On Sept. 11, 2001, Joe Scarborough was publisher emeritus of the Independent Florida Sun, one of the many names for our weekly newspaper. He wrote this column while our community was coping…
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Morning Joe-Inweekly connection
Morning Joe had several Inweekly connections this week. Â Joe Scarborough, founder of the Florida Sun and publisher emeritus of The Independent Florida Sun – predecessors of the Inweekly lineage, brought back Izzy…
WTF: NRA TV goes after Scaborough [video]
The National Rifle Association has a message for Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and anyone who opposes them: “Listen up! Your time is running out…The clock starts now.” Really? Once again, threats replace…
Joe and Mika engaged
Pensacola native, former Congressman and former partner in our alt-weekly, Joe Scarborough is engaged to his “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski. Longtime friend Collier Merrill confirmed the engagement with Inweekly. During the…
Scarborough led the last revolt against Pensacola City Hall
In the 1990’s, the City of Pensacola wanted to increase taxes. Joe Scarborough, only three years out of law school, helped collect 3,000 signatures to protest the property tax increase. Reluctantly the…
Praise for Jeff Miller
Congressman David Jolly called into “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to praise his colleague Jeff Miller, who announced his retirement from Congress Thursday morning. “Obviously this is a bitter sweet day knowing that Jeff…
Podcast: Studer on Blue Wahoos, Joe Scarborough
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos had a great home stand. The Sunday game was nationally televised, and Joe Scarborough threw out the first pitch on Tuesday.
Scarborough says Pensacola government isn’t working
Joe Scarborough was interviewed on The Daily Brew. He lamented how dysfunctional local government is in Pensacola. “We had wanted a strong mayor in the city for a very long time,” said…
Joe Scarborough stops by Inweekly offices
Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” stopped by the offices of Inweekly this morning. Joe was this area’s Congressman from 1995-2001. He is a co-founder of our paper. We talked Pensacola politics…
Scarborough eyes U.S. Senate race in 2018
Former Congressman, once Publisher emeritus for Independent Florida Sun, and current co-host of “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough may consider a run for Bill Nelson’s U.S. Senate in 2018. On the Hugh Hewitt…
What did I learn yesterday on WCOA
We launched Pensacola Speaks yesterday. The one-hour format will take some adjusting on my part, but the guests were solid. What did I learn? 1. Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May said the…
Scarborough returns to Pensacola for Tiger Bay, August 15
Pensacola’s former Congressman, MSNBC’s host of “Morning Joe,†and my one-time shareholder in our weekly newspaper, Joe Scarborough, will be the guest speaker at Panhandle Tiger Bay Club Friday, August 15. Date:…
Weekend Buzz: Scarborough reunion, Scott called and Bush in 2016
“I Was There!” Reunion Joe Scarborough, former Congressman (R-Pensacola) and MSNBC host of “Morning Joe,” was in Pensacola this past weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 1994 campaign. Fifty friends,…
Scarborough thinks Crist can win as I
On Morning Joe today, Joe Scarborough said that Florida is a state where an Independent can win a statewide race if he has the money and name recognition to mount a strong…
Buzz: Perkins may have opponent
Dale Perkins was first elected to the Emerald Coast Utility Authority in 1994. He is seeking his fifth term. When he first ran the utility was called Escambia County Utility Authority, Bill…
Chris Wallace trashes Joe Scarborough
Morning Joe Scarborough has caught Fox News’ Chris Wallace rolling his eyes at Sarah Palin. Wallace denies it. And now we have another spat between MSNBC and Fox News….can’t we all just…
Scarborough honored at The Fish House
Collier Merrill hosted a party and book signing for Joe Scarborough,host of “Morning Joe,” our former Congressman and one-time publisher and editor of our paper. Joe’s book, “The Last Best Hope”, is…
Starbucks: Official brew of Morning Joe
The New York Times is reporting the Starbucks is now the official coffee of Joe Scarborough’s “Morning Joe†on MSNBC. Read more.
News Channel ratings
LA Times reports: “Fox News racked up its seventh straight year as the most-watched cable news channel, delivering an average prime-time viewership of 2.1 million, 40% more than 2007, according to data…
Scarborough gets radio show
Conservative radio can’t wait for the Obama administration. Of course, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity can’t wait, but others are waiting in the wings. Morning Joe Scarborough is set to convert his…