TOM HUDSON is WLRN South Florida’s senior economics editor and special correspondent. His extensive reporting on South Florida’s economy has taken him from the waters of Florida Bay to the depths of the PortMiami tunnel (and countless offices and conference rooms). He has interviewed everyone from bartenders to CEOs to report on the people behind economic statistics. He began his business reporting career in 2000, just weeks after the dot-com bubble burst. He has reported from the trading floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ, and the New York Stock Exchange. He previously served as vice president of news at WLRN and created and hosted The Sunshine Economy for 10 years. He was also managing editor and co-anchor of Nightly Business Report on PBS. He is married with two sons, and personal experience and the X-rays to prove it compel him to advise every bicycle rider to always wear their helmet.