Rick's Podcasts

UWF women's basketball coach Stephani Yelton was in Valdosta, GA, for the Division 2 Women's Basketball South Regional. 

Rally on the Runway broke a single-event record for fundraising in Pensacola, raising $755K in one night. Cindi Bonner has the details.

The full show: Sena Maddison, Walker Wilson, Jo McArthur, Jason Nathanson, Delarian Wiggins, Scottlin Williams and Cheri Preston.

Escambia County Emergency Management invites girls entering 7th, 8th and 9th grades to participate in the inaugural HERricane Escambia program, a four-day-long camp that will be held June 25-28 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The full show: Sena Maddison, Chandra Smiley, Daryl Miller, Matt Posner and Brad Garrett.

Attacks on the 304B Drug Pricing Program have given Big Pharma and others cover to not pass along mandated savings to Community Health Northwest Florida. A recent TV ad by Building America's Future bashed the program, saying the money was going to illegal migrants.   Community Health has lost $5.5 million. Those lost dollars and the Medicaid rollback have forced Community Health to cut back services and close some locations.  CEO Chandra Smiley and Chief Pharmacy Officer Dr. Darrel Miller discuss the issues.

The Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to formally enroll the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) into the National Estuary Program as an “Estuary of National Significance.”  Matt Posner has the details.

The full show: Sally Lee, Andy Hobbs, Carroll Papajohn, Jason Nicholson and Jim Ryan.

Innisfree Hotels (innisfreehotels.com) and Dallas-based RREAF Holdings (rreaf.com) have been honored with the “Deal of the Year” award from NAIOP Northwest Florida for their successful Fairfield Inn & Suites Pensacola Beach project.   Jason Nicholson has the details.

Escambia County middle schools will be accepting applications for Take Stock in Children from eligible 6th & 7th grade students until April 24, 2024.  Applications are available from the school’s Guidance Office or can be printed from the Escambia School District Website at https://www.escambiaschools.org/. Sally Lee has the details.