Rick's Podcasts

Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender discusses the beach traffic over Memorial Day Weekend.

The Pensacola Children’s Chorus will perform for a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 13. Artistic and Executive Director Alex Gartner has the details.

America’s 1st Settlement Trail, nicknamed the A1S Trail, is a three-mile pedestrian trail outlining the nation’s history through a series of stops throughout downtown Pensacola. A1S Foundation founder Michael Carro shares the details.

After several pedestrian accidents and deaths, Escambia County and the city of Pensacola listened to the citizens in their communities’ concerns, realizing that historic West Jackson Street needs to be safer. Reimagine Jackson Street is the city and county’s master plan to revitalize the street that connects diverse and residential citizens from Fairfield Drive to A Street. The plan focuses on making the street more pleasing to the eyes and safer for those traveling on the road. After the public vocalized their concerns at a public workshop at Brownsville Community Center on May 24, it became clear that safety needed to be prioritized over appearances. Attendees touched on motor vehicle and pedestrian crashes, drainage problems, and lack of lighting. Pensacola City Councilman Delarian Wiggins appeared on WCOA this morning. 

Florida newspapers have reported the DOH Inspector General found the allegations from the creator of the DOH COVID-19 Dashboard that her bosses pressured her to falsify and hid pandemic data were either unsubstantiated or unfounded. One allegation did occur, but the IG determined no policy was violated and exonerated the DOH officials.The one voice missing in the reporting is that of the complainant, Rebekah Jones - that was until today.   Jones told me she wasn’t surprised by the IG findings, saying the report was leaked to the media before it was sent to her. She asserted that the investigators never spoke with her about the allegations in her complaint.  Read more.

Interviews from the Friday, May 27 show.

Marsha Travis of FavorHouse talks about how her certified domestic violence center helps DV survivors.

UWF President Martha Saunders inducted the University's newest Foundation Fellow, Mr. Gordon “Flash” Sprague, on May 20. UWF Foundation Fellows are individuals nominated by the Board of Directors of the Foundation and confirmed by the President. The honor is extended to persons of merit and distinction based on both service and support of the Foundation Board and University. “Flash” served on the Foundation Board from July 2010 through June 2020.

ABC News' Jason Nathanson has seen them and shares his reviews.

The interviews from the Thursday, May 26 show.