Rick's Podcasts

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity received a $2.5 million grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program  to expand CyberSkills2Work. Over two years, the expansion will prepare more than 1,520 newly credentialed cybersecurity professionals. Dr. Eman El-Sheikh shares the details. 

What happens when “Ghandi” meets “E.T.” You’ll find out in the new movie “Jules,” starring Sir Ben Kingsley as a lonely man in a small town who has a spaceship crash in his backyard. Jason Nathanson reviews and the new Netflix series "Painkiller."

Community Health Northwest Florida celebrated National Health Center Week to showcase the impact of community health centers serving a growing number of patients in Florida and across the country. Nationwide, one in 11 people get medical care from a community health center, including 400,000 veterans, nearly 9 million children and 1.4 million people experiencing homelessness. Community Health takes care of 55,000 people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. 

The full show for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that he had executed the contract with Warehouse 4 Sports to convert the Port of Pensacola’s Warehouse 4 into an indoor sports facility for pickleball, basketball, volleyball and other sports. The operator has 18 months to complete construction. Rob Fabbro of Warehouse 4 Sports said, “The focus for day play will be pickleball, but then the facility can change. We can take down the nets and fences and turn it into something else. We really see a big demand for youth sports, table tennis and all kinds of pro sports.”

Mayor D.C. Reeves touted the results of Pensacola's effort to improve its 3-1-1 service. Lissa Dees shares the details.

Escambia County received a $40 million bid for all of OLF 8. County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the Eisenhower Property Group’s proposal has many of the same issues as the D.R. Horton proposal because it asks for several variances and digresses from the DPZ master plan. He wants the county to move ahead with infrastructure on the 250 acres set aside for economic development and job creation.

The full show for Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

Ronnie Joyce is celebrating his 90th  birthday with a special concert starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, at the Hadji Shrine Temple. Tickets can be bought at the door. He talks about his career covering sports for the PNJ, WCOA and BLAB TV.

Healthy Gulf will host a Zoom meeting on how to find who is polluting our community. Christian Wagley has the details.