Guests: Airport Director Matt Coughlin, Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler, Escambia Education Association President Carol Cleaver, and Ballet Pensacola Executive Director Bianca Villegas.

Ballet Pensacola's new executive director — and longtime volunteer and board member — Biance Villegas joins Rick to talk about stepping into leadership, the company's evolution from Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, and plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout all of 2028.

Carol Cleaver, president of the Escambia Education Association, tells Rick's Blog Live that teachers feel shut out of contract talks despite delivering the district's A rating. She breaks down why fewer than 1,000 teachers will see a raise from the state's new pay plan, and why duty-free lunch and bereavement leave are still stuck at the table. #EscambiaSchools #TeachersUnion #FloridaEducation #PensacolaNews #CarolCleaver

Rick sits down with attorney Brenton Goodman ahead of the Levin Papantonio Law Firm's 16th annual People's Law School to talk about the firm's new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) practice — the first of its kind in the region.

Goodman, grandson of legendary attorney Fred Levin, explains why student athletes and their families need to understand NIL now, what predatory actors to watch for, and how the free three-week seminar series can help. Sessions run September 14, 21 and 28 at the Corinne Jones Community Center. #PeoplesLawSchool #Pensacola #StudentAthletes #LevinPapantonio

Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler previews Tuesday's budget hearing, defends the county's lean staffing levels, and talks blight, homelessness, new fire stations and the CRA program that could vanish if Amendment 3 passes.

Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin sits down with Rick Outzen to break down the $165 million terminal and concourse overhaul, the ST Aerospace hangar boom stealing jobs from Mobile, and why Breeze Airways can't stop adding routes.

Then Rick presses him on the one flight this whole region has been begging for — Las Vegas. Coughlin's answer: "we're gonna pursue that" isn't a yes, but it isn't a no either. Baby steps, Pensacola. Baby steps to the Strip. #PNSAirport #Pensacola #VegasFlight #AviationNews #FLNews

FloridaWest CEO Chris Platè joins Rick Outzen to break down a new $200,000 state grant aimed at replacing aging facilities at the Center for Information Warfare Training in Corry Station — a project that could eventually top $200 million and reshape the base's military and contractor footprint for decades. #CorryStation #Pensacola #MilitaryEconomicDevelopment #FloridaDefense #NavyPensacola

After the governor orders flock cameras off state highways, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons tells Rick Outzen why he's suspending the whole license plate reader system — and what it would take to bring it back.

Escambia County owes tourism agencies $1.3 million and won't pay. TDC member David Bear joins Rick Outzen to explain how Clerk Pam Childers' reimbursement demands have snarled the county's tourism marketing machine — and what's at stake if it isn't fixed. #Pensacola #Escambia #TourismTax #LocalGovernment #Accountability #RicksBlogLive #TDC #FooFooFest #PamChilders

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