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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Florida legislative leaders quickly gaveled out a special session called by Governor Ron DeSantis just moments after it opened. -
The Florida Democratic Party is having elections for who will lead their party Saturday in Orlando. It comes at a time of tremendous turbulence for the party. -
Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross, has received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. -
Nickel Boys, which received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, was shot almost entirely in the POV of boys in the fictitious Nickel, based on the real-life Dozier School for Boys. -
Police responded late Tuesday to a call about snowballs thrown at moving vehicles. When they arrived, they say an officer was hit with a snowball. -
During a press conference Tuesday, he pointed at the unusual situation of winter weather in Florida by referencing the "Blizzard Beach" amusement park in Orlando -
Rubio was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance while standing next to his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio. The vote to confirm him by the U.S. Senate Monday was unanimous. -
Florida Senate President Benjamin Albritton released a letter Monday announcing that legislative committee meetings are cancelled this week ahead of winter storm weather set to hit North Florida Tuesday and Wednesday. -
Those conversations included discussions about the airport's ticket prices and efforts to underground city utilities. -
The move came after a new state law passed last year puts civilian panels under the control of Florida police chiefs and sheriffs, and bans those boards from investigating police misconduct.
