Kerry Sheridan
Kerry Sheridan is a reporter and co-host of All Things Considered at WUSF Public Media.
Prior to joining WUSF, she covered international news, health, science, space and environmental issues for Agence France-Presse from 2005 to 2019, reporting from the Middle East bureau in Cyprus, followed by stints in Washington and Miami.
Kerry earned her master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2002, and was a recipient of the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for Cultural Reporting.
She got her start in radio news as a freelancer with WFUV in the Bronx in 2002. Since then, her stories have spanned a range of topics, including politics, baseball, rocket launches, art exhibits, coral reef restoration, life-saving medical research, and more.
She is a native of upstate New York, and currently lives with her husband and two children in Sarasota.
You can reach Kerry via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on Twitter @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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Some butterflies are disappearing — falling to factors like pesticide use and loss of habitat. A native butterfly is making a surprising comeback in Florida, where it was thought to be wiped out.
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Atalas are small butterflies with inky black wings that are speckled with iridescent blue spots, and a bright red body. -
Research shows there are science-backed ways to help students learn to read, but not all teachers are trained in the best way to do so. In response, colleges are reimagining their curriculums. -
A chorus of professional singers and people with dementia perform Western-themed songs as a part of a support group for people dealing with memory loss.
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Gleaning involves picking perfectly good fruits and vegetables from farmers' fields after the harvest, so they can be donated to food banks. -
While dozens rallied outside the Sarasota School Board meeting, accusing Bridget Ziegler of hypocrisy for having advocated against LGBTQ causes while she was having a sexual relationship with her husband and another woman, the board voted 4-1 to ask her to resign. -
A huge turnout is expected Tuesday as the Sarasota School Board votes on a resolution that urges Ziegler to resign, saying that her continued presence poses an “irreparably harmful distraction." Her husband, the Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, is the subject of a police investigation for sexual assault. -
The Sarasota School Board will vote to ask Bridget Ziegler to resign, after two colleagues said she has become a "distraction" due to her alleged involvement in a sexual relationship with her husband — the chair of the Florida Republican Party — and another woman. -
The Washington, D.C.-based Americans United for Separation of Church and State says the videos peddle propaganda and asks parents to report if they are shown in their children's school. -
A public records request filed by a volunteer with the Florida Freedom to Read Project shows that reviewers found many issues with Ramsey's "Foundations in Personal Finance 4th edition." -
Florida approved Ramsey's textbook, just as a new state law came into effect requiring a financial literacy course in order for incoming freshmen in high school to graduate. -
Florida schools can use the curriculum from a conservative radio host and finance adviser to satisfy a financial literacy requirement. Critics say it lacks academic rigor and includes Bible verses.
