Bobbie O'Brien
Bobbie O’Brien has been a Reporter/Producer at WUSF since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Florida and the Tampa Bay region.
Bobbie also produces the blog, Off the Base, and covers military affairs, veterans’ issues and military families. She was named a Rosalyn Carter Fellow in 2010-2011. She supervises WUSF’s news interns and frequently contributes to NPR programs.
Prior to joining WUSF, she worked at WTVT- TV as a researcher/segment producer, at the Tampa Tribune and at WFLA-TV. She attended Kent State University and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida in 1980.
Her work has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Public Radio News Directors Inc., American Women in Radio & Television, the Florida Associated Press and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
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Florida’s citrus industry still contributes an estimated $8 billion a year to the state economy. That’s despite its longtime battle against greening - a... -
This is citrus harvesting season in Florida, where oranges make up the largest part of an industry that contributes $8 billion a year to the state...
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It happens hundreds, if not thousands, of times a year nationwide. A veteran dies, but there’s no family nearby. So, the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Military retirees can camp, golf, and fish at hundreds of military bases. It costs less than civilian resorts, making the bases popular vacation spots...
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States are competitive whether they’re vying to keep their military bases or to attract new corporate headquarters. And now, there’s a new tug of war... -
The U.S. Coast Guard opened the seaports in St. Croix, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico over the weekend, but only for daylight operations at many sites....
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It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Irma. Yet many smaller communities in Florida’s rural counties are still suffering and need basic resources,... -
The tragic deaths of eight nursing home residents after Irma knocked out their air conditioning has prompted the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to... -
Hurricane Irma evacuations now involve more than South Florida residents taking to the roads. The 6 th Air Mobility Wing at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force... -
A three-day, tax-free holiday on hurricane supplies starts today and runs through Sunday. Legislators hope it will serve as an incentive for Floridians... -
Memorial Day can be especially difficult for relatives of service members who died by suicide. They often feel stigmatized, even around other military… -
The American Homefront Project talks with service members and veterans about who they're remembering this Memorial Day.
