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Audio segments of documentary Apalachicola Doin’ Time

2000 Edward R. Murrow Award Winning Documentary

Pic I took at Apalachicola off Paddlewheel used for CD cover later
Fishing boats along the Apalachicola River bayfront (photo by Donna Green-Townsend)
Donna voicing the "Apalachicola Doin' Time" documentary at WUFT with co-hosts Daniel Beasley and Josh Azriel in 1999
Donna voicing the “Apalachicola Doin’ Time” documentary at WUFT with co-hosts Daniel Beasley and Josh Azriel in 1999

 

Introduction- to Re-Release of the Documentary Part One- The Issues
Part Two- Florida’s Oyster Capitol Part Three- Apalachicola’s Waterfront
Part Four- Water Quality and the Tri-State Water War Part Five- Apalachicola’s History
Part Six- Tourism on the Rise Part Seven- Water Quantity and the Tri-State Water War
Part Eight- Close and Credits Part Nine- Epilogue

See additional updates and material related to the Tri-State Water War . Learn more about the artists performing in the documentary.

Mark Brunell’s Loyalty to Jacksonville

Aired on WUFT on August 9, 2002

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Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell has done more than lead his relatively new NFL franchise team to the playoffs for four straight seasons.  Brunell is busy establishing a reputation on and off the field.  In 1995 he began a bible study with a few other NFL teammates.  That bible study has grown into Southpoint Community Church in Jacksonville with a congregation of nearly 15-hundred people.   Brunell also started his own foundation to help sick children in the Jacksonville area.  Despite big money offers from other NFL teams, the father of four remains loyal to Jacksonville.

2002 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers

Here are the 2002 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest 

Amy Carol Webb
Winner Amy Carol Webb

Winner Amy Carol Webb “Turtle Tears”

Steve Sternberg
2nd place Steve Sternberg

2nd place Steve Sternberg “Apalachicola Blues”

Amy Carol Webb 2001
3rd place Amy Carol Web

3rd place Amy Carol Webb “Rivers Roll On”

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Danny Wuerffel on Rex Grossman

(originally aired on WUFT in December of 2001)

Rex GrossmanSome may say Rex Grossman was robbed of the Heisman Trophy in 2001.  The University of Florida Sophomore quarterback lost to Nebraska senior Eric Crouch by 62 points.  It was one of the smallest margins in the history of the Heisman Trophy.  In the 2001 season Grossman completed 65.6 percent of his passes for a total of 3,896 yards.  He had 34 touchdowns.  Some sportswriters remarked that maybe he didn’t win because he was a sophomore.  Donna Green-Townsend talked with former Heisman winning quarterback, Danny Wuerffel, about his thoughts on Grossman not winning the coveted trophy.

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Mother’s Day Memories

Originally aired on WUFT on May 11th, 2001

If there’s one day of the year everyone tries hard to make special, it’s Mother’s Day.  Donna Green-Townsend and Alexa (Woell) Elliott talked to elementary students and their parents at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida to hear special memories about good ‘ole mom.

 

 

2001 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers

Here are the 2001 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest

Robbin Bach
1st place winner Robbin Bach

Winner Robbin Bach “Ichetucknee Blues”

Marie Nofsinger
2nd place Marie Nofsinger

2nd place Marie Nofsinger “Sweet Home Florida”

Lucinda
3rd place Lucinda Kidd Hackney

3rd place Lucinda Kidd Hackney “Gator In The Slough”

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Forever Plaid

Forever Plaid

forever_plaid_titleForever Plaid begins when four young, eager male singers are killed in a car crash on the way to their first big concert. Miraculously though, the boys are revived (as angels, of course) for the chance to fulfill their dream and relive the concert they never saw. Singing along with the piano and bass, the “Plaids” perform some of the 1950s biggest hits including, Chain Gang, Heart And Soul, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, Magic Moments and many other classic tunes.

Uncovering Florida’s Past In The Aucilla River

Originally aired on WUFT on April 18, 2000 

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Curator Emeritus David Webb at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville (photo courtesy of the Florida Museum of Natural History)

Scientists around the world are taking note of recent discoveries in a North Florida river, discoveries which could change history books.  As Donna Green-Townsend reports, paleontologists and archaeologists like David Webb, with the Florida Museum of Natural History are busy analyzing and arranging exhibits from their findings in the Aucilla River in Florida’s panhandle.

 

 

2000 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers

Here are the 2000 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest

Okefenokee Joe
1st place winner Okefenokee Joe

Winner Okefenokee Joe “That’s How A Gator Has Fun”

Here’s Okefenokee Joe (Dick Flood) in one of his latest recordings on You Tube.

Al Scortino
2nd place Al Scortino

2nd place Al Scortino “The Joe Motel”

Gregg_Jones
3rd place Gregg Jones

3rd place Gregg Jones “Part of the Peninsula”

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