Tristan Wood
Senior Reporter/ATC HostTristan Wood is a senior producer and host with WFSU Public Media. A South Florida native and University of Florida graduate, he focuses on state government in the Sunshine State and local panhandle political happenings.
Prior to joining the WFSU team, Tristan spent three years covering the legislature with outlets including Florida Politics, City & State Florida, and Fresh Take Florida.
When he’s not on the airwaves, Tristan is either taking road trips with his pit bull named String Bean, going to alt-rock concerts or watching the Miami Heat.
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The role is largely an honorary role that traditionally rotates among commissioners based on seniority. The majority bloc at City Hall has passed over Porter for the second year in a row -
Seven different Florida State University players scored. It’s exactly the start to the tournament the team wanted as it’s attempting to become back-to-back national champions. -
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped four Florida Republicans to high-level roles in his administration. None of them have gotten as much national attention as his decision to select now-former Panhandle Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to be the U.S. Attorney General. -
The panhandle Republican and Trump loyalist serves on the House Judiciary Committee. He has been a frequent critic of the current Justice Department for bringing criminal charges against Trump. -
The Noles just won the ACC championship. IF they win the NCAA tournament, they will be back-to-back national champions. -
His 13% victory over Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is a big jump compared to 2020 when he had about a 3% lead over President Joe Biden. -
The changes included raises for city commissioners, expanded jurisdiction for independent ethics board. -
Richardson received 41,948 votes, or 50.72% of all votes cast. His challenger, Dot Inman-Johnson, got 40,769, about 1,200 short. -
Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendment 1 would require partisan school-board elections starting in 2026. That means candidates would carry party labels by their names on ballots. -
FDP Chair Nikki Fried joined Noles for Kamala Harris Tuesday outside Florida State University’s student union.
