Sherrilyn Cabrera
Senior ProducerSherrilyn Cabrera is SA国际传谋's senior producer, overseeing the newsroom's daily excerpts that air midday during NPR/WBUR's Here & Now, as well as overseeing our local afternoon newscasts that air during All Things Considered.
Sherrilyn got her start in journalism as a 2019 spring and summer intern for SA国际传谋. After completing her internship, she continued to report, anchor and produce for the newsroom as a freelancer.
During the 2020 election, she was a reporting fellow for , helping cover the election and its impact on local communities along the Treasure Coast. The following year, she worked with Boston NPR member station as an associate producer for newscasts and worked with the newsroom's digital team.
A Miami native, Sherrilyn is a proud alumni of Miami Dade College and Florida International University, where she earned her journalism degrees. She is a fierce advocate for local news and is proud she gets to work in it 鈥� in her hometown.
She can be reached at scabrera@wlrnnews.org
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South Florida community leaders and Democratic congressional candidates are urging the U.S. Senate to approve an extension of deportation protections for Haitians that passed the House on a rare bipartisan vote in April. -
Miami International Airport's new $33 million operations center will house staff from 30 different emergency response agencies to improve safety at the airport. -
The so-called 鈥淩ecall Cava鈥� political committee did not get the required 66,000 valid petition signatures for the recall to end up on the county ballot this election cycle. It only collected about 26,000 signatures. -
The Community Justice Project is marking 10 years of community-based legal advocacy in South Florida. The organization has worked alongside tenants, workers, immigrants and grassroots groups on issues ranging from housing displacement and police violence to classroom censorship and free expression. -
Located in Liberty City, it will be known as the navigation center. The county鈥檚 Homeless Trust says it鈥檚 expected to open in June and will provide short-term emergency housing for up to 80 people.
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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami has announced plans for a $61m expansion that would create new cultural community spaces and a permanent parking facility for visitors. -
For many legendary artists, church was their introduction to music 鈥� like for Boynton Beach native Jobina Bien-Aime, or Jobi, whose blend of hip hop, jazz, rap and gospel fuels her artistry. She spoke with SA国际传谋 about how her faith and Haitian heritage influence her music. -
NPR鈥檚 College Podcast Challenge, which spotlights some of the best student podcasts in the country, awarded 35 honorable mentions from roughly 200 entries. Among them: three standout podcasts from Miami Dade College students. -
Malka Horwitz was just 25 years old when she was separated from her young son and taken to the Vilna ghetto during World War II. -
A massive warehouse fire that erupted Thursday morning in Miami Gardens has over 100 firefighters responding to the scene. No injuries have been reported. -
For 20 years, Miami Dade College鈥檚 annual Community Health Fair has provided free health services to thousands of uninsured and underinsured residents in Miami-Dade County. It has grown into a large-scale event offering dozens of health screenings, and serving more than 2,000 people each year. -
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival began at Florida International University鈥檚 Biscayne Bay Campus in 1997 as a one-day, student-run event. Today, it鈥檚 one of the country's largest culinary festivals. But one thing hasn鈥檛 changed: the FIU connection and the students behind the scenes.
