Helen Acevedo
All Things Considered AnchorHelen Acevedo, is WLRN's anchor for All Things Considered.
Helen Acevedo is a grad student at Florida International University studying Spanish-language journalism, a bilingual program focused on telling the stories of diverse communities. She received her bachelors in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science from FIU in December of 2021.
Previously, Helen interned at South Florida PBS, where she assisted in editing content for social media and producing stories for their ‘Your Story’ segment.
She has also interned with the STEP Univision program at FIU as well as the university’s digital paper and broadcast show, the South Florida Media Network. During her time there she was able to write and produce stories on local elections, protests, the Surfside condo collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic. That work earned her awards from the Florida Society of News Editors, The National Society of Hispanic Journalists and the SPJ Florida Pro.
In her spare time she likes to learn how to cook, listen to podcasts, travel, keep up with social media trends and hang out with family and friends.
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Jose Suarez and Jose Canto served as executives of the Bayfront Park Management Trust. They claimed that Carollo retaliated against them for exposing the mismanagement of the trust’s finances and misuse of public funds. -
The program, in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, the school district and the private company, Bus Patrol, is meant to catch drivers who ignore a bus' stop signs.
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Shlomo Danzinger has once again been elected to the Surfside Mayor post. Danzinger defeated Vice Mayor Tina Paul with 50.54% of the vote in the April 7 runoff election. -
Miami poet Tati Perez uses ZipOdes to explore identity, language and life across the county's neighborhoods. -
For Coconut Grove-based playwright and producer William Hector, a theater festival in the neighborhood was no coincidence. A love for the arts and community, bred in the Grove, set him off on a lifelong path in theater. -
The LGBTQ symbolic crosswalk at Ocean Drive and 12 Street was ordered removed by the Florida Department of Transportation last October after the DeSantis administration said painted crosswalks could jeopardize road safety. -
The Nuyorican actress and writer — best known for her portrayal of Maria on Sesame Street — is the subject of a new documentary STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon. The film follows Manzano’s journey from her childhood in the Bronx to Carnegie Mellon University and eventually to becoming an Emmy Award-winning actress and writer. -
While waiting for test results at her job at the University of Miami’s cancer research lab, Katerina Lomis would ink down her thoughts that would eventually turn into fully fledged songs. Inspired by South Florida’s music community, Lomis has left the lab for a life in music. -
Have you ever thought about what it’s like to grow up in Florida? Looking beyond the headlines and memes. What does it mean to come from a state with such a complicated reputation? In her debut book and memoir, Anywhere Else: Essays on Florida, author Rachel Knox explores those questions. -
Organizers say more than 3,100 events, including more than two dozen in South Florida, from the Keys to Palm Beach County, have been registered in all 50 states, with more than 9 million people expected to participate. -
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has updated guidance for issuing credentials to Haitians with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. -
Meaningful connections can come from anywhere. A grocery store. The dog park. Your church. Ahead of Valentine's Day, WLRN spoke to people in the community to celebrate all forms of love by sharing the moments that brought them to their loved ones.
