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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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Like so many other phosphate mining towns, Coronet thrived just south of Plant City until the 1960s. Thought it no longer exists, its residents recall a bustling industry and a tight-knit community.
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Many pots of money, such as ride fares, were larger than projected, while operating cost expenses were lower.
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West Cleveland Street is on the city's High Injury Network, which are roadways that have had the most crashes in recent years.
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They gathered to discuss current projects along I-4 and support a passenger line between Tampa and Orlando along the interstate.
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State Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue says some of this year's state budget will help build three additional lanes along I-4 between Polk County and Orlando.
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Nina Venter is a Senior Transportation Planner for the Sarasota-Manatee metropolitan planning organization. She says Northeast Manatee County alone is projected to have a population similar to Fort Lauderdale's by 2050.
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The North Port City Commission voted to have city staff come up with an analysis of the cost to restore the buildings, along with flood mitigation and insurance options.
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Kim Byer, the assistant county administrator for public works, explains how the department chooses which projects are bumped to the top of the priority list.
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The survey generated over 4,600 responses. It shows residents are in favor of more public transit but are resistant to the idea of raising taxes.
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Concert producer Jason Michael Paul combined his love of video games and music to create a project using more than a dozen intellectual properties. The show will focus on the music and some of the images video gamers know and love.