The Bill Bunkley Show
At the intersection of faith & life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years. Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particular conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction. Bill is the president of the Florida Ethics and Religious Liberties commission, and an abashed follower of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. He also brings an especially Floridian perspective to his program and podcast, as he served in many capacities over a lot of decades in the Sunshine state.
Episodes
In this October 13, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens from Tampa with a detailed breakdown of the Tampa Bay Rays’ 7-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, recounting the early 2-0 lead, Drew Rasmussen’s strong five innings, the Guardians’ late surge featuring José Ramírez and Nathaniel Lowe, and Skipper Kevin Cash’s m...
On this Columbus Day edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens from Tampa under crystal-clear post-storm skies after Hurricane Isis (Category 2, 105 mph) made landfall near Destin, noting two preventable deaths in Escambia County, power restoration progress, and warnings against generator backfeeding and contractor scams. He delivers a nuanced Columbus Day history that acknowledges disease, conquest, a...
Bill Bunkley opens this Friday edition with the latest on Hurricane Isaias, a Category 3 storm tracking toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama border with expected landfall tonight. He covers wind speeds, life-threatening storm surge risks, evacuations, and preparation reminders for Central Florida listeners.
On a personal note, Bill celebrates completing his final radiation treatment at Moffitt Cancer...
In this Thursday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show Briefing, host Bill Bunkley delivers a full weather and emergency update on Hurricane Isaias as the Category 1 storm churns through the Gulf, expected to make landfall near the Florida Panhandle (Pensacola area) late Friday or Saturday morning. While Tampa Bay avoids a direct hit, heavy tropical rain bands are already producing localized flooding (especially along the ...
On this October 7, 2026 episode of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley returns after missing the previous day’s broadcast due to dizziness triggered by overly bright computer screens while recovering from radiation treatments for basal cell carcinoma at Moffitt Cancer Center. He opens with a weather update on Tropical Storm Isaias forming in the western Gulf of Mexico and potentially strengthening into a hu...
On this Monday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show (broadcast live from Tampa on Let’s Talk Faith), host Bill Bunkley opens with personal updates from his daily radiation treatments at Moffitt Cancer Center before diving into a packed “Briefing.” He celebrates the Tampa Bay Rays’ dramatic 1-0 Game 1 playoff win over the New York Yankees before a true sellout crowd at Tropicana Field—praising...
Bill Bunkley opens this special Friday edition celebrating his and Mrs. Bunkley’s (Tony) 33rd wedding anniversary. He reflects on their journey through his 2018 AML leukemia diagnosis, open-heart surgery, and the blessing of becoming grandparents, while looking forward to dinner at historic Malio’s Steakhouse and Game 1 of the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.
Breaking new...
On this first day of October 2026, Bill Bunkley opens The Briefing live from Tampa with the inspiring dedication of MercyMed of Tampa, a brand-new free medical clinic in the underserved Sulphur Springs neighborhood. Serving as master of ceremonies, Bill shares the vision of Pastor Ken Witten (Idlewild Baptist Church emeritus), the history of the area—from indigenous healing springs and early 20th-century tourist...
On the final day of September 2026, Bill Bunkley’s Briefing delivered urgent breaking news of a terrifying mid-air drama that nearly ended in catastrophe. FlyDubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying roughly 160–180 passengers (mostly Israelis) from Dubai to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, was over Jordanian airspace when the co-pilot (reported as an Omani national) launched a violent attack on...
On this September 29, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, broadcast live from Tampa on Salem Radio’s Let’s Talk Faith and The Answer platforms, host Bill Bunkley opens with the rollout of america.gov—an AI-powered, conversational one-stop portal designed as a customer-friendly front door to the entire federal government. Powered in part by Gemini and Grok, the site lets users search official sourc...
On this Monday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley broadcasts live from Tampa covering a packed afternoon of news, sports, faith, and practical advice. The program opens with clips of President Trump highlighting lower gas prices, the doubling of 401(k)s, a new steel plant announcement in Iowa, and claims of preventing catastrophic conflict in the Middle East. Bunkley shares a moving personal account o...
Bill Bunkley opens this Friday edition with major weather updates on a powerful nor’easter threatening the Northeast, including a state of emergency in eight New Jersey counties, expected high winds, coastal flooding, and impacts from the Outer Banks through New England.
Key local updates include:
- New Citizens Property Insurance requirement: Starting January 1, 2027, all single-fami...
On this September 23, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley reports live from Tampa on the previous day’s Pastors Appreciation event at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, featuring Focus on the Family’s Dr. Greg Smalley and celebrating pastors and their spouses. He introduces Salem Surround’s digital micro-targeting tools that help churches and businesses reach specific neighborhoods beyo...
On this Tuesday afternoon edition of The Bill Bunkley Show Briefing, Kyle Warren sits in for Bill Bunkley and opens with breaking reports that the ransomware group Shiny Hunters claims to have breached the FBI and stolen personal data on thousands of employees, potentially including health information, with partial verification by Reuters but no confirmation yet of an internal systems compromise. Warren then covers Pr...
On this September 21, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, live from Tampa, host Bill Bunkley opens with local sports excitement as the Tampa Bay Rays sit one win away from clinching the AL East against the Yankees in a crucial Bronx series, celebrating their final home game and the promise of a new stadium complex near Raymond James Stadium targeted for 2029 under new ownership. He turns to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Bill Bunkley opens this Friday edition analyzing recent Florida polling data showing a tight race between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly among likely voters. He emphasizes the importance of turnout, independent voters, and conservatives getting to the polls in the upcoming midterms.
Caller Todd joins with a passionate biblical discussion about King Saul, King David, and a call for Chri...
On the September 17, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show (The Briefing) from Tampa, host Bill Bunkley opens with an enthusiastic update on the Tampa Bay Rays, who are lighting up Tropicana Field and closing in on a possible American League East title with a growing lead over the Yankees, a potential first-round bye, and home-field advantage deep into the postseason after stadium approval for 2029. He shares a person...
On the Wednesday edition of the Bill Bunkley Show broadcasting from Tampa on Salem Radio, host Bill Bunkley breaks down the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s decision to raise interest rates by a quarter percent—the first hike since spring 2023—under new Chairman Kevin Warsh. He explains why the move aims at price stability amid creeping inflation, how it will most affect the bottom half of Ame...
On this September 15, 2026 edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley marks the eighth anniversary of his life-saving bone marrow transplant for AML leukemia at Moffitt Cancer Center, sharing the miraculous story of his perfect-match donor who was relocated ahead of Hurricane Florence and urging listeners to get annual physicals while giving glory to Jesus Christ. The program then turns to growing national de...
On the Monday, September 14, 2026 edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with weekend sports highlights—the Tampa Bay Rays becoming the first MLB team to clinch a 2026 playoff spot after sweeping the division-leading Houston Astros, while the Buccaneers struggle in a turnover-filled season opener. He then details Florida’s new statewide sales tax holiday (running through December 31) on ...
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