Beyond the News WFLA Interviews
Interviews conducted by the WFLA Radio newsroom in Tampa Florida, with local and national newsmakers. Be sure to follow us!
Episodes
July 26, 2024 • 10 mins
This past week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody began issuing rules for the new law restricting social media accounts for kids under 16. Dr. Jennifer Katzenstein,with Johns
Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg says teens and tweens know a lot of what they interact with isn't good for their moods. We speak with her in this interview.
Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg says teens and tweens know a lot of what they interact with isn't good for their moods. We speak with her in this interview.
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July 26, 2024 • 7 mins
A Pinellas County beach town is trying to move tourists and day-trippers off its side streets. Starting July 29th, there's no more free parking in the Sunset Beach neighborhood of Treasure Island.
Street parking will cost $5 an hour. City spokesman Jason Beisel insists it's not a money grab. We speak with him about the change.
Street parking will cost $5 an hour. City spokesman Jason Beisel insists it's not a money grab. We speak with him about the change.
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July 10, 2024 • 10 mins
The Florida Aquarium and the University of Miami are joining forces in an effort to help coral in the Florida Keys survive rising water temperatures. It involves crossbreeding Florida coral with coral from a warm bay in Honduras. We speak with Keri O' Neil, who's leading the project for the Florida Aquarium.
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July 9, 2024 • 5 mins
Bay scallop season is starting in Pasco County Wednesday (10th). It runs till August 18th. We speak with Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marine biologist Nancy Sheridan about how to scallop by the rules.
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July 8, 2024 • 17 mins
The University of South Florida is rolling out a new underwater remote vehicle with a 4K camera that can go two and a half miles deep. Only one other US University (Hawaii) has anything like it. We speak with Dr. Monty Graham, director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography, about what this means for deep-sea exploration.
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July 4, 2024 • 11 mins
For the first time since the pandemic, St. Petersburg restores the Sister Cities student exchange program with Takamatsu, Japan. Students from St. Petersburg are going over to Takamatsu the weekend of July 5th. They'll stay for ten days and then students from Takamatsu will head to St. Petersburg. We speak with one of the program organizers and the mother of one of the exchange students.
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June 29, 2024 • 7 mins
Downtown Tampa hosts a day full of events July 4th (Thursday). We speak with Rachel Radawec of the Tampa Downtown Partnership about "Boom By the Bay."
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June 19, 2024 • 5 mins
Police at the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida are swearing in a new K-9 Thursday (20). Snowbird's job isn't putting the bite on bad guys or sniffing out drugs. Snowbird is a comfort dog. We speak with Snowbird's handler, Officer Mark Lickenfelt, about the role of comfort and support dogs in law enforcement and in promoting wellbeing on college campuses.
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June 12, 2024 • 5 mins
Hillsborough Adult Day Services is promoting Alzheimer's Awareness with its Brain Bus touring the county's adult day facilities. We speak with the agency's Angie Toledo-Vasquez.
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June 10, 2024 • 10 mins
After a slight delay, rainy season is expected to come in full force in the Tampa Bay area with tropical moisture dropping several inches this week. That means possible street flooding and a potential slowdown of beach renourishment. We speak with Pinellas County floodplain administrator Lisa Foster and public information coordinator Ashley Giovanetti on how the weather could affect the county this week.
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June 5, 2024 • 6 mins
Newsradio WFLA's Read Shepherd talks with Lee Bryant, President of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association about a new law set to go into effect July 1 that will require all doors, hallways, and gates in and around school buildings to be locked during school hours. Bryant says implementing this new law might not be as easy as it seems.
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May 29, 2024 • 4 mins
St. Petersburg is holding its annual hurricane preparedness expo Thursday (30th) at the J.W. Cate Recreation Center. The gym will be filled with exhibitors, information and swag along with tips for dealing with a big storm. We speak with St. Pete Fire Rescue Lieutenant Garth Swingle.
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May 28, 2024 • 5 mins
The state of Florida gives more than $3,000,000 in grant money to Sarasota's Mote Marine Lab, to research three projects that could lead to reduction of the problem of blue-green algae in Florida's freshwater lakes. We speak with Dr. Emily Hall, who's leading one of those projects at Mote.
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May 24, 2024 • 5 mins
Monday is Memorial Day (27th), and ceremonies will be held around the country, including at Bay Pines VA Cemetery in Pinellas County. We speak with Roberto Pizarro, the assistant director of Bay Pines National Cemetery.
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May 23, 2024 • 7 mins
This Memorial Day weekend, a group that counsels veterans is holding a special service for those veterans and first responders who died by taking their own lives. It's taking place at the American Legion Post 5 and cemetery in Tampa, at Kennedy and Dale Mabry. We speak with Ellsworth "Tony" Williams, who leads a group called Veterans Counseling Veterans whose purpose includes preventing veteran suicides.
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May 16, 2024 • 9 mins
Starting in August, the National Hurricane Center will start experimenting with changes in the well-known "cone of uncertainty". They're going to show potential impacts on inland areas, which often feel under-warned during a hurricane. We speak with Polk County Emergency Management Director Paul Womble, about what this will mean for communities away from the coastline.
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May 14, 2024 • 6 mins
Wednesday evening (15), bicycle riders across the nation will be taking part in Rides of Silence to remember those killed or injured in crashes, and o promote bike and pedestrian safety. We speak with John Sinibaldi of the St. Petersburg Bicycle Club
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May 13, 2024 • 9 mins
Newsradio WFLA's Read Shepherd talks to Florida Chief Financial Officer/Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis about the "My Safe Florida Home" program, which got a $200 millikon boost from the state legislature this past session. New applicants will be able to sign up and schedule an inspection starting July 1.
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May 10, 2024 • 10 mins
The Florida chapter of the nation's oldest and largest Hispanic membership organization is meeting in an unusual spot. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) state convention is happening in Haines City. Organizers are also sponsoring a job fair and voter education. We speak with Florida director Eliseo Santana about the meeting, LULAC's issues in Florida and the fast-growing Hispanic population in eastern Polk County...
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