Author: Rick Outzen
Poll: DeSantis trails Crist, Fried
Pensacola: In a recent poll of 1000 likely Florida voters, there has been a huge swing from previous polls eight weeks earlier. Governor Ron DeSantis’…
Preview: Robinson to announce Mayor’s Bowl
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the upcoming Pensacola High vs. Booker T. Washington High football game will begun the…
Horse meds do NOT cure COVID-19
Last week on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I talked about reports coming out of Baldwin County, Ala. that people were using horse worm medicine to combat…
Find out what this is on Real News
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I will have Mayor Grover Robinson to tell us about a new piece of outdoor that appeared in Bartram Park. We…
Gaetz gets hitched
Congressman Matt “Firebrand” Gaetz got married yesterday in a small ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of California to Ginger Luckey. Sergo Gor, a…
Valentine passes from COVID
Conservative talk radio host Phil Valentine has died following a lengthy battle with COVID-19. He was 61 years old. His death was announced by SuperTalk…
Marlette listens to ‘Real News’…sorta
The daily newspaper’s award-winning cartoonist and one half to its editorial board, Andy Marlette, found a new target for his Sunday column – taking a…
Feds to stand by Alachua and Broward counties
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement in response to the Florida State Board of Education’s August 20th orders to Alachua and…
State announces punishment for rebellious school districts
State will begin withholding one month’s salary from school board members who voted for mask mandates in Alachua and Broward counties. Today, the State Board…
Childers balks at using word ‘illegal’
After nearly three months of proclaiming the county’s 401a annuity plan was illegal, County Clerk Pam Childers balked at using the word at the Board…
Real News line-up – Friday, Aug. 18
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, I will talk with Commercial realtor (and Mayoral candidate?) Jenny Noonan, State Rep. Alex Andrade, Baptist executive Kevin Mair,…
Transcript of interview with Former Sheriff David Morgan
We’ll write a check to the general fund for the sheriff’s office. Then tomorrow, you can talk about something else. David Morgan appeared on NewsTalk…
Freedom Quest 2021 ‘Indivisible’ (podcast)
Pensacola, Fla. — September 11, 2021 marks 20 years since the World Trade Center attack. To honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 who died,…
Former Army Ranger Tom Amenta: ‘To serve is an honor and a privilege’ (podcast)
Former Army Ranger Tom Amenta talks about his new book “The Twenty-Year War’ and United Valor. Amenta served five years with 75th Ranger Regiment, including…
State Senator calls DeSantis school mask ban an ‘overreach’ and ‘unconstitutional’ (podcast)
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, State Sen. Gary Farmer lashed out at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning school boards from mandating masks on…
Morgan to cut check for statue (podcast)
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said he would cut a check to reimburse the general fund of the Escambia County…
David Morgan on 1370 WCOA at 7:45 am
Former Sheriff David Morgan will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen at 7:45 a.m. I will also have former Army Ranger Tom…
Lowery reports possible COVID death among county workers
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery was my guest on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. We discussed his challenges getting former County Administrator Janice Gilley…
ECUA suffers staffing shortages
Press release: Like many other organizations across the country, ECUA is experiencing staffing shortages among our Sanitation collection crews, maintenance staff, and with our CDL…
Downtown Pensacola vaccine drive Friday, Aug. 20 (podcast)
After announcing the cancelation of August 20 Gallery Night in person event, Gallery Night Pensacola has been working hard to plan a virtual event and…
