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Maria Carrillo - Senior Deputy Editor, Enterprise
Maria Carrillo

Senior Deputy Editor, Enterprise

I grew up speaking Spanish at home, thanks to my Cuban parents, and my kindergarten teacher at Pixieland once complained to my mom about my poor English. I caught up quickly, though. Became a journalist because I love words and couldn’t believe someone would pay me to string them together. Now I get paid to edit stories that usually take a lot of time and effort. Mostly, they run on Sundays. I moved to St. Pete from Houston and to Texas from Norfolk, Va. Apparently, I’m drawn to swampland and places that attract hurricanes.

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    May 27• WriteLane
    Douglas Clifford settles into his bedroom with a mask and sweater on the evening of March 30, after developing a low-grade fever. Six days later, he received confirmation he was positive for COVID-19. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  2. Before we write: WriteLane podcast
    May 20• WriteLane
    Allison Harris waits on customers at Baba on May 8, the day the restaurant reopened. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
  3. The story of Josephine Valenty, a 96-year-old still working every day: WriteLane podcast
    May 13• WriteLane
    Josephine Valenty, pictured at her family liquor store, Pasadena Liquors & Fine Wines, holds a photo of the first liquor store the family purchased, which was in Seminole in 1965. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
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  5. Searching for the bright side during a pandemic: WriteLane podcast
    May 6• WriteLane
    John Riesebeck, owner of Smokin' J's BBQ, poses in front of his smokehouse in Gulfport. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
  6. Covering the pandemic: WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 29• WriteLane
    For reporters like Lane DeGregory, at right, keeping some distance is part of the routine now. [John Pendygraft]
  7. For journalists, 20 coronavirus ideas in 20 minutes: WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 22• WriteLane
    Al Tompkins [Poynter Institute]
  8. ‘It’s time for you to die:’ WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 15• WriteLane
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  9. Finding the trees in the forest: WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 8• WriteLane
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  10. In Alaska, revisiting old crimes and revealing new injustices: WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 1• WriteLane
    Covering villages scattered across Alaska was part of the challenge of producing the series Lawless. [Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News]
  11. The language of storytellers: WriteLane podcast
    Mar. 25• WriteLane
    From 2000: Maria Carrillo, left, and Lane DeGregory, with her son Ryland leaning in, when they first worked together. [Courtesy of Maria Carrillo]
  12. Journalism is changing, but values are not: WriteLane podcast
    Mar. 18• WriteLane
    Peter Copeland, while visiting the Poynter Institute, talks about his new book. [Allison Graves]
  13. What is multimedia? The answer is complicated
    Mar. 11• WriteLane
    Meghan Louttit of The New York Times, at left, and Maud Beelman from Arizona State University join the podcast. [Allison Graves]
  14. Ever wondered what goes on during contest judging?
    Mar. 4• WriteLane
    Tom French, a professor at Indiana University, and Len Downie of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University discuss judging this year's Scripps Howard Awards. [Allison Graves]
  15. Roy Peter Clark talks about new book, shares lessons on writing
    Feb. 26• WriteLane
    Roy Peter Clark's latest book is out now. [Allison Graves]
  16. Is justice served in ’70s murder case by DNA testing?
    Feb. 24• Long Reads
  17. Times editor takes us inside the newsroom
    Feb. 19• WriteLane
    Times editor Mark Katches at work in St. Petersburg, Fla. [Maria Carrillo]
  18. Coach Andy: WriteLane podcast
    Feb. 12• WriteLane
    Andy Chasanoff coached students with disabilities for more than 50 years before retiring earlier this year. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
  19. Tommytown: WriteLane podcast
    Feb. 5• WriteLane
    Girls wait nervously to begin a performance of ballet folklorico at the rec center in Tommytown. [MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times]
  20. Calming the storm: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 29• WriteLane
    Justin Shea receives a pat on the back after playing at Vincent House in Seminole. [WILLIE ALLEN | St. Petersburg Times]
  21. None of these babies should have died: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 22• WriteLane
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    Jan. 15• WriteLane
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  23. How to find great investigative ideas: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 8• WriteLane
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  24. So about those scales at Publix: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 1• WriteLane
    The scales at Publix stores are typically near the exits, so shoppers can weigh themselves before leaving the store. (MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times)