Bailey Myers

Bailey is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.

Missing Korean War soldier remains returned to Gainesville

[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20121005BrownFuneralWebforTV.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20121005BrownFuneralWebforTV.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] After going missing during the Korean War almost 60 years ago, the remains of Capt. Turnace H. Brown are finally back home in Gainesville. Recent DNA tests identified Brown, and a motorcade Thursday brought his remains to the Milam Funeral & Cremation Services. Several people lined up, …

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Students go head to head in culinary competition at Eastside High School

Seared tuna and balsamic caviar sound like items on a menu at a fancy restaurant. But in fact, these dishes were prepared by High School students this morning in a culinary competition. WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette has more on the opportunities and experience these students achieved. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Eastsideculinarywrap.mp3]  

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UF economist gives perspective on debt limit vote

Both houses of Congress have approved the increase in the debt limit at the federal level and have sent it on to President Obama. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT FM’s Bailey Meyers spoke with University of Florida Professor of Economics David Denslow about his analysis of the measure. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPDenslow.mp3]

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