Donna Green-Townsend
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Here are the winner, 2nd and 3rd place finishers of the 1997 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Doug Spears “Banks Of The Old St. John” 2nd place Paul Garfinkel “Florida Pines” 3rd place Paul Garfinkel “St. George Street” Back to the list of winners by year or Click here to go to the Will McLean Festival website
The Dream for the “Big Ditch” Aired on WUFT, Feb 11-15th, 1997 Part 1: Inglis Lock Part 2: Barge Canal and Manatee Dilemma Part 3: Barge Canal Project Uproots Historic Santos Community in Marion County Part 4: The Debate over the Rodman Reservoir Part 5: Remembering Marjorie … Continue reading Cross Florida Barge Canal Series
(originally aired on WUFT December 13th, 1996) In December of 1996 University of Florida Quarterback Danny Wuerffel was a strong contender for the Heisman Trophy. It had been 30 years since UF had another player up for the Heisman— young Gator QB Steve Spurrier. At a 1996 press conference following the Gators 24 to 21 loss … Continue reading Gator Rewind to 1996: Steve Spurrier on Danny Wuerffel’s Heisman and NFL Chances
Originally broadcast on WUFT on December 10, 1996 When students at High Springs Middle School attended dedication ceremonies for their newly designed technology lab in November of 1995, no one would have imagined the spotlight this small Florida community would still be under even now, a year later. Donna Green-Townsend reports the controversy continues over … Continue reading Jet At High Springs Middle School Sparks Debate
Originally aired in December of 1996 on WUFT, FPR and the program 51% At a time when there’s been so much focus on cleaning up the Florida Everglades it’s hard to think back to the period before dikes and drainage canals affected the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee through Florida’s River of Grass. Picture … Continue reading Miccosukee Photographer, Phyllis Sheffield
(originally aired on WUFT in the Fall of 1996) When most Floridians get in the mood to eat a little catfish more than likely what they’ll find at the market will be farm-raised channel cats. Florida has about 30 catfish farmers. But a few decades ago most catfishing took place on Florida’s freshwater lakes and provided … Continue reading Catfishing, a Dying Culture in Florida
Here is the 1996 winner and 2nd and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Dennis Dunn “Oriole Station” 2nd place Okefenokee Joe “Everglades Symphony” 3rd place Paul Garfinkel “Good Enough For Me” Back to the list of winners by year or Click here to go to the Will McLean Festival … Continue reading 1996 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here is the 1994 winner, 2nd and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner J. Robert (Houghtaling) “Florida Fiddler” 2nd place Lee Paulet “The Campfire Jam” 3rd place Al Scortino “Mr. Singer” Back to the list of winners by year or Click here to go to the Will McLean Festival website
Here is the winner, 2nd and 3rd place finishers of the 1995 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Stan Geberer “One More Florida Song” (Audio unavailable but see lyrics below) ONE MORE FLORIDA SONG By Stan Geberer Orange blossoms in the spring, Made many singers sing Everglades in the fall, Summer rains made the sawgrass tall Who’s … Continue reading 1995 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and 2nd and 3rd place finishers
Here are the winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 1993 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Boomslang “Since You Can Fit New Jersey Into The Everglades, This Year Looks Like They’re Going To Try” Here’s a sampling of his Peters Road Swamp Blues Band performance at the Florida Folk Festival in 2008 … Continue reading 1993 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers