Donna Green-Townsend
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Aired on WUFT on July 15th, 2011 Many communities have organized “downtown” music concerts to try and increase the number of people patronizing their businesses downtown. Gainesville has the “Free Fridays” concert series each week at the Bo Diddley plaza. This week it’s featuring the “country blues” sound of Caitlin Eadie. Hernando County has the … Continue reading ‘Rock Your Park’ concert Saturday night in Brooksville aims to increase business downtown
Aired on WUFT on July 8, 2011 Alachua and Marion County airboat enthusiasts are planning a benefit later this month to help a Lochloosa family with living and medical expenses after a tragic airboat racing accident seriously injured one of their own. Bo White from the Lochloosa area was getting ready for an airboat race … Continue reading Airboat community plans benefit to assist Lochloosa family after tragic racing accident (07/08/2011)
Aired on WUFT on July 6, 2011 The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help. They’re looking for anyone who may have been forced off U.S. Highway 41 near Brooksville on Sunday by a car going the wrong direction. That car driven by convicted felon, 35 year old Michael Anthony, took law enforcement on … Continue reading Hernando County Sheriff’s Department mourns the loss of one of their own (07/06/2011)
Aired on WUFT on June 24th, 2011 Former U.S. Senator and two-time Florida Governor Bob Graham is travelling the country promoting his new book, “Keys To The Kingdom.” Senator Graham is basing about 40 percent of his spy thriller on facts he’s learned from recent world events. Graham has held some key political positions in … Continue reading Former U.S. senator uses work experience to write a spy thriller (06/24/2011)
Aired on WUFT on June 23rd, 2011 An internal investigation by the owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year largely blames oil giant BP for the disaster. The Transocean report released yesterday (Wednesday) says the April 20th, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill was the result of … Continue reading Former Senator Bob Graham addresses latest blame in BP oil disaster and other state issues (06/23/2011)
Aired on WUFT-FM June 23rd, 2011 There are mixed reactions from lawmakers in Washington to the President’s plan to pull 33,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by next summer. While top Democrats say the pullout isn’t fast enough, top Republicans say it might be too rash. Former two-time Florida Governor and former U.S. Senator from Florida, … Continue reading Policy makers weigh in on the President’s plans for troop withdrawls from Afghanistan (06/23/2011)
Aired on WUFT on June 21st, 2011 At this hour President of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser, is meeting with the College’s Board of Trustees regarding budget recommendations Sasser has submitted. Those recommendations include a tuition hike for students and a salary increase faculty and staff. WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with Sasser about his budget … Continue reading Student tuition hike and faculty/staff raises proposed for Santa Fe College (06/21/2011)
Aired on WUFT on June 7th, 2011 Residents living in the Stephen Foster neighborhood near the Cabot Koppers Superfund site are not pleased with the results of a cancer inquiry report from the Florida Department of Health and the Alachua County Health Department. That report released late last week was based on a six-month evaluation … Continue reading Cancer report angers residents of Stephen Foster neighborhood near the Cabot Koppers Superfund site
Aired on WUFT on May 27th, 2011 Veterans for Peace will be displaying more than 6,000 tombstones from dawn tomorrow through dusk on Memorial Day on Eighth Avenue just east of 34th street in Gainesville. Donna Green-Townsend talked with Vets for Peace coordinator Scott Camil about how this display was arranged to remember those who … Continue reading Veterans display tombstones to remember fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan (05/27/2011)
Aired on WUFT on May 20th, 2011 The “Free Fridays” concert series continues tonight at the Bo Diddley downtown plaza in Gainesville, d it’s the last weekend for the Theatre for Young Audiences’ performance of the Tales of King Arthur at the Thomas Center. Donna Green-Townsend sat down with David Ballard, the events coordinator for … Continue reading The Impostors perform in tonight’s ‘Free Fridays’ concert series (05/20/2011)