Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

Mark Larsen was WFLA's late morning host in the 90s as Rush Limbaugh's star rose. He met Limbaugh during a visit to Tampa for the Rush to Excellence tour. Larsen looks back at the impact of El Rushbo on talk radio.

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After a long battle with cancer, Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday at age 70. Lionel of LionelMedia.com, guest contributor on AM Tampa Bay, met Limbaugh when he worked at WFLA in the early 90s and worked at Limbaugh's New York flagship a few years later. He offers his recollections on Limbaugh's meteoric rise to fame and lessons for today's broadcasters and podcasters.

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Gordon Byrd speaks with the head of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla about the cancellation of the 2021 parades.

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Gordon Byrd speaks with Ian Marlow, president of Boca Raton-based cybersecurity firm Fi-Tech-Gelb, on the attempt by a hacker to raise lye to toxic levels in the Oldsmar water system, which is now under federal investigation

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Brian Weinhaus is a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security's HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) arm. He talks about their efforts to control Super Bowl-related counterfeiting of NFL team jerseys, rings, and other forms of intellectual property.

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Some things are not returning to the way they were before the pandemic... including working and shopping from home. Gordon Byrd speaks with Dr. Ronald Sanders, Staff Director of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at USF, on results from the latest in their trilogy of surveys on how COVID has affected the way Americans live.

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People have been getting a lot of their information about COVID-19 and the pandemic from social media... but that doesn't mean they trust it. We speak with Professor Stephen Neely of USF about their nationwide survey.

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Hillsborough's chief prosecutor says the death of a 30-year deputy in a traffic crash was a deliberate act by the suspect, who faces capital murder and eight other charges. Gordon Byrd speaks with State Attorney Andrew Warren, who tells us what's next in the case.

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How do people feel about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, its safety and effectiveness, about economic stimulus and other responses to the pandemic? The University of South Florida's College of Public Affairs is out with a new nationwide survey. We speak with USF CPA Associate Professor Stephen Neely,

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After responding to the death of George Floyd by commissioning a study on economic gaps between white and black residents in the Tampa Bay area, the Tampa Bay Partnership asks the question: "What would our economy be like if those gaps didn't exist?" Gordon Byrd interviews TBP research director Dave Sobush.

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