Rick's Podcasts

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh repeated his commitment to the OLF-8 master plan.

"I'm not going to vote for anything that violates the master plan," he said. "The master plan was the agreement between the county and those residents, and I'm going to honor it."

Last Thursday, several Beulah residents protested a proposed distribution center for OLF-8. They carried signs stating "No Warehouse on OLF-8."

"They are concerned about their way of life, and they perceive some of the information that's come out as not complete and they perceive it as a threat to their lifestyle," Bergosh said. "And it's an unfortunate circumstance because we are under a nondisclosure agreement, but this is really a dynamic company that's coming in. We've got two more companies behind them. I wish I could talk more about it, but I hear them, I'm listening to them."

Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shares the latest on Hurricane Debbie.

Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Walker Wilson, Karen. Travers, Ines deLa Cuetera, Mike Wood and Andrea Rosenbaum.

The YMCA of Northwest Florida has announced that the Community YMCA at Gulf Breeze will close on Monday, Aug. 26, for total renovation to serve its growing membership better.

The location, formerly Gulf Breeze Aerobics & Fitness, has doubled its membership since the Y took over in December 2022. YMCA leadership has determined that closure will allow the fastest, safest, and most cost-effective approach to this floor-to-ceiling renovation, which will reopen before the end of the year.

Grace McCaffery, the founder of the Hispanic Resource Center of Northwest Florida, said the 45 Chilean aviation mechanics laid off by  ST Engineering –Mobile Aerospace Engineering mechanics at its Pensacola and Mobile, Ala., sites received their termination letters the same day she appeared on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen.”

Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the well-defined tropical wave that is moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Pensacola City Councilwoman Allison Patton discusses the new charter for the Continuum of Care.

Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Lumon May, Ines deLa Cuetara, Brad Garrett, and Lori Kain.

Rick talks with Eric Gilmore, Ines dela Cutera, Chip Simmons and Grace McCaffery.

Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shares the latest on the tropical wave approaching Florida.