About Florida Tribune
The Florida Tribune is a non partisan media organization dedicated to covering the policy, people and politics of Florida government.
A dedicated staff of research assistants and skilled veteran reporters ensures Florida Tribune covers the stories that matter and help make government more transparent.
Our Staff
Bill Prescott
Editor, News Producer
Bill Prescott made the move to online journalism after 35 years in newspapers. He's made a full circle back to Florida's capital after starting his career at the Tallahassee Democrat. He has been a government reporter in south Georgia and Pinellas County, and a bureau chief and senior copy editor at The Tampa Tribune, where he worked for 25 years. During his time at the Tribune, he supervised its bureau in Clearwater, the county seat of the state's most densely populated county, during the opening round of the Trib's newspaper war with the St. Pete Times. In his off time, he likes to hike the trails at Birdsong Nature Center near Thomasville, Ga.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 108
Cell: 727-692-6439
bprescott@fltrib.com
Travis Pillow
Reporter
A wide range of experiences led Travis Pillow to covering the state capital, from interning for a multinational engineering firm in the United Arab Emirates to helping start a student-run magazine at the University of Florida. Most recently, he was the Tallahassee correspondent for the Florida Independent, where his time as a one-man bureau compelled him to learn quickly about the inner workings of state government. When he's not reading bills or poring over spreadsheets, he enjoys cheering for the Gators and paddling the spring-fed streams of North Florida.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 111
Cell: 407-376-3105
tpillow@fltrib.com
Bruce Ritchie
Senior Writer, Growth & Environment
Bruce Ritchie, editor of FloridaEnvironments.com, has 25 years of newspaper and news wire reporting experience. He previously was growth and environment reporter for The Tallahassee Democrat from 2000 to 2008. His articles on pollution threats to springs, water use from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system and on growth management in Florida have won statewide awards. He also is a former reporter for The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, The Florida Times-Union, the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser and United Press International.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 114
Cell: 850-566-4518
britchie@fltrib.com
Reporter
Gray Rohrer covers gaming, property insurance, transportation and economic development for The Florida Current. He grew up on the Space Coast and graduated from the University of Central Florida, and lives and breathes Florida politics. He covered local government and politics for the Ponte Vedra Leader and the Cape Coral Daily Breeze, where he covered the housing crisis, before coming to Tallahassee in 2010 to write for Sunshine State News. An avid sports fan, he enjoys following soccer, football and basketball, especially the #1 ranked UNC Tarheels.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 112
Cell: 321-759-3152
grohrer@fltrib.com
Christine Jordan Sexton
Senior Writer
Christine Jordan Sexton is an award winning journalist who for the last 20 years has specialized in covering Florida government with an emphasis on health care, insurance, the courts and Medicaid. For the last two years, Sexton has anchored legislative coverage for the not for profit, Health News Florida. In that capacity, Sexton was the first reporter in the state to report on Gov. Charlie Crist’s health reform initiative, Cover Florida, as well as the governor’s attempt to abolish certificate of need for new hospitals. Sexton has contributed to the New York Times and other national publications such as National Underwriter and On Common Ground. Her work also has appeared in the Daily Business Review, Florida Trend and 850 Magazine and she is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 115
Cell: 850-251-0358
csexton@fltrib.com
Ana Goni-Lessan
Photojournalist
Ana Goni-Lessan is a recent graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and a native of Tallahassee. She was photo editor of the largest student-run newspaper in the country, The Independent Florida Alligator and has interned at The Tallahassee Democrat, The Santa Fe Reporter and Tallahassee Magazine.
Office: 850-915-0100, ext. 108
Cell: 850-545-0229
agonilessan@fltrib.com