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Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer

Quint Studer will be my guest at 5:33 p.m. to discuss his upcoming column in the PNJ that focuses on how to enjoy wins. “Pensacola…

Spears considering run for Escambia School Superintendent

Two-term Escambia Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas may have thought he had an easy path to becoming the district’s first three-term superintendent. Maybe not. Willie…

Pensacola Speaks given credit for derailing attempt to hijack $300M BP settlement

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson thanked the listeners of News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” for emailing state lawmakers asking them to not let House…

Pensacola Speaks: Sherri Myers and Director of UWF Center for Entrepreneurship

On “Pensacola Speaks” today, Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be on the show at 5:10 p.n. We will discuss how her district is recovering from Tuesday’s…

Pensacola Speaks line-up: Steven Barry, Dr. Jans-Thomas, Rachel Gillette

I will open “Pensacola Speaks” with Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry. We will discuss the latest on Century and the county’s recovery from Monday’s tornado…

Florida TaxWatch: Transportation infrastructure needs

Robert Weissert, executive vice president of Florida TaxWatch, said on “Pensacola Speaks” that the shortfall for the state’s transportation infrastructure needs is more than a…

Florida TaxWatch on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

Robert Weissert, Florida TaxWatch Executive Vice President & Special Counsel to the CEO, will be my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” today…

Pensacola Speaks: History of downtown Pensacola and Seville Quarter

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon, I will have Wilmer Mitchell, attorney for Bob Snow who created Rosie O’Grady’s and the Seville…

On Pensacola Speaks, Medical examiner talks about his life with death

Dr. Gary Cumberland will be my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:35 p.m. He was the medical examiner on several…

Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare, Pensacola Opera, Melanie Nichols

On News Talk 1370 WCOA, I will have Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare to open “Pensacola Speaks” at 5 p.m. We will discuss his…

Podcast: Mayor Hayward working on downtown parking solutions

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward called into “Pensacola Speaks” to praise Quint and Rishy Studer for their investments in his city. He also talked about downtown…

Quint Studer takes callers on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

The founder of the Studer Group has been interviewed by PNJ and WEAR TV and appeared on nearly every local news talk radio program, but…

Fred Levin on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

Fred Levin is flying back from Boston today and has agreed to come one News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” to discuss his latest diagnosis,…

Good news from Pensacola Speaks, Oct. 24 edition

This week, we had several great guests on “Pensacola Speaks:” Rachael Gillette, Director of Professional Development at the Studer Community Institute, talked about EntreCon. Pensacola…

Wilson: Trump bubble will burst (podcast)

On Monday, I interviewed GOP political strategist Rick Wilson about his take on the latest CNN poll that has Donald Trump increasing his lead in…

Lopez-Cantera and Rick Wilson today on Pensacola Speaks

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will be my guest on Pensacola Speaks. He will talk about the recent announcement by Rep. Jeff Miller to forgo the…

Podcast: Quint Studer explains his decision to walk away

On Friday, lightning struck the studios of News Talk 1370 WCOA. We fought through the technical difficulties and somehow went on the air. Quint Studer…

City PIO tells PNJ Hayward not running for Congress

The PNJ asked City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart if the mayor was considering a run for Congress next year. Stewart said the…