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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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7:14

Dale Dalbey - Caregiving and Work after the Pandemic

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2021/06/02

Many people who worked from home during the pandemic did double duty as caregivers for aging relatives. But now with work returning to the office, they may need to make new plans, even as caregivers are in short supply . Gordon Byrd gets some insight from Dale Dalbey, who runs a Northwest Florida office of the caregiving services firm Synergy Home Care.

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9:02

Sharon Fekete - FInding Mental Health Services After...

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2021/05/27

Therapists and others have been booked solid as people try to deal with pandemic-related anxiety. Other providers are stepping in to fill the gap. Gordon Byrd speaks with Clearwater-based health care consultant Sharon Fekete.

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2:18

Yolanda Fernandez - Hate Grafitti at Florida...

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2021/05/27

Police found a swastika and other antisemitic graffiti spray painted on a wall at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg Thursday morning. Gordon Byrd speaks with St. Petersburg police spokesperson Yolanda Fernandez.

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9:48

Florida Southern College - Studying Stone Crabs and...

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2021/05/23

Florida's commercial stone crab fishery has declined by 30 percent since the turn of the century. Researchers at Florida Southern College in Lakeland are trying to determine whether eggs that hatch in waters with variable pH - such as seagrasses - do better than others. We speak with Dr. Phil Gravinese, assistant professor of biology, and students Abigail Smith and Gretchen Faraci,, who are taking part in the field work.

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6:56

Chef Ted Dorsey - The Mill Restaurant

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2021/05/20

Gordon Byrd speaks with the co-owner of a local (Tampa and St Petersburg) restaurant duo "The Mill" that's hiring for the serving area and the kitchen

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5:02

Brandi Kines - Seminole Hard Rock Job Fair

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2021/05/18

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa is holding a job fair to fill some 300 positions Tuesday, May 25th. We speak with SHR's recruitment manager, Brandi Kines.

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3:44

Brad Ball - Roadmaster - Fuel Driver Shortage

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2021/05/18

The Colonial pipeline is working again, but now a driver shortage could keep fuel from getting to gas stations. We speak with Brad Ball, president of Roadmaster, whose driving schools are racing the clock to get new tanker drivers on the road.

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5:08

Michele Routh - Allegiant is Hiring at St Pete...

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2021/05/01

Michele Routh with St Petersburg - Clearwater Airport talks about a job fair Allegiant is holding for customer service and ground ctews Monday, May 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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5:58

Emily Nipps - Tampa Airport Ending COVID-19 Testing

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2021/04/30

Tampa International Airport was the first in the nation to offer both PCR and quick testing for the COVID-19 virus last October. It got a lot of attention as a step toward getting air travel going again. More than 20,000 tests were administered but now the site is shutting down, effective May 7th. We speak with the airport's Emily Nipps.

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7:10

Cheryl Flood - Florida State Fair

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2021/04/20

Better late than never -- it's the 2021 Florida State Fair! Opening April 22nd instead of its usual February run. Gordon Byrd speaks with the fair's Executive Director, Cheryl Flood, about COVID protocols, rides, entertainment and , of course, fair food including this year's viral choice: Pickle Pizza.

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0:59

Special: Tampa City Council on Tedd Webb Street Naming

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2021/04/01

Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco updates the council on efforts to name a street for WFLA radio legend Tedd Webb. Also comments by Councilman John Dingfelder.

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10:16

Eric Weisberg - Rays Prepare the Trop for 2021

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2021/03/24

We speak with Rays Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services Eric Weisberg about Saturday's (March 27) Drive to Opening Day event outside Tropicana Field, and about the home opener s well as how the Rays will handle COVID restrictions and welcome back fans at the start of the 2021 season.

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5:14

Vicki Garcia - Cruise Planners - Cruising After COVID

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2021/03/21

Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises have announced plans to return to Caribbean cruises this summer. They're bypassing the CDC by sailing out of the Bahamas and St. Martin. We speak with Vicky Garcia, chief operating officer of Cruise Planners.

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9:03

Marta Cyhan - Catalina - Shopping Trends One Year...

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2021/03/13

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, our buying habits at the grocery store keep changing. We speak with Marta Cyhan, Chief Marketing Officer for Catalina, a St. Petersburg-based company that tracks trends at the checkout.

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4:14

Toni Ginsberg-Klemmt - Sarasota Rowing

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2021/03/11

Plenty of out-of-state colleges bring their rowing athletes to Florida to train, but the takeup on the sport by Florida schools has been slow. Toni GInsburg-Klemmt, a third year student at New College in Sarasota, is trying to pick up the slack there with a new rowing club, New Crew SRQ, based at New College and open to students at other local institutions.

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12:46

Dr Paul Kaplan - Florida Blue Medicare Vaccine...

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2021/03/11

Florida Blue Medicare, one of the state's major Medicare networks, is launching an initiative to get more vaccinations in underserved communities. Gordon Byrd speaks with their Senior Medical Director, Dr Paul Kaplan.

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11:57

Dr Moez Limayem - Workplace Diversity Online Course...

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2021/02/26

USF is offering an online course on "diversity, equity and inclusion" in the workplace. It's free thanks to support from Jabil and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Gordon Byrd speaks with Dr. Moez Limayem. dean of USF's Muma College of Business.

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7:08

St Leo Polling Institute - Floridians Like DeSantis...

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2021/02/25

Governor DeSantis is due to be a lead-in speaker at CPAC in Orlando Friday. A new poll of 1,000 Floridians shows support for his handling of the pandemic. Gordon Byrd speaks with Frank Orlando of the St. Leo University Polling Institute.

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4:12

Dr Terry Parker - Florida Polytechnic is Hiring

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2021/02/25

Unlike many universities, Florida Polytechnic is looking to hire professors -- 25 of them for the fall semester. University provost Dr. Terry Parker tells us what areas they're looking to fill and why the university is able to do this in the middle of a pandemic.

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18:38

Chris Ranung - Feature Florida Partnerships

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2021/02/20

Most states that are successful in attracting movie production offer incentives. But a lobbying campaign against "Hollywood Handouts" has killed incentive programs in Florida. A group is trying to get around that by putting together private investors to bring production to certain regions of the state. Gordon Byrd speaks with Chris Ranung of Feature Florida Partnerships.

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