Wayne Garcia

Wayne Garcia is working with the WUSF newsroom and its digital media interns for the fall 2019 semester.

He is a journalism instructor at the USF Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications. His background is in political and investigative journalism.

As a journalist, Garcia worked for the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune and Gainesville Sun daily newspapers.

During his tenure as the political editor for the alt-weekly Creative Loafing, Garcia won two Sunshine State Awards for his political writing and his widely read political blog. He was the 2009 recipient of the Irene Miller Vigilance in Journalism Award from the Pinellas Chapter of the ACLU.

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DeVos Bemoans Grades on Nation’s Report Card, Lauds Florida Education Changes

Wayne Garcia

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday called the results of the latest Nation's Report Card evidence of a country with a "student achievement...
Coast Guard Report: Florida Leads Nation Again In Boating Accidents, Fatalities

Wayne Garcia

Florida led the nation again in boating accidents, deaths and injuries, according to a U.S. Coast Guard survey of 2018 marine incidents. The Sunshine...