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

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8:51

Giving Wisely to Melissa Relief - Bryan Oglesby BBB

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/29

Many people are motivated to support relief for survivors of Hurricane Melisssa, which stormed through Jamaica as a Category 5 and has also impacted Cuba, the Bahamas and Haiti. We speak with Bryan Oglesby of the West Florida Better Business Bureau on giving wisely and avoiding scams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:15

Hillsborough County Fair 2025 - Suzanne Holcomb

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/28

The Hillsborough County Fair opens Thursday evening (October 30th). We speak with fair manager Suzanne Holcomb about what's new and returning this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:17

Halloween Safety - Dr Patrick Mularoni JHACH

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/25

Along with the eerie and the spooky, there are real life safety issues as children's trick or treating coincides with adults going to costume parties and high school football games. We get some Halloween 2025 safety tips from Dr. Patrick Mularoni at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:16

SNAP Benefits and Federal Shutdown - State Sen Nick...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/22

Florida and other states face the loss of November SNAP benefits if the federal government shutdown drags on. Food banks may be called on to help, but they depend on USDA for some of their food. We speak with State Senator Nick DeCeglie, who is also CEO of Hope Villages of America. That nonprofit also runs and works with food banks and food pantries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:27

Hillsborough Pet Shelter Cat Surplus - Chelsea...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/17

Hillsborough County's Pet Resource Center is 600 percent over capacity for cats. We talk with the center's Chelsea Waldeck about the causes of the cat population explosion and how they're working to adopt those cats out (adoption fees are waived).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:37

Clearwater Turkey Trot - Teresa Hibbard Achieva...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/09

Registration is open for the annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot in Clearwater, an event made up of a timed race and two fun run/strolls. It's been around since 1979 and one of the charities it supports helps to empower those who are homeless. Achieva credit union is a sponsor and we speak with Teresa Hibbard of the Achieva Foundation about the event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:33

Post Disaster Workshop - CK Moore Hillsborough...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/10/06

Hillsborough County government is holding a workshop to get input on its Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan. The idea is to have a plan ready to go in case another disaster such as Hurricanes Helene or Milton strikes the Tampa Bay area. We speak with CK Moore, the Section Chief for Planning of Hillsborough County Emergency Management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:57

REPOST: Dr Moez Limayem - USF - Workplace Diversity...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/09/30

A presidential search committee at the University of South Florida just named Dr. Moez Limayem as the only finalist for the job. The Board of Trustees and State University Board of Governors will vote on his nomination. He's been president at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville since 2022. Before that he spent ten years as Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF. We're reposting an interview with Dr. Limayem from 2021, in which he spoke about a course offered by the College of

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12:28

Kevin McAndrew - Pinellas County - Helene and Milton...

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/09/24

The one year anniverary of Hurricane Helene is this week (Friday). We speak with Kevin McAndrew, Pinellas County director of Building and Development Review Services about how the rebuilding and permitting process stands at this time and how the county is working to help property owners now and in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:13

Jerome Ryans and Dan Coakley - Robles Park Village

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/09/10

A major milestone ahead for renovation of a Tampa public housing complex. Monday (15th) demolition will begin on vacated units at Robles Park. This will begin a renovation process. Eventually the new Robles Park Village complex will host more than 1,800 mixed-income units along with commercial and retail. The redesign will include a memorial center for those buried at the historic Zion Cemetery. We speak with Tampa Housing Authority CEO Jerome Ryans and Dan Coakley of PMG Affordable, the Miami

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6:43

American Legion Convention in Tampa - Chair Mike Walton

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/21

For the first time, the American Legion is holding its annual National Convention in Tampa, Aug. 22-28. Some seven thousand Legionnaires, members of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion are expected. We speak with the Legion's convention chair, Michael Walton, about the events in Tampa over the next few days.

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14:00

8 Owner Buying 10 Owner - Josh Scacco PhD USF

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/19

A major acquisition involving two TV companies could have a major impact on news and viewing patterns in the Tampa Bay area. Nexstar, owner of News Channel 8, is buying Tegna, owner of 10 Tampa Bay, for more than six billion dollars. This would put the local NBC and CBS affiliates under the same ownership. Tampa is one of a handful of markets where both Nexstar and Tegna own stations. We speak about the implications of the deal with USF political communications associate professor Josh Scacco, PhD

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6:34

Chip Lupo Wallethub Inflation and Florida Ranking Slips

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/15

Gordon Byrd speaks with Chip Lupo of personal finance website Wallethub about two surveys of special interest to Florida. One finds Tampa Bay and South Florida among the top ten markets for inflation, while the Best States To Live In report ranks Florida 6th, still top tier but down from 2nd.

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5:14

813 Day - Curtis Kellogg Visit Tampa Bay

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/12

Wednesday is August 13th... 8/13. Tampa's taking the opportunity on the calendar to celebrate 813 Day. We speak with Curtis Kellogg of Tampa's and Hillsborough County's tourist promotion agency, Visit Tampa Bay, about the day and various ways to celebrate and save.

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9:10

Back to School Dr Jennifer Katzenstein PhD JHACH

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/07

School begins Monday around the Tampa Bay area. We speak with psychologist Jennifer Katzenstein PhD of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg about getting children (and parents) through anxiety and restoring routines. Dr. Katzenstein is director of Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Social Work at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, and co-director of the hospital's Center for Behavioral Health.

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4:26

Skydive City - Qatar Skydiving Show in Zephyrhills

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/07

Qatar's national military skydiving team trains for much of the year in Zephyrhills, even though most of its performance are delivered in or near its home nation. Saturday morning (9th) the Qatar Air Sports Committee Demonstration Team will put on a free show at Skydive City. We speak with the facility's co-owners, Kyle and Lauren Salvato, about the performance.

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8:24

Manatee Cats - Steve Bell and Michael Strollo

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/06

Three cats were left in a pink cage on the side of a road in Bradenton. By the time they were found July 29th, two were emaciated and one had died. Manatee County Animal Welfare is working to nurse the two survivors, both gray tabbies, back to health. Meantime, investigators are trying to identify the person who left them there. We speak with Animal Welfare supervisor Steven Bell and county spokesperson Michael Strollo.

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7:54

Back to School and Sleep - Dr Luis Ortiz JHACH

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/08/01

School starts in Florida the week of August 11th. But if you have school aged children or teens, the time to get their body clocks back on track is right now. We speak with Dr. Luis Ortiz, a sleep specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, about how to fight summer sleep patterns, games, phones and other distractions to get your kids back on time.

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12:59

Chris Linsbeck - Hernando Co Pine Island Park Reopening

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/07/31

A Hernando County waterfront park wiped out by Hurricane Helene's storm surge is reopening, with some changes. We speak with Community Services Director Chris LInsbeck about Alfred McKethan Pine Island Park.

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5:57

Ben Groen - Barefoot Waterski Nationals

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2025/07/29

Water skiing doesn't always require skis. We talk with champion barefoot waterskier and coach Ben Groen about the Barefoot Waterski Nationals taking place July 30 - August 2nd in Auburndale, FL.

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