
Tell Me About It
“Tell Me About It” is a weekly audio storytelling series hosted by Sue Wagner, WUFT community relations coordinator, focusing on events, organizations and research projects by those that helped create them and those that have benefited.
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This episode features Florida Voices for Health, a coalition of community organizations, businesses, and individuals working to create a health care system that works for every Floridian.
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Dr. Benjamin Johnson, director of the STEM Translational Communications Center, shares research about doomscrolling, or the act of spending too much time reading negative news online, especially on social media. Dr. Johnson also shares information about strategic partnerships among university researchers and community members.
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Today’s episode features the inaugural Collier Prize for State Government Accountability Showcase. Rick Hirsch, Collier Prize director, talks about the inaugural showcase which will be held in-person and live-streamed on Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UF College of Journalism and Communications Atlas Lab. The program will include the winners of the 2024 prize for reporting on the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
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Michael Presley Bobbitt shares information on his life experiences, his clambassador adventures and his love and admiration for the people of Cedar Key. Bobbitt’s book will be featured at a special public book signing on Monday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Lynx Bookstore at 601 Main Street in Gainesville.
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Sarah Blanc, Brown Center for Leadership & Service assistant director for Community Engagement and Stewardship, shares information on the center, upcoming events and how everyone one in the community can become involved.
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Randy Wright, Executive Director of the UF College of Journalism and Communication Division of Media Properties, which includes WUFT, talks about BEACON, the first artificial intelligence emergency broadcast system launched this week.
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This episode features the second annual Flying Pig Parade on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. followed by the Bo Didley Birthday Concert at Bo Didley Plaza at 3 p.m. Both events are in downtown Gainesville. The parade, with grand marshal Vivian Filer, celebrates all that is wild and wonderful about living in North Central Florida and pokes fun at the crazy things that happened in 2024.
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CJC Sports Director Steve Russell shares information on his sports talk career at the station, doing play by play for UF baseball, training students that have moved on to successful sports media industry careers and his stint as the host of popular oldies radio show.
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This episode features the symposium, "The Making of Alachua County: Past, Present and Future” on Saturday, December 7. The event is presented by the Alachua County African and African American Historical Society, Incorporated in honor of the Alachua County Bicentennial.
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CJC Sports Director Steve Russell shares information on his sports talk career at the station, doing play by play for UF baseball, training students that have moved on to successful sports media industry careers and his stint as the host of popular oldies radio show.