Robbie Gaffney
Robbie Gaffney is a recent graduate from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.
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From January to June of this year, Airbnb saw more bookings for long-term stays in Florida than any other time in the company’s history. Tomas Martinelli is the company’s public policy director for Florida. He says people are choosing Florida because it has a lot to offer. -
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking lawmakers for money to fund initiatives to help manatees. Part of that is a $3 million budget request the agency says will help fund the restoration and enhancement of lakes, rivers, springs, and other manatee habitats. -
More than 75 Florida deputies are aiding Louisiana law enforcement agencies overworked from Hurricane Ida. -
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was supposed to help U.S. farmers. But Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says farmers in her state are still hurting. And the agreement isn't stopping Mexico from engaging in what she calls "unfair trade practices." -
COVID-19 is killing more Florida law enforcement officers than gunfire, vehicular assault, and automobile accidents combined. 14 of the state's officers have succumbed to the virus so far this year. -
Apalachicola Bay's wild oysters are showing signs they could rebound after years of decline. But the oyster's recovery is still fragile. -
The federal government has sent Florida more than $7 billion through the American Rescue Plan. But the state says it has the next three years to use up that money. And while officials are deciding who should get what, and what programs get funding, Democrats are urging the state to release that money now. -
The Okaloosa County school district is creating a program to teach students how to work with artificial intelligence. The University of Florida is helping develop courses for the program. It’s set to launch in 2022. -
A group servicing Florida's Big Bend is trying to give the region's hemp industry a boost. Their goal is to bring an industrial hemp processing plant to the area. -
Starting in July, local governments won't be able to limit what fuels utilities use. That's under a new law signed Monday by Governor Ron DeSantis.
