The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have announced that the press box at Blue Wahoos Stadium has been dedicated in memory of John Appleyard. Mr. Appleyard, Pensacola’s foremost historian, served as a radio broadcaster…
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Wahoos give Appleyard for five-year, no-cut contract
Blue Wahoos Owner Quint Studer announced that the team has signed 95-year-old John Appleyard to a five-year, no-cut contract as color announcer for the Sunday Blue Wahoos broadcasts. “Mr. Appleyard is an…
UWF Historic Trust hosts storyteller John Appleyard
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Life and Living in Pensacola’s Historic District 1885-1900†by John Appleyard at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Voices of Pensacola presented…
John Appleyard honored at UWF commencement
The University of West Florida hosted its Fall 2016 Commencement this weekend at the Pensacola Bay Center. Addressing the graduates, UWF President Judy Bense noted the significance of Commencement ceremonies in marking…
Lecture: How railroads shaped Pensacola
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues on Thursday, July 14, 2016, featuring John Appleyard speaking on the subject of “How railroads shaped Pensacola, 1870 – 1970 . . . from the…
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series: 10 Difference Makers, June 2
On Thursday, June 2, Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series will feature John Appleyard speaking on the subject of 10 FAMILIES THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN PENSACOLA: The Rainwaters – Brents…
ReDiscovery Lecture Series: Military Adventures, April 7
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series on Thursday, April 7, will feature John Appleyard speaking on the subject of Military Adventures. Pensacola has held some role in every major military campaign in…