Prior to joining Oviedo Community News, Abe Aboraya’s work appeared on NPR, ProPublica, Kaiser Health News and StoryCorps. He spent 2018 investigating post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders, and investigated why paramedics didn’t enter Pulse nightclub to bring out victims. In 2018, the Florida Associated Press Professional Broadcasters Contest awarded that series second place in the investigative category and first place in the public affairs category. Aboraya holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Central Florida. His first journalism job in 2007 was covering the city of Winter Springs in Seminole County. A father of two, Aboraya spends his free time reading and writing fiction and enjoying his second home in the Hyrule kingdom.
Beat: Local government accountability in east Seminole County
This dedicated accountability reporter will cover local government meetings in east Seminole County, focusing on the issues that affect our readers' daily lives. This beat covers an area that is a hybrid of urban and rural. We spent nine months interviewing and surveying residents to learn about the biggest information gaps in the community, and we found that it was local government coverage and informing residents about the decisions their elected leaders were making on their behalf.