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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El superintendente de las escuelas de Sarasota, Terry Connor, expresó su esperanza de que la mayoría de los docentes logren encontrar una posición dentro del condado el próximo año escolar, a medida que algunos se jubilan y otros se mudan de la zona. -
Superintendent Terry Connor said he is hopeful that most teachers will be able to find a position in the county next school year, as some retire and others move out of the area. -
The next performance of Impact Theatre is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at The Ora, Morganroth Event Center, at the Jewish Federation in Sarasota on 580 McIntosh Road. -
Moez Limayem gave an update on the proposed transfer of USF Sarasota-Manatee’s 32 acres, including dorms and buildings, to New College of Florida, USF’s smaller neighbor in the state university system. -
Florida aspiraba a ser el primer estado del país en eliminar todos los mandatos de vacunación. Sin embargo, los legisladores no lograron ponerse de acuerdo sobre el camino a seguir. -
Zion Cemetery is Tampa's first graveyard for African-Americans. It was founded in 1901 but was paved over and built on during the 1920s. Hundreds remain buried there. -
Florida aimed to become the first state in the nation to end all vaccine mandates. But lawmakers failed to agree on a path forward. -
Alen Zheng and Ann Mary Zheng were charged in separate federal indictments. FBI director Kash Patel says the sister is in custody, while the brother has fled to China. -
The policy would restrict protests on school property, or during the school day, by staff and students. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the 32-acre Sarasota-Manatee campus of USF to be given to New College of Florida, where he installed a new board of trustees in 2023.
