Katie Lepri Cohen
Engagement EditorKatie Lepri Cohen is WLRN's engagement editor. Her work involves distributing and amplifying WLRN's journalism on social media, managing WLRN's social accounts, writing and editing newsletters, and leading audience-listening efforts.
Cohen has been recognized nationally for her work on social media covering the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and Hurricane Irma. She was also part of the newsroom team that won a national Edward R. Murrow award in 2021 and 2022. In 2019, Cohen was named digital journalist of the year by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists.
In 2018, she launched WLRN News' first editorial SMS newsletter, which later became the station's first email newsletter focused on the environment and climate change, and helped start WLRN's Facebook music series Live from the 305. In 2020, she created and launched a second email newsletter covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before joining WLRN, Cohen freelanced for The Miami Herald and interned at DecodeDC in Washington D.C. She studied journalism at Florida International University.
She's been with the newsroom since July 2016.
She can be reached at klcohen@wlrnnews.org
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There have been more than 200 book bans across Florida in the past year, according to a report by the advocacy group PEN America. Many of the targeted books are centered around people of color and LGBTQ characters. -
President Joe Biden is rolling back some of his predecessor’s sanctions on communist Cuba. The changes are intended partly to help deter a record wave of Cuban immigration to the U.S. -
Are you caring for someone you love? How do you start the conversation about assisting your loved one as they age? WLRN's Sunshine Economy wants to hear your story. -
With vaccines widely accessible, school back in session, pandemic restrictions mostly at bay, rising cases of breakthrough COVID-19 and booster shots ahead, what questions do you have about the virus, this latest surge and what it means for everyday life? -
Are you trying to buy or rent a home right now? We want to hear about how that’s going and how you’re feeling about it. Share your thoughts with us below. -
South Florida has plenty of food traditions year round, but we'd like to know what dishes end up on your table. Tell us about it and then share the recipe (or two if you've got 'em). -
In each Instagram live stream, we had a Q&A discussion with a member of our news team, a local expert and — of course — you. -
The emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is a lot worse than experts projected. -
Many families in South Florida are facing the same problem as the rest of America: how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely with the coronavirus still spreading. -
While the rain and wind have gradually wound down, there's still a threat of rain and flooding. -
If you’re a first time voter interested in sharing what issues you care about, we want to hear from you. -
Your loved ones are not statistics. Over the last 18 months, more than 45,000 Floridians have died from COVID-19. WLRN is working to memorialize victims of the virus.We hope their stories will tell us about who we’ve lost, and increase our understanding of what this global pandemic has cost us.
