Category: Politics
Thomas Insurance owner pleads guilty
We broke this story earlier this year. Press release: John Thomas, 51, of Pensacola pled guilty yesterday on wire fraud and money laundering charges related…
Real News line-up for Friday, Aug. 27
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, our line-up today is stellar. We will open with the latest info on the Tropical Storm Ida in the Gulf of…
Hear from experts on FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, face masks
Tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, my guest will be Sally Pipes, President, CEO, Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy at The…
Real News line-up for Thursday 8/26
On NewsTalk 1370, our line-up today includes: 7:02 Justin Beck of Beck Partners 7:30 Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls 8:00 Former NFL Super Bowl champion…
Podcast: Surfside Condo collapse – legal issues
The New York Times reports that team that developed Champlain Towers – which partially collapsed and killed 98 people – managed to build the condos…
Breaking: Garcon Pt. Bridge toll still has not dropped
On July 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would have FDOT cut the tolls for the Garcon Point Bridge in half. Nearly a month later,…
Polls show DeSantis out of sync with Floridians
Quinnipiac University yesterday released its poll on what Floridians think about Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decisions regarding face masks. A majority of people in Florida say…
Real News line-up for Tuesday, Aug. 24
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, we will discuss the mystery behind why the Escambia County School District hasn’t released school grades, a big victory for local…
Real News Podcasts from Monday, Aug. 23
Here are the other podcasts from yesterday: For those who want a longer listen for your workouts:
Real News: Mental Health Task Force (podcast)
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I spoke with State Rep. Michelle Salzman about the mental health task force she is organizing for Escambia County. On Aug….
Presser Notes: A Bowl of Rivals, Fairyland Prospects & bARTram
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola High School and Booker T. Washington High School — the two public high schools falling within city limits — already…
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…
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,…
