Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

An interview with Anne Swerlick of the Florida Policy Institute on a Georgetown University study showing almost 70,000 children dropped off Medicaid and Kidcare in Florida between 2017 and 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

911 calls placed to Clearwater police after a 11 foot gator broke into a kitchen early Friday morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd speaks with Kevin Hettinger, Human Relations director at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, about their upcoming job fairs as they attempt to fill more than a thousand job openings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd speaks with Dr. Robert Heuter, head of the shark research center at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, after three sightings of hammerhead sharks off Florida's gulf coast in May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd interviews Dr. Joanna Burger, lead of a team of researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey who conducted a study on preparing low-income communities for hurricanes and other disasters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd talks with a mother-son bookwriting team from the Orlando area who've become experts in navigating the modern world of e-publishing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part of a 911 call released by Tampa Police made shortly after bus driver Thomas Dunn was fatally stabbed while driving a bus on Nebraska Avenue Saturday, May 18th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd speaks with FHP Trooper Ken Watson about the death of a nine year old Sarasota boy killed when a pickup truck ran him over, as he and his sister rode their bicycles to Brentwood Elementary School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with David Whiting, deputy division director of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to Gordon Byrd's interview with Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, CEO of Starsky Robotics, a San Francisco company testing a self-driving truck on Tampa's Selmon Expressway See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd speaks with Maya Burke, a member of the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel, which is out with a new recommendation calling for the rise in sea level to accelerate, adding an additional 12 to 18 inches in forecasts for the year 2100. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Byrd speaks with Dr. Norman Leppla, University of Florida, about the annual love bug swarm. Drivers seem to think it's worse this year and he says there's an "abundance" of love bugs, especially in east central Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with St. Leo University pollster Frank Orlando on new polls showing a strong performance by Joe Biden among the 2020 Democratic field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Personal finance website Wallethub says six Florida cities made its top 25 for small business startups, out of 100 large cities nationwide. Orlando is number one, Miami number three, Tampa number five. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're going to see someone graduate at UF, FSU or FAMU, rooms in the college towns of Tallahassee and Gainesville have been booked solid for months. AirBNB's Ben Breit has tips if you'fre thinking about using his service or others to find a room. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goodbye mongoose! Farewell, pink sparrow. Gordon Byrd speaks with Sarah Funck of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about a new rule adding 13 nonnative species to the banned list in Florida, meaning you can't own them as pets or sell them commercially. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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