Carson Cooper
Carson Cooper is a familiar voice. He has become a favorite of WUSF listeners as the host of "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 since he took the job in 2000. Carson has worked in Tampa Bay radio for more than two decades. He has been the host of WUSF 89.7's Florida Matters since its launch in 2006. During that time he has reported on a variety of issues of importance to the community, including growth management, education, trans-portation, affordable housing, taxation, public health and the environment.
Latest stories by Carson Cooper
TAMPA (2009-02-09) Congressman Adam Putnam of Bartow joined every other House Republican in voting against the huge stimulus bill now making its way through Congress. Putnam says the bill would leave a debt load that could become a burden for future generations.
The 111th Congress is now is session. Tampa Democrat, Congresswoman Kathy Castor now serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee. She is back in Washington and talked with Carson Cooper by phone from her office in Washington.
State lawmakers today are beginning a special session to deal with Florida's battered budget. WUSF spoke to New Port Richey State Sen. Mike Fasano about what cuts in services - and possibly tapping into new revenue sources - can be expected.
Workers putting up a shelter at a city park in Safety Harbor have stumbled upon an old knife that archaeologists say dates back some 6,000 years. It's now in the possession of the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History.
WUSF's Morning Edition Host Carson Cooper interviews Michael Kalt, the Tampa Bay Rays Senior Vice President for Development and Business Affairs.
WUSF's Carson Cooper talks spring training and sports with writer and NPR commentator Frank Deford.
Brandy Stark is an adjunct humanities professor who teaches in the Tampa Bay area. She's also the co-founder and senior investigator with a group called SPIRITS. WUSF's Carson Cooper talked with Ms. Stark from her home in St. Petersburg.
Former US Attorney General Janet Reno is the executive producer of a three-CD, 50-song compilation Song of America. Her nephew Ed Peterson helped with the project. They joined WUSF's Carson Cooper, Reno from Miami and Peterson from Nashville.
NPRs Dina Temple Raston speaks with Cooper about the Lackawanna Six and how the FBIs process for identifying terrorists has evolved in the five years since.
Weston Mayor Eric Hersch sued to have the super homestead exemption amendment proposal taken off the January ballot. A judge called the proposal misleading and confusing, and said as written it cannot appear before voters.
Today is the deadline the US Interior Department has given the State of Florida to work out a deal with the Seminoles over gambling. At issue is Las Vegas-style gaming. WUSF's Carson Cooper talks with James Smith, editor of the Florida Baptist Witness.
A special session aimed at cutting down the budget has been put on hold. It was scheduled to begin September 18th. What's the hold up? WUSF's Carson Cooper talks with Florida Sen. Victor Crist of Tampa
