Rick's Podcasts

The Levin Papantonio Law Firm is excited to announce the highly anticipated 9th annual Symphony Sparks & Stars event, proudly presented by senior partner Peter Mougey. This incredible July 4th celebration of Independence Day will again take place at the Hunter Amphitheater behind the Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola and promises an unforgettable evening filled with music, fireworks, and patriotism.   

The University of West Florida displayed a strong performance in metrics measuring retention, median wages upon graduation and high-impact practices in the Florida Board of Governors’ 2023-24 performance-based funding model. The results, announced at a Board of Governors meeting today, showed UWF earned some of its highest marks in University history and landed in the top three in three metrics among all Florida State University System metric-participating institutions.  UWF president Dr. Martha Saunders shares the details.

Pensacola MSA has moved from #96 to #76 on America’s Best Cities List – the smallest city in the rankings, earning #24 for outdoors and #42 for labor force participation. Erica Grancagnolo, the economic director for the City of Pensacola, shares the details.

Gulf Breeze High School student, 2026 graduate, and standout athlete Presley Moseley has officially signed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement with Autumn Beck Blackledge PLLC, a law firm based in Pensacola, Florida. This partnership marks a significant milestone in supporting local talent as it is one of the first NIL contracts involving a high school athlete in Florida since the recent changes in NIL legislation. Autumn Blackledge shares the details.

Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender speaks publicly for the first time since Bruce Childers filed a motion to get put on the August primary ballot. Childers' motion was denied on Friday. 

“The thing I hate most about this is that the integrity of the office was questioned, and the judge denied the motion because she saw that we followed the law,” Bender said. 

“It didn't make the decision any easier. I didn't celebrate any this weekend. As a candidate, it's not how I want to win. As a supervisor of elections, it's not how I want my office to be a part of controversy.”

Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Bob Rivera, Tom Richey, Steven Portnoy, Amanda Dexter, and D.C. Reeves

The director of respiratory therapy with UWF’s Usha Kundu MD College of Health’s Health Sciences and Administration Department has been awarded a highly sought-after "Fellow" title by the American College of Chest Physicians. Only approximately 125 members are given Fellow status each year nationwide. Amanda Dexter is one of about 20 Respiratory Therapists to ever receive a Fellowship award from ACCP, which is usually reserved for practicing physicians. She is working with the dean of the Usha Kundu MD College of Health to design one of the country's first specialized bachelor’s degrees in respiratory therapy, which is expected to launch in Fall of 2025. 

The Marine Corps League hosts its Heroes Among Us speaker series tonight at Seville Quarter from 6-8 p.m. in Apple Annies.

Pensacola may soon receive 200+ affordable housing units. At his press conference yesterday, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that the Florida Housing Finances Review Committee recommended that both of PACES Foundation's projects, Avery Place and Kupfrian Manor, receive FHFC board funding.

Rick talks with Jim Ryan, Crista Brandt, Chip Simmons, Adrianne Walker, Rebecca Rubey, and Walker Wilson.