Sundial

Guests for Sundial on Tuesday, Feb. 20: WLRN reporter Tim Padgett has been covering the family that took in suspected school shooter Nikolas Cruz after the death of his mother last November. He spoke of the public scrutiny the family is under following last week's shooting and the measures they took to help the teen while living with him. WLRN reporter Caitlin Switalski joined us from the scene where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students were preparing to board busses bound for Tallahassee to

Guests for Sundial on Monday, Feb. 19: Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch represents district 22, which is where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located. He spoke with us about community reactions to the recent school shooting in his district and legislative proposals to prevent gun violence from occurring on school campuses. Teachers Barbara Quinaz, Kaci Sublette-Marks, Ceresta Smith and Thalia Montes de Oca speak on school safety and how they are communicating with students in the

A Broward county high school turned into a crime scene after a mass shooting left 17 people dead and more than a dozen wounded on Wednesday. Shots were fired on Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school students while they exited their classrooms during a fire alarm that began to ring moments before school was to be let out for the day. Images of students running for their lives amid swarms of emergency personnel standing by at the scene flooded television airwaves and social media feeds. Parents

Guests for Sundial Wednesday, Feb. 14 2018: Senior counsel for the Fair Elections Legal Network, Jon Sherman, represented the plaintiffs in the landmark case Hand v. Scott that found Florida’s current process for restoring convicted felons’ voting rights unconstitutional. He spoke with us about the case and what the new path for restoring felons’ voting rights should be. Miami is one of the 20 cities that Amazon is considering for the location of their second headquarters. In an attempt to

Guests for Sundial Monday, Feb. 12 2018: Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials after World War II, shares his experiences prosecuting a group of Nazis responsible for more than a million murders. John Caignet co-founded Jolt Radio, an online streaming radio station. He joined us to talk to about Jolt's origins and maintaining his family's roots in Cuban radio tradition.

Guests for Sundial Tuesday, Feb. 13 2018: He gives us a rundown of how polling works and recounts his experience transitioning from AM radio host to podcaster. Miami Herald sports reporter Manny Navarro speaks to us about the homecoming of the Miami Heat's star shooting guard Dwyane Wade. Myrna and Sheldon Palley have a part of their glass art collection on display at the Palley Pavilion at the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. The couple speak about how they developed an interest in glass

Guests for Sundial Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018: An FBI sting operation has lead to the arrest of Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper. Miami Herald reporter Martin Vassolo joins us to shed light on the charges and how the investigation is affecting the city council. Political analyst Susan Macmanus gives a rundown of upcoming state and federal elections, and how the outcomes may alter the political landscape. Gospel music singer, songwriter, and producer Melvin Williams is coming to the Arsht Center. He

Guests for Sundial Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018: Palm Beach Post reporter Andrew Marra discusses the resignation of Palm Beach County school district’s superintendent Robert Avossa, which was announced on Mon. William Osceola is a teacher at the Miccosukee Indian School. He talks about his experience in traditional grade school, the lessons and values he teaches to his students and his approach to counter Native American stereotypes. Also, Sun-Sentinel sports reporter Tim Healey joins us to speak on

Guests for Sundial Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018: Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority Board Chairman Alan Hooper discusses the upcoming City Commissioners vote on the fate of the controversial streetcar rail line, The Wave. Real estate developer Avra Jain discusses Miami Modern architecture style and her knack for revamping old buildings. Teacher and performer Gail Willingham talks about the history of Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, which will be highlighted in a walk she will lead on

Guests for Sundial, Monday, February 5, 2018 Brendan Byrne, space reporter at WMFE in Orlando. The host of the podcast " Are We There Yet ?" Tim Cerio is a current commissioner on the Florida Constitution Revision Commission . The commission is in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday for a public hearing. Ruth and Lee Huenniger discovered a bottle near their property recently. In it was a note from students in Scotland. When they reached out to the class, the Huennigers learned that the letter was over