Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
-
The organization works to combat the maternal health crisis of people of color by raising funds and awareness surrounding the need for care. -
Researchers reveal that social influencers are sharing unsubstantiated claims about the side effects of some birth control methods ranging from infertility to depression. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis' vetoes cut millions of dollars in funds for more than 600 organizations in Florida. -
Louis Virelli, a law professor at Stetson University, discusses the impact the controversial ruling in Alabama could have in Florida. -
Justices will determine whether voters will get the opportunity to decide constitutional limits on abortion in the state. -
Florida has the largest Haitian population in the country. The Tampa Museum of Art had been collecting Haitian objects for more than 20 years and is considered one of the more prominent holders of Caribbean art in the United States. -
The New College of Florida community has continued to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' overhaul of the institution. -
With the help of the community, local charity and arts organizations as well as volunteers, the Venice Theatre company launched its first show just a few months after the Category 4 storm moved through Venice. -
According to PEN America, during the 2022–23 school year, Florida's public schools banned more than 1,400 books across 33 school districts. -
The data focuses on key factors such as maternity care access and maternity care deserts by county, distance to birthing hospitals and access to family planning services. -
Abortion rights supporters have collected nearly half a million petition signatures for their campaign to place the issue before voters on the 2024 ballot. -
The last time mosquito-borne malaria occurred in the U.S. was in 2003, when eight cases were identified in Palm Beach County.
