Sherrilyn Cabrera
Senior ProducerSherrilyn Cabrera is WLRN's senior producer, overseeing the newsroom's daily excerpts that air midday during NPR/WBUR's Here & Now, as well as overseeing our local afternoon newscasts that air during All Things Considered.
Sherrilyn got her start in journalism as a 2019 spring and summer intern for WLRN. After completing her internship, she continued to report, anchor and produce for the newsroom as a freelancer.
During the 2020 election, she was a reporting fellow for TCPalm, helping cover the election and its impact on local communities along the Treasure Coast. The following year, she worked with Boston NPR member station WBUR as an associate producer for newscasts and worked with the newsroom's digital team.
A Miami native, Sherrilyn is a proud alumni of Miami Dade College and Florida International University, where she earned her journalism degrees. She is a fierce advocate for local news and is proud she gets to work in it — in her hometown.
She can be reached at scabrera@wlrnnews.org
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For Miami singer-songwriter Inez Barlatier, world music is a healing practice. The Haitian-American multidisciplinary artist talks to WLRN about her emotional and vulnerable submission for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest and what it was like growing up in the Miami art scene. -
Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, 42, the former city council president took on the role as interim mayor following the resignation earlier this month of former Mayor Esteban Bovo, who took a new job as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. -
Being a ‘No Sabo Kid’ means that your Spanish is probably not perfect, or maybe you don’t know the language at all. Latinos use the term to shame others within the community because of their imperfect Spanish. But Latinos are now reclaiming the term to prove that language and Latino identity are not mutually exclusive. -
Chasing your dream can be terrifying. That was the case for aspiring singer-songwriter Justin Koolik. The 22-year-old from Boca Raton traded in a future in Wall Street for a life behind the microphone. WLRN spoke to him about taking the big leap into music and why he’s taking part in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. -
South Florida-based Spirit Airlines has appointed its new leader weeks after it emerged from bankruptcy. -
Miami Dade College student Isabel Paz, 19, reflects on the lasting effects of gun violence on herself and the people around her in her submission for NPR's College Podcast Challenge. Her podcast is now a finalist for the fourth annual competition. -
South Florida is home to a wide array of music genres from all types of musicians. But it can be hard to break through and it’s even easier to go unnoticed. That’s the idea behind NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, which aims to highlight unsigned, independent artists. WLRN is showcasing some of our favorite local submissions for this year's contest. -
Keys officials say the outer 45 feet of Mallory Square is closed to all traffic, including foot traffic. An assessment of the square showed some deterioration. -
Author and poet Sarah Trudgeon lives in Great Barrington, Mass., but she stays connected to South Florida through poetry: for the last decade, she has served as a ZipOdes judge and editor. "It's really magical," she says. -
Being a "No Sabo Kid" means that you are a Latino (of any age) in the U.S. and your Spanish is probably not perfect — or maybe you don’t know the language at all. "No sabo" is the incorrect way to say "I don’t know” in Spanish. The correct wording is “no sé.” -
Beatriz Fernandez was the first person to submit a ZipOde in 2015, about her neighborhood. This year marks the tenth anniversary of WLRN and O, Miami's ZipOdes initiative. "I think the challenges of living here and the diversity of our population and the different cultures coming together are really something that inspires you," she said. -
New proposed constitutional amendment in Florida seeks to abolish the office of lieutenant governor and create a commissioner of government efficiency.
