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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People who work for Florida-based grocery giant Publix said the company is allowing customers to openly carry firearms in its stores. -
The National Weather Service says coastal areas are also under a moderate flood warning through at least Oct. 8 — when the tides are expected to peak. -
Maria Zack won the Republican primary after Tuesday's special election. She’ll face off in December against Democrat Rob Long and independent Karen Yeh.
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Three major hospital systems in Florida are challenging a proposed rule that would change how organ transplant programs are approved and monitored. -
The City of Fort Lauderdale is set to receive $88 million in federal funding to help build back after the 2023 record-breaking flooding.
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The Knaus family said the new Miami location at 16790 SW 177th Ave. will offer more capacity, parking and an additional oven to help with long wait times. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five notable Floridians with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, one of the state’s highest honors.
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Once a glamorous racetrack, Hialeah Park became iconic for its pink flamingos. A century later, the birds — and memories — remain, kept alive by locals like historian and former worker Ken Wilde. -
South Florida public school students went back to class this week with more restrictions on cell phone use. -
The lawsuit accuses Waterfront Construction — the company that owns the barge — and the Miami Yacht Club and MYC Youth Sailing Foundation of negligence and recklessness leading up to the July 28 crash. -
Floridians can buy firearms, ammunition, and outdoor gear for fishing and bow hunting tax free — beginning later this summer.
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In a letter to the Florida Division of Emergency Management on Friday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava cited concerns over "troubling" conditions at the site and stressed that Miami-Dade officials are entitled to access since the land is county-owned.
