Sky Lebron
Reporter/HostAs a host and reporter for WUSF, my goal is to unearth and highlight issues that wouldn’t be covered otherwise. If I truly connect with my audience as I relay to them the day’s most important stories and make them think about an issue past the point that I’ve said it in a newscast, that’s a success in my eyes.
After graduating from the University of Florida, I got my public radio start in Jacksonville working as a reporter for WJCT News. I started there at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of the topics I covered had to do with its influences on nearly every aspect of life.
Following my time in Jacksonville, I returned to UF and worked as the Morning Edition newscaster and a multimedia producer for their local NPR affiliate, WUFT-FM. I launched a few student-run podcasts, worked on long-form reporting, and even taught a couple of classes, while also being on-air every weekday morning.
I grew up in Hollywood in Broward County, but have now lived across different cities in the state for more than seven years. Florida just can’t get rid of me. When I’m not reporting or hosting, you can catch me broadcasting college athletics for a few schools across the state. In my down time, you might find me on a basketball court, or hanging out at home with my two cats, Faye and Jet.
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The $600 million project is scheduled to open Friday. It has been in its construction phase since 2017 and has been delayed numerous times. -
While there were both pro- and anti-abortion protesters, many were also calling President Joe Biden a hypocrite for supporting abortion while women in Gaza die during the Israel-Hamas conflict. -
Clearwater officials have long been discussing the need for a new center, which will cost $45 million and is scheduled to be completed in 2026. -
It may feel like the county's roadways are always jammed. These two engineer associates are tasked with clearing up some of the congestion that crashes and closures create in real time. -
Starting this summer, staff from the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay will work in the 911 dispatch center to further refine calls that don't need police officer involvement. -
The workshop is responsible for roughly 98% of the signs in the county, according to Gino Marzano. -
Riders must now park their e-vehicles in city-approved docking stations or face a fine up to $5. -
Haiti is a country in crisis. Freelance photojournalist Octavio Jones, who's worked with WUSF and NPR, was on the ground there earlier this week and documented what he saw. -
Under a proposal from the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, a ramp near Amalie Arena would be removed and a new one would dump out at the arena parking area. -
Certain portions of Alternate U.S. 19 see up to 35,000 cars per day. Whit Blanton, the executive director of Forward Pinellas, discusses a study that will look at how the roadway can adapt over the next few decades.
