Tom Flanigan
Phone: (850) 487-3086 x362
Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, with a focus on covering local news personalities, issues and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas and his home state of Maryland. In between, he spent a number of years in corporate communications for a few private firms, time that he calls “invaluable” for giving him a greatly expanded media perspective. During the relatively rare times he’s not racing to cover various community events and activities, Tom enjoys reading and playing guitar (He was a professional drummer in a previous life and is trying to expand his musical horizons). Follow Tom Flaniganon Twitter: @flanigan_tom.
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State health officials, Tuesday, reported a new record high number of coronavirus cases recorded in a single day since the pandemic began. The 2,783 cases reported June 16 bring the statewide total number of cases to 80,109.The Florida Department of Health also reported 55 new coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, increasing the statewide death toll to 2,993 fatalities including more than 1,500 deaths in long-term care facilities. -
Florida's Physicians for Social Responsibility want Governor Ron DeSantis to require mask-wearing in certain situations. -
Local Activists Call For Firing Of Police Chief, City Manager After Tony McDade Shooting. City OfficTwo different messages at separate press conferences Monday as activists call for firings and local officials urge calm following the shooting death of Tony McDade and amid protests over police killings of unarmed black men and women. -
State health officials have reported 879 new cases of the coronavirus since Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 51,746 confirmed cases.The Florida Department of Health also reported 15 deaths, Monday, increasing the death toll to 2,252 fatalities.The total number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Florida now stands at 9,424 patients.Of the 909,928 total tests that have been reported in Florida so far, 5.7% have been positive for the virus. -
State health officials reported 708 new cases of the coronavirus in Florida, Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 32,846 confirmed cases. The Florida… -
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has been trying to revive the state's troubled farming sector as its markets have shrunk due to the COVID... -
Florida's courts and law offices may be closed due to the coronavirus, but the Florida Bar's online legal resource is now ready to serve even more clients. -
Two years ago, a new law required all Florida students from kindergarten to college to be "literate in civics." But the mechanism to make that happen at... -
A bill allowing the state to preempt local governments on nearly all aspects of regulation concerning short-term vacation rentals, like Airbnb, has... -
At age 84, Social Security, America’s senior safety net program, is in its "Golden Years," but that may not last unless the federal government steps in....
