Florida This Week

This week's topic:

• Interview with Patricia De Stacy Harrison, the longest serving president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

With Special Guests:

• Guest Host, Dalia Colon
• Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

This week's topics:

• Desantis Suspends Presidential Campaign
• Florida Supreme Court Considers Abortion Rights
• Bill on Work Restrictions for Florida Teens
• Big Business and Florida Workers

With guests:

• Paula Dockery, Former State Senator and Representative
• Stanley Gray, President and CEO, Hillsborough County Urban League
• Travis Horn, President and CEO, Bullhorn Communications, Republican
• Amy Weintraub, Reproductive Rights Program Director, Progress Florida

This week's topics:

• Desantis Continues Presidential Run
• Surprise Win for Democrat in Florida
• Possible Social Media Ban for Florida Youth
• More Limits on DEI in Florida

With guests:

• Trimmel Gomes, Journalist, President, Gomes Media Strategies
• Kimberly Leonard, Politics Reporter, Politico, Author, "Florida Playbook"
• Kirby Wilson, Politics Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
• Mary Ellen Klas, Politics & Policy Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion

This week's topics:

• Investigation of Video Voyeurism
• Florida Surgeon General Asks for Vaccine Halt
• Local Officials Bow out over New Law
• How Many Undocumented Immigrants Live in Florida?

With guests:

• Kim Droege, Host, "Connecting with Kim" on TBAE, Republican
• Barry Edwards, Commentator and Pollster
• John Dingfelder, Former Tampa City Councilman, Democrat
• Bill Bunkley, Salem Radio Talk Show Host

This week's topics:

Top Florida stories of the year for 2023

• Book Banning/ Book Removal from School Library Shelves
• Republican Takeover of New College
• Culture Wars in Florida
• Republicans surpass Democrats in Party Registration
• DeSantis Falls in Presidential Primary Polls

With guests:

• Eric Deggans, TV & Media Analyst, NPR
• Ray Arsenault, John Hope Franklin Professor of History Emeritus-USF St. Petersburg, Author-Historian
• Steve Bousquet, Opinion Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel
• Emily Mahoney, Senior Political Writer, Tampa Bay Times
• Diane Roberts, Writer, Florida Phoenix, FSU English Professor

This week's topics:

 "Once Upon a Time in Florida" celebrates 50 years of Florida Humanities

With guests:

• Dalia Colon, Journalist, Podcaster, Co-Host "WEDU Arts Plus"
• Gary Mormino, Emeritus Professor of History, USF- St. Petersburg, Author-Historian
• Pete Gallagher, Journalist, Photographer, Host-"Florida Folk Show" Podcast
• Jacki Levine, Editor, FORUM magazine, Florida Humanities

This week's topics:

• School board scandal in Sarasota
• Questions over Worrell Removal
• Rays name change discussed in St. Petersburg
• FSU Football snub investigation

With guests:

• Colleen Wright, St. Petersburg Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
• Scott Maxwell, Columnist, Orlando Sentinel
• Sheryl Wilson, Former Chair, Manatee County Democratic Party
• Aakash Patel, Founder & CEO, Elevate, Inc., Republican
• Jacob Ogles, Reporter, FloridaPolitics.com

This week's topic:

• Special program - The Power of Political Ads

With guests:

• Adam Goodman, Political Consultant, Edward R. Murrow  Sr. Fellow at Tufts University, Republican
• Kevin Cate, Political Consultant, Founder, CATECOMM Communications, Democrat

This week's topics:

• DeSantis vs Newsom Debate
• Mysterious Death in Tallahasse
• Ziegler allegations in Sarasota

With guests:

• Trimmel Gomes, Journalist and President, Gomes Media Strategies
• Patrick Manteiga, Editor and Publisher, La Gaceta
• Kimberly Leonard, Politics Reporter, Author "Florida Playbook", Politico

This Week's Topics:

• How to Handle Homeowner's Insurance in Florida

With Guests:

• Chip Merlin, Attorney, President and Founder, Merlin Law Group
• Lawrence Mower, Tallahassee Correspondent, Tampa Bay Times
• Scott Johnson, Owner, President, Johnson Strategies LLC