Rick's Podcasts

Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Robert Bender, Mike Dobuski, Tim Kinsella, Steven Portnoy, and Betsy Hart.

City administrator Tim Kinsella discusses his first three weeks on the job.

Home Base is a national non-profit started by the Boston Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in 2009.  Its mission is to heal the invisible wounds of war by providing service members and their families with first-class physical and emotional support, all at no cost to the patient/participant.  Betsy Hart, a military spouse and Northwest Florida native, is bringing this program to Pensacola with Lakeview's help.  She shares the details.

Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender reports on Escambia County's record-setting first day of Early Voting.

Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Robert Bender, Nicholas Groghan, Ryan Wiggins, Holly Benson, and Karen Travers.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Pensacola Museum of Art's founding as an art center. In honor of this milestone, the museum is hosting a series of events during Foo Foo Fest and a new exhibition that highlights the permanent collection—Celebrate 70: A History of Collecting. Nick Croghan shares the details.

Pensacola Mural Fest is underway today as the first muralists begin painting. The six muralists will start on various days over the next two weeks, and all will complete their murals in time for the Pensacola Mural Fest on Saturday, Nov. 2. Holly Benson shares the details. 

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Lincoln Project chief of staff Ryan Wiggins urges everyone to vote early.

"I'm not this concerned about Escambia County. Robert Bender is doing a great job as supervisor of elections, but there are concerns about voting nationwide," Wiggins said. "There's already been a terrorist plot that has been thwarted; ISIS and Iran that attempted to cause some issues on election day. There are other countries right now that are very, very invested in our elections and want to make sure that they go in a very chaotic way." 

Early voting in Florida started today and continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Unlike Election Day, when you have to vote at your assigned precinct, registered voters can cast their ballot at the early voting location of their choice.  Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender talked with us as the polling places opened.

 Early Voting Locations: All are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Saturday, Nov. 2 

·       Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 S. Palafox, Second Floor

·       Main Library, 239 Spring St.          

·       Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A, Molino

·       Asbury Place at Cokesbury Church, 750 College Blvd.

·       Southwest Branch Library,12248 Gulf Beach Highway

·       Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway

·       Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment

·       Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto St. 

·       University of West Florida,11000 University Pkwy., Bldg. 78, Room 136

·       Billy G. Ward Courthouse, 7500 N. Century Blvd., Centur

Have you already sent in your mail-in ballot? Don't forget to track it online at escambiavotes.gov/track-my-ballot. 

Legendary news anchor Mel Showers passed away this weekend. Showers worked at Mobile’s WKRG-TV for nearly 50 years. Sena Maddison was his associate producer and shared her memories.