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  • Ronnie Lovler

    Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in Bogota, Colombia. She is an editor and contributor for the book titled, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida and a contributing author to the anthology Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America. She began her career in journalism at the San Juan Star in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ronnie resides in Gainesville and loves to travel.

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  • Ronnie Lovler

    Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in Bogota, Colombia. She is an editor and contributor for the book titled, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida and a contributing author to the anthology Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America. She began her career in journalism at the San Juan Star in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ronnie resides in Gainesville and loves to travel.
A typical Steinhatchee River scene
August 21, 2026
Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in…
Nurse practitioner Windy Purtlebaugh speaks with an attendee at a recent talk she delivered on strokes and heat stroke.
August 21, 2026
Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in…
Zeke Williams is a regular customer at Angel's Diner in Palatka.
July 13, 2026
Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in…
A typical Steinhatchee River scene
Florida Finds: Steinhatchee offers a place for sunsets, scalloping and slowing downThe Apopka Chief
Ronnie Lovler
August 21, 2026
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Little town tucked away in Gulf Coast’s Big Bend and Nature Coast area
Nurse practitioner Windy Purtlebaugh speaks with an attendee at a recent talk she delivered on strokes and heat stroke.
Aging Matters: Hot summer days are a problem for the elderly The Apopka Chief
Ronnie Lovler
August 21, 2026
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From 2018 to 2022, Florida had nation-high 31,000 heat-related emergency room visits. 
Zeke Williams is a regular customer at Angel's Diner in Palatka.
Florida Finds: Angel’s Diner serves up heavenly eatingThe Apopka Chief
Ronnie Lovler
July 13, 2026
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Old school restaurant remains in operation after 94 years



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