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Carlton Gillespie

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WLRN Broward County Reporter

Joined January 2024
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'Absolute censorship': Someone doesn't want you to know about Michael Carbonara's data center ties (via @TooMuchMe) wlrn.org/government-politics…
'Absolute censorship': Someone doesn't want you to know about Michael Carbonara's data center ties

'Absolute censorship': Someone doesn't want you to know about Michael Carbonara's data center ties

As early voting begins ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election, there has been a shadowy concerted effort that likely prevents most would-be voters from accessing articles critical of Michael Carbonara...

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Governor's race: James Fishback’s pro-law enforcement running mate under criminal investigation (via @Carlgille + @jake4shore) wlrn.org/government-politics…
Governor's race: James Fishback’s pro-law enforcement running mate under criminal investigation

Governor's race: James Fishback’s pro-law enforcement running mate under criminal investigation

The Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed a criminal investigation into Sean Lozano is being conducted by its Public Corruption Unit, after receiving a request from his former employer,...

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Jake Shore@jake4shoreAug 5
NEW: @WLRN learned that Broward County prosecutors are investigating @SeanLozanoFL, who is the running mate to insurgent GOP gov. candidate @jamesfishback. The state attorney's office says it's related to Lozano's time as a Lauderhill cop. Story w @Carlgille wlrn.org/government-politics…
Governor's race: James Fishback’s pro-law enforcement running mate under criminal investigation

Governor's race: James Fishback’s pro-law enforcement running mate under criminal investigation

The Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed a criminal investigation into Sean Lozano is being conducted by its Public Corruption Unit, after receiving a request from his former employer,...

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How James Fishback is winning over both young and far-right voters in quest win governor's race (via @Carlgille & @jake4shore) wlrn.org/government-politics…
How James Fishback is winning over both young and far-right voters in quest to win governor's race

How James Fishback is winning over both young and far-right voters in quest to win governor's race

Interviews with young Fishback supporters reveal how the 31-year-old candidate's populist positions, like protecting the environment and securing housing for young people, are winning them over. The...

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Jake Shore@jake4shoreJul 17
NEW from @WLRN: @Carlgille and I attended @jamesfishback rallies and spoke with six supporters, volunteers and undecided voters. The 31 yr old candidate is winning over young people with populist positions, like securing housing & protecting the Everglades wlrn.org/government-politics…
How James Fishback is winning over both young and far-right voters in quest to win governor's race

How James Fishback is winning over both young and far-right voters in quest to win governor's race

Interviews with young Fishback supporters reveal how the 31-year-old candidate's populist positions, like protecting the environment and securing housing for young people, are winning them over. The...

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'Heartbreaking': Images of ICE agents 'hunting people down' across Broward spur anger (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/immigration/2025-12…
'Heartbreaking': Images of ICE agents 'hunting people down' across Broward spur anger

'Heartbreaking': Images of ICE agents 'hunting people down' across Broward spur anger

Social media posts by local public officials and Broward County residents showing ICE agents come at a time when the Trump administration is deploying federal agents nationwide to track down suspec...

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After a slow start, the Miami Marlins have been one of Major League Baseball’s best teams since late June. A 1,2000-pound pitching robot may be one reason why. (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/sports/2025-08-18/m…
Robot pitching clones: Inside the technology that's fueling the Miami Marlins' hot streak

Robot pitching clones: Inside the technology that's fueling the Miami Marlins' hot streak

After a slow start, the Miami Marlins have been one of Major League Baseball’s best teams since late June. A cutting-edge robot that almost perfectly replicates opposition teams' pitches may be one...

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'What's your name, spirit?' The hunt for the supernatural at the Old Davie School and Museum (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/south-florida/2025-…

'What's your name, spirit?' The hunt for the supernatural at the Old Davie School and Museum

Countless guests and volunteers have reported paranormal activity at Broward's oldest existing school building. WLRN went along for the latest sweep by a local ghost hunting team to see what strange...

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Fort Lauderdale Film Festival sponsors boost support to offset state funding cuts (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/arts-culture/2024-1…
Fort Lauderdale Film Festival sponsors boost support to offset state funding cuts

Fort Lauderdale Film Festival sponsors boost support to offset state funding cuts

The 39th Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival takes place this week. The festival was one of the many arts organizations negatively impacted by the governor’s veto of arts funding this summer.

