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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In our ongoing series on phosphate mines, WUSF reports on the long, tangled history of Florida's phosphate mines and the environment. -
The population of the Florida panther once dwindled to below two dozen, but it has since rebounded to more than 200. Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has made it his mission to photograph their progress.
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The National Guard dropped off pumps in an attempt to drain the reservoir before the hole in the earthen dam becomes larger.
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A group of climate change bills championed by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls could be helped by new federal stimulus money.
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The bills would provide money to local governments to combat climate change, and give tax breaks to homeowners to elevate their properties.
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He's being urged to run against Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 and says "Florida deserves better," pointing to the state's rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.
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The mayors also asked for full capacity of state-funded testing sites again and the "teeth" back in enforcement of rules like physical distancing.
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The three toll roads would be the biggest road-building project by the state since the construction of Florida's Turnpike.
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Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans moved to Florida after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Hispanics are the fastest-growing bloc of voters in the state, and whichever party woos them to vote for their candidate could decide the presidential election.
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Democrat Patrick Murphy must have seemed like the perfect candidate when he announced he was running for U.S. Senate. The 33-year-old Palm Beach...
