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18/08/2024

We are VERY proud to announce our special Highlands County Election Night coverage with "D&D Live"! After all of their debates and interviews, who ELSE would be more fitting to take us through all of the election results LIVE on Tuesday night as it happens?!

Join Don & Dan at 6:30pm on NewsTalk 730AM....YOUR radio resource for local news and information......this Tuesday night, JUST before the polls close at 7pm!!

TIP -- Download the Newstalk730AM mobile app to listen from WHEREVER you are Tuesday night!

29/07/2024

A LOT of folks have asked, and Bethany made it happen!

Here is the link to our record-shattering debate for Superintendent of schools last Friday at the Caladium Festival! There is a LOT of interest in this race……

Who do you think performed better in the debate? Post your opinions here!!

Welcome to the second episode of Debates Between The Candidates with Don Elwell and Dan Andrews of D&D Live. This week's episode is a debate between incumben...

20/07/2024

We are VERY proud to be your dependable, balanced news source in Highlands County, and could not be more thrilled to be providing VERY informative interviews and debates for MANY of Highlands County’s upcoming races!!

Follow the link below to hear ALL of the “D&D Live” candidate interviews! Plus, they JUST started their five candidate debates yesterday between the two Public Defender candidates….and that, TOO, will be archived online very soon as well!!

Your friends at the Highlands Radio Group: Working hard to educate ALL Highlands County voters!

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26/06/2024

Tomorrow should be a GREAT day for local radio!!

First, tune in at 8am for a very special Medical Hour! Join host Don Elwell as he welcomes Dr. Anand Thakur from Florida Joint & Spine Institute into the studio for his first visit with Don! They'll talk about spinal surgery PLUS procedures that are being conducted IN OFFICE.....truly minimally-invasive!!

Then, at 9am..."D&D Live"'s Meet the Candidates interviews continues with a live interview of Mr. Donald Ridgeway, candidate for Highlands County Superintendent of Schools. Listen to Mr. Ridgeway's background, qualifications and vision for what HE will do if elected as your next Superintendent. Does he earn your vote? Tune in and find out!

Listen in on Newstalk730AM, 95.3FM, online at newstalk730am.com, and on the Newstalk 730AM app! Hope you can listen in!

🚨🚨🚨This Thursday the D&D Live Meet the Candidates Series continues LIVE at 9am on NewsTalk 730 WWTK!

This week's interview will be Donald Ridgeway, candidate for Highlands County Schoolboard Superintendent!

Donald will be sharing a little bit about himself, share his life experiences that have brought him to run for public office and share his platform. The format will be that of a meet and greet interview with basic questions allowing the audience to get to know the candidate. The tough questions will come in the form of a debate live on the radio in late July!

So be sure to tune in each Thursday to learn about the candidates and look for the debate schedule starting on Friday's in late July!
Below is the candidate interview schedule so be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday mornings, 9am through the end of July!
Here’s the Lineup / Schedule of interviews, concluding just before Early Voting begins…..

Thursday, June 27th Donald Ridgeway, HCSB-Superintendent
Thursday, July 4th NO SHOW - Independence Day
Thursday, July 11th John Singha, HC Sheriff
Thursday, July 18th Paul Blackman, HC Sheriff
Thursday, July 25th Mason Whidden, HCSB – District #3
Thursday, August 1st Javita McKinney, HCSB – District #3
Thursday, August 8th Chris Doty, HCSB- Superintendent

24/06/2024

We are VERY proud to host our "D & D Live" Meet the Candidates series every Thursday at 9am, where ALL of the candidates for our contested local candidates are in the studio live with the Dudes to discuss their qualifications and vision if elected to office.

MANY folks have asked if we have recordings of these special broadcasts, and the answer is "YES" we do! Just head over to our website at www.newstalk730am.com and scroll down to see the links to ALL THREE interviews so far....with coming THIS Thursday!

This is a great way for folks to catch up on any interviews (or portions thereof) that they might have missed. We're truly honored to help folks become more informed voters.........Hope you can listen in.!

20/06/2024

Tomorrow will be a VERY special Medical Hour, as host Don Elwell will welcome Sebring's NEWEST dentist, Dr. Dalton Helvey!! Dr. Helvey has joined Drs. Willey and Moussa at Lakeside Dental Arts and tomorrow's show will be his official "introduction" to the community!! Learn all about Dr. Helvey, his triumphant return to his hometown and his plans to help the practice THURSDAY morning at 8am on Newstalk730AM, 95.3FM and on Newstalk730AM.com!

After the Medical Hour, stay tuned for the "Meet the Candidates" series at 9am featuring an interview with School Board Superintendent Brenda Longshore, a candidate for re-election in the upcoming election.