimiento de los créditos fiscales premium mejorados para los planes del Affordable Care Act (ACA), se avecinan grandes cambios para la atención médica en el "Estado del Sol". -
From the looming Medicaid cuts to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, big changes are on the horizon for health care in the Sunshine State. -
El Partido Republicano de Florida ha vendido más de 125,000 dólares en mercancía con la marca "Alligator Alcatraz". El Partido Demócrata del estado dijo que el Partido Republicano está lucrando con el sufrimiento de la gente.
