Lance Dixon
Former Digital EditorLance Dixon is WLRN's digital editor. He's worked as a professional journalist in his hometown of Miami since 2013.
Before joining the WLRN newsroom, Lance served as director and storytelling producer at The New Tropic — a hyperlocal news outlet that covers South Florida culture, civic engagement and more through a daily newsletter. Before that Lance was a general assignment and municipal government reporter at The Miami Herald covering the day-to-day happenings of various city halls, along with other enterprise and breaking news coverage.
He's also previously contributed reporting to WLRN and was a finalist for a 2014 Associated Press Broacasters Award for a feature story on two die-hard Miami Marlins fans.
Lance earned a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. And as a South Florida native he's also proud to say that he's an alumnus of Miami Northwestern Senior High School.
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Coronavirus test sites have popped up throughout South Florida. -
On this edition of the South Florida Roundup we discussed the ongoing instability in Haiti, a mix of climate change efforts and goals from local leaders, and the fate of two local college football programs. -
We'll have updates from the polls and results later in the day from across South Florida. -
Ahead of the Nov. 2 election in South Florida, do you have questions about voting by mail? Wondering where you can drop off your ballot? Want to update your signature? We've got you covered. -
Over the next few weeks, South Florida commissioners and council members will be voting on the priorities and departments that will be funded thanks — in great part — to contributions from taxpayers like you. -
Have questions about voting by mail? Wondering where you can drop off your ballot? Need to find your polling place? We've got you covered. -
We know there’s a lot of misinformation out there and there’s plenty of anxiety of how things will shake out on Nov. 3 and beyond, so we put together this quick look at how we plan to cover things on Election Day (and in the days to follow). -
Each county has multiple early voting sites, and they will likely be different from your normal polling place on Election Day. So we mapped out the sites in each county to help voters visualize the location of their closest early voting site. -
There are plenty of things competing for voters’ attention on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, but there also will be countywide referenda that voters will decide this election. There are three questions that all Miami-Dade residents will vote on, and two questions across Broward County. -
Have questions about vote by mail? Wondering where you can drop off your ballot? Want to update your signature? We've got you covered. -
The COVID-19 pandemic has hovered over just about every aspect of our lives and our local economy for the past six months. But the pandemic hasn’t stopped things like elections from happening and it won’t stop county commissions from discussing the upcoming budget for the 2021 fiscal year. -
We are told to stay away from each other to stay safe. But staying away can be tough. From church services to pick-up soccer games, going boating or…
