Phone: 941-321-2400
Email: jason.bartolone@patch.com
Hometown: Hamilton, NJ / Bradenton, FL
Jason is an Associate Regional Editor with Patch's Florida team and manages the Patch sites in Clearwater, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor, St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Pinellas Beaches, Bradenton and Sarasota.
Before that he served as Local Editor of Bradenton Patch, helping launch the site in December 2010, as well as working closely with other Patch sites around Tampa Bay.
Before joining Patch, Jason spent more than eight years working at daily newspapers in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as a reporter, copy editor, page designer, sports columnist, blogger and podcaster. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Penn State University and served in a variety of roles at the school's nationally recognized Daily Collegian student newspaper. He also interned at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as part of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internship program.
Most recently, Jason spent five years at the Bradenton Herald working in several positions, including Page 1A designer and editor. He's also been an on-air radio personality and host.
He and his wife are proud New Jersey natives who are still on the lookout for authentic pizza in Florida after eight years living and working here.
The Florida lawmaker blames a political blog for releasing photos he sent to friends to show off his weight loss. He says the publicized photos hurt his re-election campaign.
The suspect opened fire on patrolling officers at Palmetto Park Apartments, according to a public safety spokesperson, and was later found dead and barricaded inside an apartment.
The Florida state lawmaker accuses a political blog of releasing photos he sent to friends to show off his weight loss to hurt his re-election campaign.
Bardmoor Elementary and Fitzgerald Middle schools go from a B to an A after the Florida Department of Education admits a mistake.
The Florida lawmaker blames a newspaper's political blogger for publicizing photos he sent to friends to show off his weight loss. He says releasing the photos hurts his re-election campaign.
Aug. 31 games for Plant, Robinson and other Hillsborough County schools are being moved to Saturday, Sept. 1 because of security issues and the Republican National Convention.
Aug. 31 games for Hillsborough, Chamberlain, Middleton and other Hillsborough County schools are being moved to Saturday, Sept. 1 because of security issues and the Republican National Convention.
Clearwater's Sandy Lane Elementary School goes from a D to a C after the Florida Department of Education admits a mistake.
East Lake High senior Lindsey Norton impressed celebrity judges Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel on Tuesday night; now she waits for America's votes to decide her fate.
Garrison-Jones Elementary goes from a B to an A, and San Jose Elementary improves from a C to a B after the Florida Department of Education admits a mistake.
Aug. 31 games for Gaither, Chamberlain and other Hillsborough County schools are being moved to Saturday, Sept. 1 because of security issues and the Republican National Convention.
The acting attorney for Ronald William Brown said the suspect is not involved in conspiring to kidnap a child. Federal agents say Brown talked online about cooking and eating children and had child porn in his home.
Victor Emmanuel Santiago-Rodriguez, 20, was fired by the city after he was charged with engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Palm Harbor politician says the photos he sent to friends to show off his weight loss and improved health were leaked to a political blog to hurt his re-election campaign.
Should Largo adopt a registry similar to those in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Gulfport that give rights to domestic partners?
It took about 20 minutes to extricate the driver, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The following people were arrested for felonies from July 19-24 The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The 57-year-old Largo man, who has performed at local schools and churches for 20 years, is charged with conspiring to kidnap kids and was found with images of child porn in his home, federal agents say.
The following people were arrested for felonies from July 12-18. The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The stars of Major League Eating are coming to Clearwater on Thursday for the Hooters Wing-Eating Championship finale.
