Steve Newborn
Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
He’s been with WUSF since 2001, and has covered events such as President George W. Bush’s speech in Sarasota as the Sept. 11 attacks unfolded; the ongoing drama over whether the feeding tube should be removed from Terri Schiavo; the arrest and terrorism trial of USF professor Sami Al-Arian; how the BP Deepwater Horizon spill affected Florida; and he followed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition through the state - twice.
Before joining WUSF, he covered environmental and Polk County news for the Tampa Tribune and worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center during the early days of the space shuttle.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is accused of not enacting rules to protect the integrity and quality of springs as mandated by lawmakers in 2016. -
Political analyst and USF Professor Emerita Susan MacManus says Democrats put too much emphasis on issues that didn't resonate with many Floridians. -
Andrew Warren was suspended by the governor, who appointed Suzy Lopez to replace him. Now the two are running against each other. -
Many senior citizens are on a fixed income and have been particularly hit hard by rising prices. Some say they're not hearing politicians talk about that this election season. -
The top issues for many young adults in this election aren't about culture wars, but their wallets. Inflation and rising prices have hit a lot of people in this age group. -
A federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups that sued the Piney Point phosphate plant. Millions of gallons of polluted water flowed into Tampa Bay in 2021. -
Florida's U.S. senator says the Biden administration isn't doing enough to combat disinformation and interference from foreign actors in elections. -
St. Petersburg College will benefit. The money will be used to create a training center focusing on semiconductors, automation, and robotics. -
Mangroves tamper down waves, keeping shorelines from eroding. They are being chopped down faster than they can be replaced. -
The more than 12,000 acres along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands.
