Natu Tweh
Morning Edition ProducerNatu Tweh is a first-year music business and entertainment industries grad student at the University of Miami. Born in Miami and raised in Kendall, he is a South Floridian native who has always lived at the intersection of multiple cultures.
With his Liberian culture in front of him and Latin culture around him, Natu grew to appreciate the stories that highlight our differences and similarities. From food to music, he enjoys crossing the bridges that link the cultures around him. The chance of a new experience pushes him in life and in storytelling.
At the University of Florida, he wrote for a music blog and hosted Connect The Dots, a show focused on music and activism on WGOT 100.1 FM. For a year he helped capture the flow of music coming through Gainesville and brought awareness to community-driven projects. Everyone has a story to tell, maybe two, and Natu believes chronicling those stories is beneficial to everyone and anyone.
After graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s in journalism, his passion for learning and adventure took him to Salt Lake City. He interned with RadioWest, a talk show out of KUER 90.1. An episode he worked on booked and helped edit was awarded third place for a radio general feature from the Utah chapter of the SPJ. Now he has returned to Miami, hoping to learn everything he can at WLRN.
Aside from journalism, Natu has an ever-increasing list of hobbies and he is always excited to add something new to it. The top of this list includes music, playing rhythm games, martial arts, breakdancing, reading manga, trying new craft beer and more.
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On the latest South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the state rejecting the College Board's proposed curriculum for their AP African American History course, the current state of the Office of Election Crimes and Security and plans to redevelop the City of Riviera Beach.
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On this week's South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the state rejecting the College Board's proposed curriculum for their AP African American History course, the current state of the Office of Election Crimes and Security (24:11), and plans to redevelop the City of Riviera Beach (40:14).
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To help combat congestion amid a growing population, Palm Beach County may implement a light rail system. WLRN's Wilkine Brutus spoke to Valerie Nielson, executive director of the county's Transportation Planning Agency, about how they plan to move residents along their busiest roads.
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On this week's South Florida Roundup, we covered: The City of Miami's decision to hold a special election to fill a vacancy; Broward County and the sheriff’s office decision to partner up once again (17:18); and a plan for a potential light rail line in Palm Beach County (36:20).
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On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke to a recent Haitian migrant and Paul Christopher Namphy, of the Family Action Network Movement, about the difficult reality for sponsor families and migrants once they reach Florida — and how the Biden administration's new immigration policy could exacerbate those stresses.
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On this week's South Florida Roundup, we covered: the recent waves of immigrants from Haiti and Cuba; the Biden Administration's immigration policy change (20:28); and the 'broken promises' the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County have failed to follow up on (39:22).
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In the last South Florida Roundup of 2022, we spoke to WLRN reporters about the most topical issues of the year and how we can expect to see them play out in the new year: education and news in Broward; affordable housing and Miami-Dade's push for demolitions (19:29); more fallout from the Surfside disaster (38:12).
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On the year's final Florida Roundup, we took a look at some of this year’s most compelling stories and topics from across the state — and discussed where they might head in 2023. Abortion, vaccination, education and more.
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On this episode of The Florida Roundup, we looked back at some of the biggest stories we covered in 2022, as well as impactful recent reporting from WLRN and throughout the state.
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As the U.S. bans sugar imports from prominent Dominican company Central Romana over forced labor allegations, the South Florida Roundup talked to an investigative reporter about the reality faced by workers in the industry.
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On this week's The Florida Roundup we looked at: various stories about recovery post-Hurricane Ian from WGCU in Fort Myers; the effect warmer waters have on Florida's sea turtles; 'Detention By Design', the latest podcast series from WLRN in Miami, about the history of immigration detention in the U.S.
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Broward County voters approved a 30-year penny tax to improve transit in the county. It’s been four years since the bill was passed, and there are 26 more to go. Has the tax made a difference in Broward? What more needs to be done to improve public transportation in Broward?