Carlton Gillespie
Host of The Florida Roundup / Broward County ReporterCarlton Gillespie is WLRN's Broward County Bureau Reporter. He hosts the weekly Florida Roundup which is broadcasts statewide.
Before Joining WLRN his work appeared in Caplin News, The Miami Herald, The Miami Times and The Biscayne Times.
A graduate of FIU and FSU, Carlton is lifelong Broward County resident and loves telling stories, playing music, and cooking. When he's not watching sports, he's out exploring nature and identifying birds and butterflies.
You can reach Carlton at cgillespie@wlrnnews.org.
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The lawsuit, filed in August, says the issue is a decision by the city’s planning and zoning board over Costco’s site plan in The Pomp. That’s the city's retail hub near Racetrack road and Powerline Blvd. -
Politico's Kimberly Leonard joined The Florida Roundup to discuss what the results of the 2026 midterm elections mean for Florida's political future. -
Florida's newly created 25th Congressional District covers a coastal stretch running from Delray Beach in Palm Beach County to Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County. The new district was expected to favor Republicans. -
Both incumbent Republican Blaise Ingoglia and Democrat Anette Taddeo joined The Florida Roundup to talk about government audits, property insurance, and a number of key issues in the race for Florida's Chief Financial Officer. -
Democrat Joey Mendoza Atkins, who is running to become Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, talks about how important the often overlooked position is for Floridians. -
The candidates are vying for Florida's newly created 25th Congressional District, a coastal stretch running from Delray Beach in Palm Beach County to Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County. Both candidates are Jewish and about 25% of the district is comprised of Jewish residents. -
Manley’s post in support of Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon encouraged people to vote for her. It then added: “Anybody not doing that, I promise you I’m going to cut your f— head off.” -
The investigation was referred to the local Broward State Attorney’s Office. However, a spokesperson from the state Attorney General's office told WLRN it’s digging into the matter as well. -
The county says the tax collector wrongly distributed money that should have been used to pay back the county. Instead, it was dispersed to other municipal agencies. -
It is the first locally acquired case in Broward this year. That means the infected person was bitten by an infected mosquito in Florida. -
Tony announced the decision on social media, citing an ongoing Office of the Statewide Prosecutor's investigation into the county commission. -
The report says that BCPS staff did not engage in misconduct or gross mismanagement, but did mismanage the procurement process, misled the school board, and attempted steer business to a private comapny
