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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A record 4.6 million Floridians are expected to travel over the next few days for the Independence Day holiday, up three percent from last year. -
The governor filed an annual financial-disclosure report Tuesday that showed he had a net worth of nearly $2.1 million dollars.
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Enforcement for speeding violations applies to both summer camps and summer schools in Miami-Dade. The sheriff’s office will use a camera detection system called “RedSpeed,” that was activated last November. -
Federal immigration enforcement officers will be at this weekend’s kick-off of the FIFA Club World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium.
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Federal wildlife officials are seeking endangered-species status for one of Florida's most famous flowers.
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The rematch Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers gets going with Game 1 tonight. -
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will temporarily close two runways for maintenance overnight, with the North Runway closed starting today through Wednesday, and the South Runway closed from Wednesday through Saturday. -
Miami-Dade County officials said the Historic Coconut Grove Playhouse has been the target of two acts of vandalism, involving damage to the construction drainage on Charles Street. -
Nuñez was Florida’s lieutenant governor until she was named interim president in February. She is the sole finalist for the permanent job after a presidential search this month. -
Two of South Florida’s largest airports are expecting this holiday weekend. -
The new law, HB 1447, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis makes it a third-degree felony to enter or remain in ticketed events of more than 5,000 people without authorization. -
The library will be closed for a year and a half while it undergoes improvements, including a new auditorium, work spaces, a U.S. Passport Office, and a cat lounge in partnership with Miami-Dade's Animal Services.
