Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

Thousands of city officials from around the nation are gathering in Tampa for a City Summit hosted by the National League of Cities. They're networking and also looking at some of the ways that Tampa has addressed challenges with affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure, and finding money to address those issues. We speak with the league's CEO, Clarence Anthony, who's also the former mayor of South Bay, Florida and father of former Florida Gator and retired Buccaneers wide receiver Riedel Anthony.

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Friday (Nov. 8), the University of South Florida holds the official groundbreaking for its new on-campus football stadium. We speak with USF VP of Athletics Michael Kelly about how this will change the university, the athletic program and the fan experience.  Photo: USF Athletics

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Sarasota's Lido Beach reopens Saturday (2nd) for the first time since Hurricane Milton. Parking will be limited because of sandpiles and visitors are urged to use the free trolley service from downtown Sarasota. We speak with City of Sarasota Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Fogle to find out what they had to do to get Lido Beach ready, and what visitors need to know.

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Several Tampa Bay area school districts are asking voters to approve renewing, adding or raising taxes to pay for education, including Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee and Sarasota. We speak with Beth Rawlins of Citizens for Pinellas Schools about the Nov. 5 referendum in that county to raise a school property tax from one-half mill to a full mill, or from $50 per $100,000 assessed to $100 per $100,000.

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The widow of a Brooksville man who died of listeria after eating ham packed in a Virginia facility is suing the Florida company that owns it and the supermarket where he bought it. We speak with
attorney Harris Yegelwell of Morgan and Morgan.

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arly voting begins Monday (21) in most Tampa Bay area counties. Some voters, and some polling places, are relocated because of the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Gordon Byrd speaks with Pasco election supervisor Brian Corley.

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Early voting begins Monday (21) in most Tampa Bay area counties. Some voters, and some polling places, are relocated because of the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Gordon Byrd speaks with Hillsborough elections supervisor Craig Latimer.

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The Salvation Army has been assisting survivors of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Tampa Bay area and throughout affected areas. Army members from New York and other areas have been working along with the organization's year-round presence. We speak with Major Ted Morris of the Salvation Army's Clearwater Corps Command.

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Last month Pasco County's Mosquito Control District rallied resources to the west end of the county after some locally acquired cases of dengue. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton. One inundated the coasts while the other caused river flooding inland. Now county officials are working to control the dengue outbreak while fighting a potential flareup of other mosquito-borne illnesses at the east end of the county. We speak again with executive director Adriane Rogers.

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Newsradio WFLA's Read Shepherd talks with Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis about what to avoid after the hurricanes, a nedw portal that will allow victims to upload documents for review, the "insurance villages" across the state, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' "Operation Blue Roof."

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