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By Sarah Reichert and Donna Green-Townsend on July 11th, 2013 Updated, July 11: Martin Beckles has died from his injuries, Florida Highway Patrol announced Wednesday afternoon. The accident report stated he was to be treated at UF Health Shands Hospital, though Shands officials never confirmed his stay there. That was likely because he was brought … Continue reading FedEx Truck Driver Dies from Injuries After Collision with CSX Train (07/11/2013)
Aired on WUFT on July 10th, 2013 The coming-of-age musical “Avenue Q,” which features a unique blend of actors and puppets, is in its final three weeks at the Hippodrome State Theatre in downtown Gainesville. The original play garnered Tony Awards for best musical, best score and best book. WUFT-‘s Donna Green-Townsend talked with two … Continue reading Due to Popular Demand, ‘Avenue Q’ Will Continue at the Hippodrome
The Sno Rogers Band has gone through a few changes. At the time this feature was produced the members were David McBrady on Banjo, Terry Miller on guitar and Barbara Johnson on bass. The band was known for its high energy! During the 2015 Will McLean Music Festival at the Sertoma Youth Ranch near … Continue reading Sno Rogers Band
The Florida Citrus Commission wants consumers to count on Florida’s ability to provide a citrus product. Not only is that reliability important, but the citrus commission also wants consumers to expect a quality product. To that end, the commission has to come up with clever marketing strategies ways to market the state’s oranges … Continue reading Marketing Florida Citrus Products
Orange County is home to thousands of hotel rooms. The amount of trash hauled away to landfill sites costs hotels a lot of money. In 1990 Orange County Energy Extension Agent Jo Townsend talked with Donna Green-Townsend about an award-winning hotel recycling project designed to save the hotel industry money while doing something … Continue reading Hotel Recycling Project
In an effort to increase oyster harvesting in Dixie and Suwannee Counties in Florida, the Florida Sea Grant Program in cooperation with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute teamed up with 4-H students in a special oyster aquaculture program. As Donna Green-Townsend reports, the project involved placing oyster seeds in a variety of mesh bags … Continue reading 4-H Oyster Project
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In March of 2000, University of Florida Sophomore forward Mike Miller sank the final shot in the 69-68 buzzer beater against Butler to take the Gator Basketball Team from the Final Four to the National Championship game. The dramatic win led to a celebratory pile-up on the basketball court. The Gators lost to Michigan State in the … Continue reading Mike Miller- NBA Rookie of the Year
Congress continues to grapple with the difficult issue of immigration. Meanwhile, states like Florida continue to depend on the workers who are vital to Florida’s agriculture industry. Since 1997, Harvest of Hope has distributed more than $1 million dollars in emergency and educational financial aid to migrant farmworkers and families throughout the United States. The Director of … Continue reading Harvest of Hope
On the WUFT program, “Across the Prairie,” on January 21, 2007 host Cathy DeWitt interviewed Donna Green-Townsend and Dale Crider on the re-release of the 2000 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning documentary, Apalachicola Doin’ Time.