Hourly News Update
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
WUFT News
Author Archives: Tom Krynski
Keeping online deals from becoming online duds
By Stephanie Brown and Tom Krynski on December 21st, 2011 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:41 pm
If you’re doing any last minute holiday shopping online, make sure the site you buy from has a reputation you can trust. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Cyber Security Analyst Kevin Wiggins says there are a number of scams that [...]
Santa Fe College hosts concert
By Tom Krynski on December 8th, 2011 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 10:13 am
Santa Fe College looks to celebrate the holidays. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FMs Jessica Becerra reports, fine arts performers are putting on a holiday concert.
Veteran folk musician to play benefit concert Friday
By Tom Krynski on December 8th, 2011 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 10:16 am
Veteran folk musician and songwriter John McCutcheon will be visiting Gainesville for a special benefit concert tomorrow. WUFT-FM’s Steven Gallo spoke with Mr. McCutcheon today about the upcoming show, his nearly 40-year career and his life on the road.
Cold weather residents take respite in Florida
By Tom Krynski on December 8th, 2011 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 10:17 am
Florida sunshine attracts nearly one million North Americans and Europeans to our state to escape frigid winters at home. While some native Floridians complain about the “snowbird” demographic, traditionally Northern senior citizens, they provide a much needed economic boom to [...]
Gator national champs honored in rival stadium
By Tom Krynski on October 21st, 2011 | Last updated: October 22, 2011 at 9:11 am
This weekend, the University of Florida Marching Band will perform in front of a huge audience, but not at a Gator game. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Marc Whiteman has more on a visit to “enemy territory”, while honoring a Gator legend.
FDLE crime stats released, Alachua County crime rate declines
By Tom Krynski on October 21st, 2011 | Last updated: October 22, 2011 at 9:10 am
Florida Department of Law Enforcement just released the new statewide county report on crime statistics. Alachua County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Art Forgey talked with WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman about the drop in Alachua County crime rates. Florida overall saw a [...]
Reaction to President Obama’s statement on troops leaving Iraq
By Tom Krynski on October 21st, 2011 | Last updated: October 22, 2011 at 9:10 am
This afternoon, President Obama announced all US combat troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year, bringing the decade-long war to an end. With the end of the war, questions emerge as to what will happen with the [...]
UF expert on death of Libyan leader
By Tom Krynski on October 20th, 2011 | Last updated: October 20, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Steven Gallo has more with University of Florida African studies professor Leonardo A. Villalón’s response to the reactions overseas.
Profile of an alleged rapist explored
By Tom Krynski on October 20th, 2011 | Last updated: October 20, 2011 at 9:17 pm
A man suspected in five sexual assaults will have his first court appearance tomorrow in Marion County. Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Alan Frye was placed in custody early this morning, and the allegations of his crimes are particularly brutal and unconventional compared [...]
UF president defends liberal arts
By Tom Krynski on October 20th, 2011 | Last updated: October 20, 2011 at 9:18 pm
The University of Florida Faculty Senate held a meeting this afternoon to discuss the many topics that have been brought forth so far this fall. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Samantha Taub has more on what University of Florida President Bernie Machen [...]