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Broward commissioners defer vote on expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/news-in-brief/2024-…
Broward commissioners defer vote on expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill

Broward commissioners defer vote on expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill

The proposals would allow for the height of the landfill to up to 325 feet tall — an increase of 100 feet — and expand the horizontal footprint of the site by almost 25 acres.

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New film shares a blind Broward athlete's inspiring journey across the U.S. (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/arts-culture/2024-1…
New film shares a blind Broward athlete's inspiring journey across the U.S.

New film shares a blind Broward athlete's inspiring journey across the U.S.

The film Blind AF, which is showing at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, tells the story of Shawn Cheshire a blind woman from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea who is striving to ride across the United States...

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More than 1 million residents live in unincorporated Miami-Dade, where soon their primary law enforcement agency will be the sheriff's office. I spoke with both candidates running for sheriff about their vision for accountability in those areas. wlrn.org/government-politics…
How will Miami-Dade County’s new sheriff serve unincorporated areas?

How will Miami-Dade County’s new sheriff serve unincorporated areas?

With the new sheriff's office, Miami-Dade County will face changes in policing. Unincorporated areas may see the starkest change with the sheriff outside county oversight.

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Why votes won't count on a proposed charter amendment in Hollywood (@Carlgille) wlrn.org/government-politics…
Why votes won't count on a proposed charter amendment in Hollywood

Why votes won't count on a proposed charter amendment in Hollywood

Charter Amendment 6 was supposed to ask whether Hollywood voters would get to decide on the sale or lease of some city-owned properties. But on the official ballot, it read completely differently.

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Forty Broward nonprofits receive grants from Community Foundation of Broward (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/arts-culture/2024-1…
Community Foundation of Broward celebrates 40th anniversary by awarding '40 for 40' grants

Community Foundation of Broward celebrates 40th anniversary by awarding '40 for 40' grants

The nonprofits are expected to received $10,000 each. Applications were open from June to August, and over 200 organizations applied for the grants.

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Alyssa Ramos ✨@LysKRamos17 Oct 2024
In this week's issue of the A/C: The state of Miami’s cultural institutions @WLRN mailchi.mp/wlrnnews.org/clos…
Closed, abandoned and neglected

Closed, abandoned and neglected

The state of Miami’s cultural institutions.

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Facing re-election, Fort Lauderdale mayor outlines his priorities for city's future (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/government-politics…
Facing re-election, Fort Lauderdale mayor outlines his priorities for city's future

Facing re-election, Fort Lauderdale mayor outlines his priorities for city's future

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis pledged to improve the city’s flood prevention infrastructure, boost water quality and take a “get tough” approach to deal with the city’s long-standing homeless...

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Meet the 'Keeper of the Stanley Cup' who spent the summer with the Panthers (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/sports/2024-10-15/s…
Meet the 'Keeper of the Stanley Cup' who spent the summer with the Panthers

Meet the 'Keeper of the Stanley Cup' who spent the summer with the Panthers

Phil Pritchard is better known as “The Keeper of the Cup.” He goes everywhere the cup goes, whether that's to a player’s hometown or into the VIP section at a club in Miami.

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Danny Rivero@TooMuchMe14 Oct 2024
This week we're launching Culture of Neglect, a series looking at how City of Miami-owned cultural institutions have fallen into disrepair, abandonment and underuse. Part one by @JoshCeb looks at the Olympia Theater in downtown. Until a few short years ago it was thriving.
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Repair and re-opening still far away for historic Olympia Theater in Miami (via @JoshCeb) wlrn.org/arts-culture/2024-1…
Repair and re-opening still far away for historic Olympia Theater in Miami

Repair and re-opening still far away for historic Olympia Theater in Miami

The Olympia Theater in Downtown Miami was once a storied music venue that saw the likes of Elvis Presley perform. Now the building is in a state of disrepair, as the City of Miami is still in the...

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South Florida first responders join the recovery effort for Hurricane Milton (via @Carlgille) wlrn.org/hurricane-coverage/…
South Florida first responders join the recovery effort for Hurricane Milton

South Florida first responders join the recovery effort for Hurricane Milton

Emergency personnel from Broward and Miami Dade counties are in the Tampa Bay region offering support following the massive storm.

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Port Everglades has an economic impact of over $26 billion for our region
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Meet the man overseeing one of Broward’s largest economic drivers (via @Carlgille ) wlrn.org/business/2024-10-10…

Meet the man overseeing one of Broward’s largest economic drivers

Joe Morris took over the role in July after 25 years in the port industry. Most recently he was the director of the Massachusetts Port Authority.

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