Kathryn Bursch

Saint Petersburg

Manager of Strategic Partnerships at WTSP-TV (St Petersburg, FL)

I'm the Community Relations Manager at 10 Tampa Bay, WTSP-TV, the CBS affiliate in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mom, Violinist, Animal Lover, Housework Hater.

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Golf tournament supports military families impacted by hurricanes

Oct 30, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

TAMPA, Fla. — High-ranking generals and even a princess from the royal family from Denmark are turning out for a fundraiser on Veterans Day in Tampa. The Veteran Coalition International and the Special Operations Warrior Golf Foundation are hosting a golf tournament at Hunter’s Green Country Club on Nov. 11. Later that evening, a fundraising gala featuring retired Air Force General Tony Thomas (former SOCOM Commander) as the keynote speaker will also be held at Hunter’s Green.
Oklahoma men provide relief for those effected by Milton

Oct 15, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometimes disaster relief means neighbors helping neighbors, and sometimes it's strangers that offer a helping hand. That’s what’s going on in the Riviera Bay neighborhood of St. Petersburg. Late Monday night, four men from Oklahoma rolled in with a flatbed hauling a skid steer to help clear debris and also a trailer filled with supplies. The men work for LS Transport near Oklahoma City.
Focus Café helping students with skills and goodies

Sep 18, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — Many people who visit the Family Recreation Complex in Temple Terrace are there to pump up some muscles, but each weekday another group arrives that’s pumped up to serve. “There you go, have a good day!” said 19-year-old Nicholas Alston, while handing a receipt to a customer. Alston and other students from a nearby school-run Focus Café. It’s a place to find snacks of all sorts and service with a smile. Focus Café workers are from Focus Academy.
How oysters help clean Tampa Bay-area water

Sep 11, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — At The Tides restaurant in Safety Harbor, customers often open wide for oysters: “Yeah, they’re just tasty!” said Luceli Castanon, sitting at a corner table with two friends. “Oh my gosh, they’ so good for you,” Amy Solak said. “They have all the zinc and iron that you need. They’re delicious.” But after the slippery slurping is over, what happens to the shells? Where do they go? “The trash,” Castanon ventures.
Florida ranks top 5 in the nation for sex trafficking incidents

Aug 28, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

SARASOTA, Fla. — We live in a place of beauty; a place that attracts people from all over the world. However, there’s a dark side to this popularity, because along with the good visitors, also come some bad. According to the group Selah Freedom, Florida ranks third in the United States for sex trafficking. “When there’s tourism, there’s a higher incidence of sex trafficking,” said Stacey Efaw, Selah Freedom’s Executive Director.
How Faith In Action helps seniors in North Lakeland

Aug 14, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

LAKELAND, Fla. — A yellow house in North Lakeland may be small and ordinary, but the work happening inside is both grand and good. Each week, Faith In Action volunteers pack up hundreds of bags of food for people in need. On this day, the group delivers the bags to the Trinity Apartments where low-income seniors like Manuel Velazquez appreciate all the ingredients that beef up his meals and budget. “Absolutely, that’s the main goal.
A Kid's Place offers safe haven to Tampa Bay area foster kids

Jul 31, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

LITHIA, Florida — At a place called A Kid’s Place, you’d expect to find—well, kids. And visitors do find them in the game room. However, for a television news story, we can’t show you everyone everywhere, because A Kid’s Place is for children in foster care and their identities are often protected. “Everything that you think is normal is really not normal for a child in foster care," AKP's Development Director Samantha Mellen said.
'Making an impact': Here's how you can help Tampa Bay area teachers and students this school year

Jul 26, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At Perkins Elementary, desks may still be stacked up, but excitement for the new school year is already starting to build up. “I get really excited, ‘cuz I want to see all of my kids and who’s coming into my classroom, and what we’re going to do,” says 5th-grade teacher Lee Lee Lapointe. On this day, Lapointe is starting to set up her classroom by organizing books. What are some favorites?
Child drowning is a big problem in Florida; free and low-cost swim lessons aim to curb it

Jul 24, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

HAINES CITY, Fla. — This summer has been brutally hot and that’s just one of the reasons that kids are making a splash at the Lake Eva Aquatic Center in Haines City. Even tiny tots are diving in and learning how to swim. And that’s a good thing because historically, Florida often tops the nation in child drowning deaths. “Swim lessons are so important; starting at six months all the way up to adults,” says Aquatics Supervisor Heidi McIntee.
How the Ronald McDonald House is a stress reliever for families

Jul 17, 2024 | wtsp.com | Kathryn Bursch

TAMPA, Florida — We’re all familiar with the smiling face of Ronald McDonald, but at the house that bears his name, the focus is on the smiles of children and their families. On a recent visit, 3-year-old Katilyn Arriola was dancing with her father in the hallway of the Ronald McDonald House on Davis Islands. Watching her, it’s hard to imagine that just 10 weeks ago, Kaitlyn was in a Tampa General Hospital bed in desperate need of a kidney transplant.