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Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

NewsRadio WFLA (WFLA-AM)

Interviews conducted by the WFLA Radio newsroom in Tampa Florida, with local and national newsmakers. Be sure to follow us!

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8:41

Bill Skelton - Polk County - Safer Crossing at...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2023/08/10

School opens Friday (11th) in Polk County. Students walking to Davenport High School and Davenport School of the Arts now have a safter crosswalk thanks to efforts by Polk County, several agencies, and Duke Energy. We speak with Bill Skelton of Polk County Roads and Drainage.

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6:02

Nancy Millan - Scammers Selling Driver License...

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2023/08/07

Scammers have been booking up driver license appointments online at the Hillsborough Tax Collector's office and selling them to unsuspecting residents, especially targeting Spanish-speaking residents. We speak with Hillsborough Tax Collector Nancy Millan.

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8:34

Dr Jason Spadaro - Mote - Keys Coral Rescue

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2023/08/07

A team with Mote Marine Lab has been evacuating coral it's cultivating in the Florida Keys from its offshore nurseries due to the extreme temperatures in the water, soaring into the 90s. We speak with the director of Mote's coral cultivation program, Dr Jason Spadano.

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10:00

Andrew Warren - One Year After Suspension

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2023/08/03

On the one-year anniversary of Andrew Warren's suspension as Hillsborough State Attorney, he's receiving an award from the American Bar Association as he continues his appeal process. Meantime, the current top prosecutor says she's mended fences with the cops. We speak with Andrew Warren.

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4:55

Jen Hubbard - NWS - Tampa's Hottest July

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2023/08/02

Tampa recorded its hottest July since records began around 1890. So did several other locations on Florida's west coast. We speak with National Weather Service meteorologist Jen Hubbard in Ruskin.

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11:30

Remembering Paul Reubens - Fredd Atkins

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2023/07/31

Tributes are pouring in for Paul Reubens. The actor best known as "Pee-wee Herman" died at age 70. The former mayor of the town Reubens grew up in remembers him as a longtime friend and a "soldier" for human rights. Fredd Atkins was Sarasota's first African-American mayor, and remembers Reubens as a high school classmate and lifelong friend.

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8:38

Kenneth Thomas and Nathan Mack - Buffalo Soldiers...

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2023/07/21

A group described as the largest African-American motorcycle club is holding its annual convention in Tampa this week. Kenneth Thomas, a former police officer, founded the National Association of Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers Motorcycle Club in 1987. He and current national president Nathan Mack talk about how the club and some three thousand attendees will be doing charity work during their stay.

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6:27

Robin Miller - Fire Devastates Johns Pass Wildlife...

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2023/07/13

An early morning fire devastated the Alligator and Wildlife Recovery Center at John's Pass in Madeira Beach. The center housed more than two hundred animals, many of which are feared dead in the fire. The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce is holding a fundraiser to help the center. We speak with chamber CEO Robin Miller.

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7:33

Wade Brennan - Sarasota Malaria Outbreak

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2023/07/12

Sarasota County reported six malaria cases to the state health department in May and June, prompting a stepped up effort to control mosquitoes. We speak with Wade Brennan, manager of Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services. How long will it take to break the chain of transmission?

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13:38

Hurricane Season Prep - CFO Jimmy Patronis

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2023/07/04

As we celebrate Independence Day, the peak of hurricane season is just a few weeks away. We talk with Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis about what you need to know about supplies and dealings with insurance companies. In other words, the basics of hurricane survival and resiliency.

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5:14

Pat Michaels - Oneblood - Charles Kondek Blood Drive

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2023/06/29

Charles Kondek, a Tarpon Springs police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2014, was also a regular blood donor. One Blood blood bank honors his legacy of service by holding an annual blood drive. It's taking place this year at a Publix supermarket in Tarpon Springs. We speak with Pat Michaels of One Blood about the event and how it honors Kondek's legacy.

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5:11

Target Zero - Kris Carson - FDOT

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2023/06/27

The state of Florida is targeting one group known for aggressive driving as it tries to get to zero highway fatalities. But it's not just through enforcement. They're also trying to change the culture and influence behavior. We speak with Kris Carson of the Florida Department of Transportation's District 7 (Tampa Bay).

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8:52

911 Call - Redacted - Dunedin Shooting

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2023/06/26

This is the 911 call from the incident in which a Dunedin man unintentionally shot a pool cleaner who showed up after dark to work, without letting him know. Redactions and bleeps for language.

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7:57

Joan Reid - USF - Human Trafficking Database

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2023/06/22

Florida's new human trafficking law takes effect July 1st. It ups certain penalties, especially when minors are trafficked in adult establishments. The bill also creates a statewide database to track human trafficking trenda at the local level. USF criminology professor Joan Reid will run the database. We speak with her.

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5:30

Steve Huard - Mosquito Alert and Malaria in...

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2023/06/20

The Florida Department of Health in Manatee and Sarasota counties has posted a mosquito alert after two cases of malaria have appeared in the same area. Malaria is spread solely by the anopheles mosquito. We speak with FDOH spokesperson Steve Huard about ways to lessen the chance of getting bitten and possibly acquiring a mosquito-borne illness.

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9:33

Karen Perez - On Addison Davis and Hillsborough...

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2023/06/15

We speak with Hillsborough school board member Karen Perez on the resignation of Superintendent Addison Davis and the search for a new leader for the district.

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8:46

John Tiliacos - TPA - FAA Easing Flight Restrictions...

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2023/06/15

We speak with Tampa International's (TPA) Vice President of Airport Operations John Tiliacos on two stories. First, the airport stands to benefit after the FAA reduces an exclusion zone during space launches that has been cutting off a prime approach route for flights to the Northeast. Second, we talk about the Airport Bear that wandered the property for a day.

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5:30

Clearwater Mayor Brian Aungst - The Sound

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2023/06/14

Clearwater shows off its transformation of Coachman Park with a grand opening June 28th, kicking off a week of events. Additions include a playground, bike trails and a 4,000-seat amphitheater called The Sound. It'll be inaugurated with a Cheap Trick concert that night. We speak with Clearwater Mayor Brian Aungst about Coachman Park and The Sound.

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10:30

Cris Costello - Sierra Club- Aquaculture and Red Tide

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2023/06/13

The owners of an aquaculture project about 40 miles off Sarasota in the gulf have filed with the EPA to change the species being farmed as well as caging requirements. That has environmental activists calling on the feds to restart the permitting process. They say aquaculture in that area of the gulf has the potential to feed red tide algae blooms. We speak with Cris Costello, senior organizing director of Sierra Club Florida.

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5:42

Sextortion - Detective Henry Snowden

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2023/06/05

St. Petersburg is seeing a wave of extortion cases using nudes aka sextortion. The criminals are meeting victims on social media or dating apps, encouraging them to send nude pictures, then demanding money to keep those photos out of friends' and family's inboxes. It's double the rate from a year ago, and worse yet, many of the victims are minors. We speak with St. Petersburg Police Detective Henry Snowden on how to avoid becoming a victim and how to keep your child from becoming a victim.

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