Kerry Sheridan
Reporter/HostI cover health and K-12 education – two topics that have overlapped a lot since the pandemic began.
Every other week, you’ll hear me hosting the local portion of All Things Considered, live from our studios at USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Before joining WUSF, I reported for Agence France-Presse (AFP), and had the chance to work in places like Nicosia, Tbilisi, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Gaza and Jerusalem – as well as DC and Miami.
I’ve learned about the world by seeing some of it, and by talking to people. I strive to amplify diverse voices in our quest to inform the public through fact-based reporting.
And if we schedule an interview that I say will last about 15 minutes, expect it to go at least 30.
When I’m not on a story, you might find me chaperoning a field trip, honing my percussion skills, or sweating in a hot yoga studio.
You can reach me via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on X @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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Dr. Scott Rivkees, a pediatrician who served as surgeon general from 2019 to 2021 during the COVID pandemic, says the state is going backward when it comes to childhood vaccines. -
The rule changes could take effect by early December, according to the state Department of Health. -
Improv in Tampa can be found at The Commodore, at the Spitfire Comedy House in St. Petersburg, and at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota. -
El condado aún no ha comenzado el dragado de Phillippi Creek, y muchos en Sarasota están preocupados por la repetición de las inundaciones del año pasado durante esta temporada de huracanes. -
After floods ravaged the county last year, commissioners said there seems to be enough already in the coffers, and from hurricane relief aid. -
The county has not yet begun dredging Phillippi Creek, and many in Sarasota are concerned about a repeat of last year's floods this hurricane season. -
Phillippi Creek is a seven-mile-long waterway that stretches across Sarasota County. Residents say it desperately needs to be dredged to prevent the type of floods that ravaged the area in 2024. -
A backdoor plan to hand the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College was revealed in public records last year and eventually dissolved. Observers have anticipated the issue could come up again. -
Laurie Breslin has a doctoral degree in education and has worked at high levels in many local schools. -
The situation could mean delays for other sports fields that New College wants to build on airport-owned land.
