Here are the 2003 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest
1st place (tie) winner Bettina Makley
Winner (tie) John Hammond, Bettina Makley “The Hawk”
1st place winner (tie) Jeffrey Smith
Winner (tie) Jeffrey Smith “Up Where The Suwannee River Flows”
2nd place Bryan Rivers
2nd place Bryan Rivers “Walking Florida”
3rd place Mike Jurgensen
3rd place Mike Jurgensen “The Golden Fleece of Tarpon Springs”
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