Overseeing the academic success of athletes at the University of Florida is no easy task. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Matthew Cretul has this profile of one of the key men behind the scenes of UF’s athletic program. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/McCloskeyMattCretul.mp3]
Read More »Remembering Pearl Harbor
Tuesday, December 7th, is the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. WUFT’FM’s Matthew Cretul has more on what North Central Florida did over the weekend to remember December 7th, 1941. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/PearlHarbor.mp3]
Read More »Proposed livestock thinning plan on Paynes Prairie draws large crowd
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park hosted a public meeting last night at the Doyle Conner Building in Gainesville. As WUFT’s Matthew Cretul reports, at the heart of the meeting was the proposed management plan of livestock currently living within the park. The full draft plan can be found on Florida’s …
Read More »Gainesville residents express what they’re thankful for
Thanksgiving means different things to different people here in Alachua County. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Matthew Cretul and Courtenay Tucker set out to find out just what people are thankful for [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPThankful.mp3]
Read More »Gators give back to Gainesville
The University of Florida football team may have played their last game in the Swamp on Saturday versus Appalachian State, but Head Coach Urban Meyer called an audible and had his players line up one more time in Gainesville. In all, Coach Meyer and his players filled over 500 bags for homeless and needy families in Gainesville. In addition to provisions, each bag was topped off with an orange Gator shirt.
Read More »Sizing up the Gator basketball teams
When the Gator basketball teams take the court this season, there will be the usual freshmen making their collegiate debut in the orange and blue. Both the mens’ and womens’ rosters feature freshmen from all around the world. WUFT-FM’s Matthew Cretul has more on some “not-so-new” newcomers. You can catch …
Read More »Remembering the "Alligator Man" Harold Nugent
Services were held yesterday for Harold Nugent at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville. Mr. Nugent was better known as the “Alligator Man” to the thousands of school children he visited around the state as part of a joint effort with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to teach kids …
Read More »Recent football player stalking case brings attention to domestic violence issues
It seems each day we’re faced with another high profile relationship ending in divorce, namecalling, or worse, domestic abuse. Member station 89.1 WUFT’s Matthew Cretul shows us that while the cases may seem unique, they all share a common bond. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/footballbadbehaviordepth.mp3]
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