Central Florida Public Media

28/07/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Manatee and Sarasota County until 9:30pm EDT. Details on the Florida Storms app.

27/07/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hillsborough and Pinellas County until 8:30pm EDT. Details on the Florida Storms app.

26/07/2025

Thanks to more than 600 people who stepped up on Friday for our special fund drive, we've raised nearly $200,000 in just one day! We're close to halfway to closing the gap for next year left by the loss of $400,000 federal and state funds.

If you haven't had a chance to donate, there's still time to help us raise the additional funds needed to close the gap. Visit https://www.cfpublic.org to donate.

25/07/2025

Central Florida Public Media has lost $400,000 in annual state and federal funding. Here's what you can do:
1. If you’re an existing monthly sustainer, consider doubling your donation.

2. If you’ve never given before, now is the perfect time to join the Central Florida Public Media family with a first-time contribution. Think about this: If all of our listeners, readers, and followers gave $10/month, we’d close this funding gap instantly.

3. Can’t donate? You can advocate! Tell your friends, tell your family. Help us grow our grassroots support.

Start your donation here: https://www.cfpublic.org/

25/07/2025

This past week hit us hard. Last Friday, we learned our $400,000 in annual federal and state funding was eliminated. But what's been truly incredible is the immediate outpouring of concern from you, our community. 🙏

Many of you are asking: "Will Central Florida Public Media be okay?" and "What can I do to make sure that Central Florida Public Media doesn't disappear?"

For 45 years, we've been here for you. Now, we need you to be there for us. We're going on air today to answer your questions and, more importantly, to empower you to take action. This isn't just about us; it's about protecting a critical piece of Central Florida's civic backbone.

Here are three ways that you can make a difference today:

1. Double your donation if you’re already giving. Many community members have already stepped up in this way, and it makes a huge difference.

2. Make a first-time gift or restart your giving. If all of our listeners, viewers, and followers gave just $10 a month, we'd close this funding gap instantly.

3. Speak up. Can't donate? You can still be a powerful advocate! Tell your friends and family why independent journalism matters, and share our posts to build grassroots support for Central Florida Public Media.

Visit https://www.cfpublic.org/ for more info.

25/07/2025

Central Florida Public Media has lost $400,000 in annual state and federal funding. Here's what you can do:
1. If you’re an existing monthly sustainer, consider doubling your donation.

2. If you’ve never given before, now is the perfect time to join the Central Florida Public Media family with a first-time contribution. Think about this: If all of our listeners, readers, and followers gave $10/month, we’d close this funding gap instantly.

3. Can’t donate? You can advocate! Tell your friends, tell your family. Help us grow our grassroots support.

Start your donation here: https://www.cfpublic.org/

24/07/2025

The University of Central Florida’s new Space MBA offers graduate students another way to soar higher in the space industry.

For over 60 years, UCF has paired with NASA. The university is only about 35 miles from Florida’s Space Coast, and it opened in the 1960s originally as a technical college with ties to NASA – coining the nickname Space-U.

Associate provost for space commercialization and strategy at UCF Greg Autry said this new advanced path offers students another connection into the rapidly growing industry.

“Our typical student,” he said, “tends to be somebody that’s, say, a working engineering or science professional who aspires to management or finds themselves, for better or worse, being moved into management positions and wants to have the skills to handle those processes.”

Full story at our website: Link in bio!

✍️️: Marian Summerall
📰: Central Florida Public Media

24/07/2025

The Volusia County Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to appropriate $133.5 million of federal grant money toward disaster recovery efforts in areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.

Managed by the county’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency, the program is designed to help qualifying people depending on their situation and eligibility. This can include reimbursements for repairs already completed, restoration or even replacement of damaged homes or wild and public areas, relocation and transition of residents when necessary, and upgrades to infrastructure to increase resilience against future disasters.

Full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/housing-homelessness/2025-07-23/volusia-allocates-133-5m-in-federal-grants-toward-hurricane-milton-recovery

✍️️: Lillian Hernández Caraballo
📰: Central Florida Public Media

23/07/2025

Brevard firefighters secure raises with new contract, but will it solve the staff shortage? It was a win Tuesday with the approval of a new contract providing increased wages over the next three years amidst a staffing shortage. The union said it’s only the first step in addressing the real issue, a better work-life balance.

Here's the full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/health/2025-07-22/brevard-firefighters-secure-raises-with-new-contract-but-will-it-solve-the-staff-shortage

23/07/2025

Congratulations to Daniel from Orlando who was the lucky winner of the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek thanks to Don Mealey Sport Subaru.

We want to express our deepest and most sincere gratitude to all our incredible supporters who donated during the Spring Fund Drive! Your generosity is the lifeblood of Central Florida Public Media.

23/07/2025

How effective is 'precooling' your home during off-peak hours? It depends. The idea calls for significantly lowering your home's temperature during off-peak hours and letting the cool air get you through peak hours when the sun is highest and energy is more expensive.

But does it work? Yes, no or maybe — depending on whom you ask. But don't worry, we also have some other tips to keep you cool this summer.

Here's the story:

Does precooling your home work? Yes, no or maybe — depending on who you ask. But don't worry, we also have some other tips to keep you cool this summer.

22/07/2025

Florida leads US in home insurance non-renewals, says new data analysis.

Insuri, which is an insurance comparison company, finds non-renewal rates in the state almost tripled from 2018 to 2023, the steepest rise in the US, and there are a lot of reasons.

Here's the full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/housing-homelessness/2025-07-22/florida-leads-nation-in-home-insurance-non-renewal-rates