University of Florida Student Government Productions is hosting Dierks Bentley at the O’Connell Center for a concert tonight. SGP paired up with Shands Hospital for Children to get backstage passes for Ava Mason and her family. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s, Meredith Chipman, spoke with Ava, and her mom, Jennifer, about her …

Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall’s inaugural showcase “Light Up the Night” will feature a variety of national and local performers tomorrow. Jose Manuel Carreno and Sarah Lane of American Ballet Theatre, the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, and Sister Hazel are among the featured acts. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman spoke …

The third week of the United Downtown Street Festival will occur in Gainesville tonight.  Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman spent some time with local business owners, to talk about the event’s effect on their Friday night business. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPDowntownfixed.mp3]

Newscasts on September 11, 2001, urged listeners to donate blood to help save the lives of victims. In Gainesville on 9/11 more than 800 people lined up to give blood.  Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman, spent time at Lifesouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville to talk about that day and how blood …

[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20110902-gatorfansweighin.m4v”] Football frenzy is in the air as the University of Florida football team prepares for the first game of the season tomorrow night. Marc Whiteman and Meredith Chipman took to the streets to talk with current students and lifelong fans about the new coach and this year’s season. …