Sherrilyn Cabrera
PM Newscast and Digital ProducerSherrilyn Cabrera is WLRN's PM newscast and digital producer.
She 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, Sherrilyn 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 WBURas 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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Alberto Carvalho has served as Miami-Dade schools superintendent since 2008, one of the longest tenures in the region and in the country. He will now head to California — to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Santiago Potes was the first Latino DACA recipient among 32 Americans to receive the Rhodes Scholarship last year — one of the oldest and most prestigious international scholarship programs in the world. It allows college students to study at Oxford University in England.
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The Broward Teachers Union has sent a letter to Broward County schools superintendent Robert Runcie, putting him on notice. The union on Friday warned the school district of potentially facing legal liability if they “continue to ignore legitimate safety and wellness issues.”
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Broward College announced Wednesday that it received nearly $400,000 in grant funding to assist students who may be facing food insecurity. The Florida Blue Foundation granted the college $377,000 to use over the next four years to build three food pantries, one in each campus.
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The Palm Beach County school district sent out a memo telling teachers if they show the presidential inauguration in their classrooms, they must be, "balanced and fair." Some school officials have interpreted the note to mean they shouldn't share the event with their students at all.
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School district officials in Broward and Miami-Dade County are urging that teachers and staff get next priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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A U.S. district judge ordered Census counting to continue until October 31. Miami’s response rate continues to be one of the lowest in Florida.
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South Florida's Census Response Rate Is Low. Here's How Local Nonprofits Are Shifting Their OutreachDuring the last few months of 2019, several local and statewide organizations in Florida were finalizing big plans for Census 2020 outreach.A lot of it…
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The union representing 14 former Broward College faculty counselors has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the college.The United Faculty of…
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Days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking protests across the country against police brutality, Amanda Valdespino posted a…
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On this Tuesday, June 9, episode of Sundial:Drive-in Theaters Make A ComebackMovie theaters are now allowed to reopen across the state — but not in most…
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On this Thursday, May 28, episode of Sundial:Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Visits Keys Nursing HomeLast week, U.S. Democratic Congresswoman Debbie…