Tim Tebow talking with Donna Green-Townsend during a conference call, November 19, 2007 less than a month before the Heisman Trophy was announced:
Tim Tebow’s apology to Gator fans September 27, 2008:
In this feature, which aired in December of 2009, Tebow shared his thoughts about Coach Urban Meyer’s decision to first step back from coaching for health reasons and then his change of heart.
Aired on WUFT December 14, 2012
WUFT’s Donna Green-Townsend spoke this afternoon with Dan Katz, morning producer at WSHU in Fairfield County, Ct., and former WUFT producer.
Here are highlights from that conversation, posted in full above. Newtown is a suburban, upper-middle class community. About 50 miles from New York City… It’s a place you wouldn’t expect this to happen.
Reported to have happened around 9:40 a.m.
One man picked up his daughter, and one of her classmates has a younger brother in first grade… His status is unknown.
On the motivation: No solid confirmation. Not prepared yet to be able to give exact details. We’re hearing that the shooter came from New Jersey and wasn’t someone from within the school but was going after someone who worked at the school.
Three of the victims are at Danbury Hospital, which is a relatively large one in a city nearby.
The state has really tried to get tough on gun violence in high schools in urban areas, Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven… This is completely different — an elementary school in a neighborhood like Sandy Hook… It’s very difficult to prepare for a situation like this.
We were able to get in touch with people who had stories about kindergartners having to run and sprint (from the school).
Originally aired on WUFT on December 6th, 2012
While the Hippodrome State Theatre continues its productions of “A Tuna Christmas” and “A Christmas Carol,” the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is running its production of the Tony Award Winning play, “Come Back, Little Sheba.”
Aired on WUFT on November 26th, 2012
Remembering Lennie:
Earlier int[erview with Kesl on WUFT-FM on Lennie’s CD release party:
Lennie on a scheduled art show featuring his work:
Aired on WUFT November 13th, 2012
From 1985 through the late 1990s, environmental activists fought to save the Redwoods in California. One of the leaders of the effort, Judi Bari, suffered critical injuries when someone bombed her car. Fellow activist Darryl Cherney was riding in the same car and also received injuries in the bombing. Cherney is in Gainesville, where his documentary, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?,” will be on screen at the Hippodrome State Theatre Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
The Hippodrome State Theatre is launching what they call a “campy twist” on the Stephen King novel Carrie. The show, which opens tonight and runs through Nov. 4, is a comedic version of the classic King novel involving a young woman dealing with her peers and her fundamentalist mother.
When Mark Johnson isn’t working as the Levy County Director of Emergency Management he’s plucking his banjo. He has had a love of the instrument since he was a teenager. In recent months he has found himself in the spotlight as a guest on “The Late Show” with David Letterman. 2012 was a good year for Johnson as he also won $50,000 as recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, which is named after the famed actor and comedian. One of his latest CDs was also nominated as one of the top 5 instrumental albums of the year by IBMA. Donna Green-Townsend has this profile of Johnson who developed the blend of bluegrass and clawhammer banjo playing into a new sound–“clawgrass.”
In March of 2000, Mark Johnson and Donna Green-Townsend had the opportunity to sit backstage with Doc Watson and folk icon Norman Blake at the Suwannee Springfest near Live Oak. It was one of those rare opportunities to swap stories and share some tunes. When the special hour began you can hear Peter Rowan and company in the distance performing on the main stage. Meanwhile backstage Green-Townsend began chatting with Johnson as he played Ashokan Farewell and demonstrated his style of picking called clawgrass, a combination of bluegrass and clawhammer styles.
Ashokan Farewell was used throughout the popular PBS Series, “The Civil War.” Before long folk icon Norman Blake jumped into the Civil War discussion and shared an acapella version of an old song, “Faded Coat of Blue.” When Doc heard Mark’s banjo, he asked if he could play it. In the three recorded segments below you’ll hear the spontaneous conversation and music from that afternoon that can only be described as “magical.”
Johnson and Doc Watson swapping banjo stories at the Suwannee Springfest
In Part 1 (running time 4:35) Green-Townsend talks backstage with Clawgrass player Mark Johnson:
In Part 2 (running time 5:16) Green-Townsend and Johnson begin an interesting music dialogue with folk icon Norman Blake and share an acapella version of “Faded Coat of Blue.”
In Part 3 (running time 32:24) Doc Watson hears Mark Johnson’s banjo and asks if he could hold it and then begins sharing his inside knowledge of some of his favorite banjo tunes, banjo styles and personal stories):
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Aired on WUFT August 24th, 2012
Tonight is opening night for the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre’s production “The Drawer Boy.” The serious, yet funny play about two farmers and a young actor who is attempting to write a play about the men is being directed by Mark Woollett. He talked with Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend:
“The Drawer Boy” opens tonight at 8:00 at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre on South Main Street in Gainesville.
Aired on WUFT on August 22nd, 2012
Classes officially got underway at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College today. At SFC more than 18 thousand students are enrolled. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with SFC President Jackson Sasser about his challenges for the 2012-2013 school year:
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Critics have described Sam Pacetti’s recordings as “passion and angst” coming together with lyrics that are full of imagery. The St. Augustine fingerstyle guitarist is debuting his newest CD Saturday night at 8 p.m. at the Shake Rag Art and Culture Center in Melrose. Pacetti shared his musical inspirations with Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend.
Originally aired on WUFT August 9, 2012
