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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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.
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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.
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Only $256 million of the $589 million collected from the tax will go toward road improvements in Hillsborough County.
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The Gateway Expressway, which will connect U.S. 19, I-275 and the Bayside Bridge in Pinellas County with two new elevated toll roads, was expected to be completed by February.
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While there's never been a Black Strawberry Queen, many women have worked to change that — for the festival as well as the city's Black history.
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USF is currently on top of the American Athletic Conference standings with three games to go. That sets them up nicely to have a chance at NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2012.
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A weird bass sound has been plaguing residents of South Tampa for over a year. Different people have come up with different hypotheses, with the most headline-catching theory being black drum mating in Tampa Bay.
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One advocate wants to see more full-county representation, while a PSTA committee chair says that would mean specific communities' issues would be addressed less.
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The city of North Port announced Friday that negotiations for a public-private partnership with a developer broke down.
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It's the first such kiosk in Pasco County, while Hillsborough and Pinellas have several.