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Daylina Miller

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Tampa Bay
As seen in: NPR, WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL), Patch, Health News Florida, WUSF Public Media, University of South Florida, Tampa Bay Times, EIN News, TBO Holidays, WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Simplecast and
Covers:  General assignment, LGBTQ+ community, health, environment, business, community engagement, breaking news
Doesn't Cover: Marathons, 5k races, fundraisers, studies with bad science, hyperlocal health stories, transphobic hot takes
Journalist @NPR @WUSF | nonbinary | queer | member of @TransJa | ADHD | #KidneyDonor 💚 | tabletop gamer | horror enthusiast | atheist witch

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Daylina Miller’s Biography

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Multimedia journalist for Tampa's National Public Radio member station, WUSF 89.7 FM. Pronouns are they/them.

I'm a general assignment reporter and multimedia journalist, doing everything from shooting photos and videos to creating audiograms and video stories for social media. I also produce stories for broadcast on the radio.

Daylina Miller’s Journalist Portfolio

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AHCA Restricting Access To Public Meetings For ABA Therapy

AHCA Restricting Access To Public Meetings For ABA Therapy

The state Agency for Health Care Administration is limiting how many people can attend a series of public mee…

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Pasco Church, Polling Precinct Blasted For Sign

Pasco Church, Polling Precinct Blasted For Sign

A West Pasco church that serves as a voter precinct came under fire Tuesday for a sign placed at the entrance…

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Autistic Children Face Medicaid Snags For Therapy

Autistic Children Face Medicaid Snags For Therapy

When you step inside the Creative Behavior Solutions clinic in Largo, the first thing you notice isn't what y…

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Safe Campus To Help Young Sex Trafficking Victims Heal

Safe Campus To Help Young Sex Trafficking Victims Heal

On 100 acre stretch of land, seven houses sit in various stages of construction. The exposed, wooden beams ar…

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Elections 2016: Medicaid Expansion The Key Health Care Issue for Advocates, But Not For Candidate...

Elections 2016: Medicaid Expansion The Key Health Care Issue for Advocates, But Not For Candidate...

It's a busy Monday morning at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, and Philip Ertel is here for a check-up. The 60…

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The Business Of Edible Landscaping

The Business Of Edible Landscaping

With growing concerns about pesticides and where our food comes from, more people are growing their own produ…

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Articles

This cemetery teaches student historians how to preserve memories and honor legacies

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By Daylina Miller Verified
| WUWF-FM Verified
At 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday morning, as the cars whizzed by on nearby U.S. 41, a small team of youngsters gathered around a folding table in a shelter at the center of the 115-year-old Lutz Cemetery. Cemetery manager Toni Hedstrom laid out thin sheets of paper, tape, scissors and black chalk while explaining the day's task. "We are going to do monument etching. This is so cool, you guys.
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This cemetery teaches student historians how to preserve memories and honor legacies

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By Daylina Miller Verified
| WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) Verified
At 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday morning, as the cars whizzed by on nearby U.S. 41, a small team of youngsters gathered around a folding table in a shelter at the center of the 115-year-old Lutz Cemetery. Cemetery manager Toni Hedstrom laid out thin sheets of paper, tape, scissors and black chalk while explaining the day’s task. “We are going to do monument etching. This is so cool, you guys.
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WUSF journalists, hosts, podcasts and more nominated for Creative Loafing’s ‘Best of the Bay’ awards. Here’s how to vote

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By Daylina Miller Verified
| WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) Verified
The polls are open for this year’s “Best of the Bay” awards from Creative Loafing, and WUSF’s been nominated in several of the nine categories. Voting is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30 and you can vote once per day across the categories of Arts, Beauty & wellness, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Goods, People, Places, and Services. From multimedia journalism and news podcasts to instagram personalities and classical and jazz musicians, here’s the who, and what, you can vote on.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I freelanced for various publications in college. My first staff job was as general assignment reporter for the Suncoast News.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have, and I collect typewriters made before 1950.

How is social media changing news?

It's requiring transparency with journalists, holding journalists accountable and enabling conversation between journalists and the audience.

Awards

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Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Contest

2016 - 2nd Place - Light Feature - Radio Division
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Radio Television Digital News Association - National Edward E. Murrow Award

2016 - Best Small Online News Organization Website

Health News Florida was honored with the 2016 national Edward R. Murrow award for “Best Small Online News Organization Website” for audio for its statewide multimedia and broadcast collaboration project. The national Murrow award is considered one of the most prestigious honors in the broadcast and multimedia industry.

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Florida Scholastic Press Association Student Journalist of the Year

2007 - Student Journalism

I won runner-up my senior year of high school for the FSPA's coveted "Student Journalist of the Year" award.

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Course Director's Award - "Writing for Interactive Media"

2013 - Interactive media

I was pesented this award at my graduation from Full Sail University with a master's degree in new media journalism.

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors- Star Online Package of the Year

2015 - Multimedia

Award won for multimedia elements in "About 2,000 paddlefish released into Caddo Lake." Judges: "Nice photos and use of video. Good storytelling."

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Florida Associated Press Broadcasters

2016 - 2nd Place - Best News Website

A collaborative effort between WUSF, WMFE and WLRN for Health News Florida.

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Radio Television Digital News Association - Regional Edward E. Murrow Award

2016 - Best Small Online News Organization Website

Health News Florida was honored with the 2016 national Edward R. Murrow award for “Best Small Online News Organization Website” for audio for its statewide multimedia and broadcast collaboration project. The national Murrow award is considered one of the most prestigious honors in the broadcast and multimedia industry.

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Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

2019 - Excellence In Writing

The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. This year’s competition included 4,600 entries from radio and television newsrooms across the United States. The regional award, which recognizes the best broadcast journalism in a region including Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico, is now being considered for a national honor, to be named later this year.

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