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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Miami International Airport's new $33 million operations center will house staff from 30 different emergency response agencies to improve safety at the airport. -
The so-called “Recall Cava” political committee did not get the required 66,000 valid petition signatures for the recall to end up on the county ballot this election cycle. It only collected about 26,000 signatures. -
The Community Justice Project is marking 10 years of community-based legal advocacy in South Florida. The organization has worked alongside tenants, workers, immigrants and grassroots groups on issues ranging from housing displacement and police violence to classroom censorship and free expression. -
Located in Liberty City, it will be known as the navigation center. The county’s Homeless Trust says it’s expected to open in June and will provide short-term emergency housing for up to 80 people.
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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami has announced plans for a $61m expansion that would create new cultural community spaces and a permanent parking facility for visitors. -
For many legendary artists, church was their introduction to music — like for Boynton Beach native Jobina Bien-Aime, or Jobi, whose blend of hip hop, jazz, rap and gospel fuels her artistry. She spoke with WLRN about how her faith and Haitian heritage influence her music. -
NPR’s College Podcast Challenge, which spotlights some of the best student podcasts in the country, awarded 35 honorable mentions from roughly 200 entries. Among them: three standout podcasts from Miami Dade College students. -
Malka Horwitz was just 25 years old when she was separated from her young son and taken to the Vilna ghetto during World War II. -
A massive warehouse fire that erupted Thursday morning in Miami Gardens has over 100 firefighters responding to the scene. No injuries have been reported. -
For 20 years, Miami Dade College’s annual Community Health Fair has provided free health services to thousands of uninsured and underinsured residents in Miami-Dade County. It has grown into a large-scale event offering dozens of health screenings, and serving more than 2,000 people each year. -
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival began at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus in 1997 as a one-day, student-run event. Today, it’s one of the country's largest culinary festivals. But one thing hasn’t changed: the FIU connection and the students behind the scenes. -
Family members of those killed in the 2018 Parkland school mass shooting are demanding accountability from the Broward County Commission and Broward Sheriff’s Office for operational failures during the deadly incident.
