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Tag Archives: Blake Alderman
Debby causes blood shortage
By Front Page Edition on June 28th, 2012 | Last updated: September 7, 2012 at 2:42 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM The flooding and storms from Tropical Storm Debby have left local blood supplies at emergency levels and supplies are expected to continue to drop. Life South Blood Center Director of Recruitment and Retention, Galen Unold says blood supplies [...]
Satchel’s Pizza reopens
By Front Page Edition on June 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 5, 2012 at 1:28 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM A popular Gainesville pizzaria is now reopen after a fire caused it to close for a few months. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman was at the grand reopening today and spoke with the staff about how [...]
Reaching for the stars
By Blake Alderman on June 7th, 2012 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 2:57 pm
Dreams came true this week for a small town baseball player in north Florida, when his name was called in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman says this was a big step in the life [...]
Summer programs in Levy County to keep kids learning
By Blake Alderman on June 7th, 2012 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Many schools are finished for the year. WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman spoke with Patrick Wneck , director of curriculum for Levy County School board about any programs that are going on this summer that will keep kids busy. School ends Friday in [...]
Utilities stress preparation at official start of hurricane season
By Front Page Edition on May 31st, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:05 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM The hurricane season does not offically begin until tomorrow, June 1st. However there have been two storms named already in 2012. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman reports area utilities encourage the public to be prepared [...]
Religious controversy rattles the residents of Bradford County
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:43 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM A recent controversy has taken over the town of Starke, Fla., regarding a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the Bradford County Courthouse. So far more than 100 people have protested in the ongoing debate [...]
More than half of Alachua County highschoolers outperform state peers on FCAT
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:55 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM The Florida Department of Education reported Alachua County high school students outperformed their peers statewide on the new FCAT biology and geometry tests. Alachua County School spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says that she is not surprised with [...]
Keeping meals safe this holiday weekend
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:06 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM As people get ready for the Memorial Day weekend, plenty of people will have picnics or outdoor barbeques. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman spoke with Amy Simonne, associate professor of Food Safety and Quality at the [...]
Gainesville City Commissioner Poe outlines his goals
By Front Page Edition on May 21st, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:10 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM Having just been sworn into office Thursday, District 1 Gainesville City Commissioner Lauren Poe looks to bring the community together. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman spoke with him about what he looks to accomplish.
Arrest made in Lake City liquor store robbery
By Front Page Edition on May 21st, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:10 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM A man suspected in the shooting and killing of a Lake City liquor store owner in April was arrested in Jacksonville this past Friday. Lake City Public Information Ofc. Steve Shaw says the man arrested [...]
