Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Monday, Oct. 24, 2022
On WCOA this morning, we covered a wide variety of topics – from Boris Johnson to Banksy to Broadband and a lot in between. …
WSRE: Gaetz vs. Jones debate
Last Thursday’s public forum on WSRE evolved into a debate between incumbent GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz and Democratic challenger Rebekah Jones. The topics included voting…
Real News Playlist
We’ve created a Spotify playlist of the songs played during “Real News with Rick.” We will update it daily, except for Wednesdays when Sena…
EntreCon returns Nov. 16-17
Studer Community Institute has lined up some of the nation’s top business minds to speak on Nov. 16-17 at EntreCon® 2022, a two-day conference for entrepreneurs, leaders…
Florida’s fourth graders outperform most of the country; eight graders still trail
Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to get ahead of New York Times story that math and reading scores plunged across the country due to COVID, according…
Childers deposed today
Sixteen months after she declared that the Escambia County Commission’s 401a retirement was illegal, Clerk Pam Childers will have to explain her decisions in a…
FDLE celebrates Halloween on Monday
The public is invited to a free “trunk or treat” hosted by FDLE at the FDLE Pensacola Regional Operations Center. In addition to trunk or…
Podcast: Lewis Bear and Andy Warhol
The event that I’m most looking forward to seeing during Foo Foo Fest is the “Vandals to Vanguards” exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of Art….
Podcast: Preview of UWF Argos vs Miss. College Choctaws
Will Kennedy previews UWF’s first homecoming football on campus. The team takes on Mississippi College, which has already ruined the homecomings of West Georgia and…
Podcast: Rafferty prepares for Childers
On Monday, Oct. 24, attorney Troy Rafferty will depose County Clerk Pam Childers on her refusing to sign checks for commissioners’ retirement plans.
A Celebration of the Season of Creation on Saturday, Oct. 29
Join Earth Ethics at Bayview Park Pavilions as they celebrate our connection and responsibility to the earth with music, speakers, and poetry. Lunch (sandwiches) will…
Breaking: Ethics Commission votes to remove Underhill from office
This morning the State Commission on Ethics voted to remove Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill from office, primarily because he released confidential documents regarding a…
Demings in Pensacola Saturday
The public is cordially invited to hear from Congresswoman Val Demings, Democratic candidate for U. S. Senate on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m….
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
The idgroup will launch Keep Pensacola Beautiful’s new brand on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The nonprofit is the tenth annual recipient of the idgroup Brand on…
District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh to hold Oct. 25 Town Hall
District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Jeff Bergosh will host a town hall Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, located…
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area hosts Global Day of Impact 2022
Pensacola, FL–IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area invites you to join us at the Jean & Paul Amos Studio at WSRE as we join with Wendy…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford discusses the deadlines approaching on request vote-by-mail ballots and the start of early voting next week. FavorHouse invites…
FloridaWest has new five-year plan
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance’s current multi-year strategic plan has come to an end and the organization is launching a new 5-year plan in partnership with…
Podcast: NAS shooter radicalized in 2015
Levin Papantonio Rafferty shareholder Chris Paulos discusses Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, an aviation student from Saudi Arabia that killed three men and injured eight others in…
Rubio, Demings Clash in Only Debate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida LAKE WORTH —Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Val Demings, quickly got combative…
