Buzz: Rocker got Patel UWF spot

The power broker for appointments from Gov. Rick Scott isn’t Jim Reeves, Lewis Bear, Collier Merrill, Garrett Walton or even Clay Ford. It’s Art Rocker, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and former charter school leader.

The buzz is Rocker is one who got Jayprakash “Jay” Patel the latest appointment to the UWF Board of Trustees, via Rocker’s relationship with Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.

The price of Tab dropped in Tallahassee with the announcement.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”