Readers flocked to these stories.
1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K
Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions and individual issues sales have plummeted. A USPS report showed PNJ paid print distribution has dropped to 4,928 copies – down 92% since 2004.
2. Daily Outtakes: County pushes back against PNJ article
The PNJ slams project is vital to revitalizing the Brownsville community. When did the renovation of a 70-year-old building not have unexpected costs? This time, Escambia County pushed back against the false narrative.
3. Daily Outtakes: Did the Salzman campaign make an in-kind donation
State Rep. Michelle Salzman’s campaign spending continues to be about everything but her re-election campaign
4. Breaking: DeSantis to appoint Hofberger – Rick’s Blog
We broke this Friday before any other media received the announcement.
5. Daily Outtakes: School sales tax renewal may have trouble
Pressure in the Black community is growing to not renew a half-cent tax because of the Escambia County School Board’s lack of attention to their neighborhoods.
INWEEKLY
Outtakes—A Lost Beacon of Hope has been widely shared. The column is based on my conversation with former Pensacola City Councilman Ronald Townsend, who lives with his wife Lily near Baptist’s abandoned “legacy” campus. Baptist CEO Mark Faulkner and other Baptist leaders didn’t do what they said they would for Townsend’s neighborhood.
PODCASTS
Over 5,000 people listened to these interviews, mostly on Apple Podcasts.
1. What Eric Gilmore is watching
On Monday, Sept. 30, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore ensured we monitored a tropical system developing near the Yucatan Peninsula.
The News Journal’s attempt to slam the Escambia County Commission blows up when Kaycee Lagarde, Escambia County’s Strategic Communications Director, points out the new library is within its original budget. The PNJ has yet to print a correction.
3. Mayor Reeves: CLT, Baptist campus and Children’s Trust
Mayor Reeves shares when he supports the Community Land Trust, discusses the challenges with the E Street site that Baptist Hospital abandoned, and says he will dictate how the City’s CRA dollars are spent, not the Escambia Children’s Trust.
West Pensacola Elementary wants to collect 2,000 new pairs of socks. Find out how to help them.
5. (tie) IHMC May Study Rick Outzen
IHMC’s Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a clinical trial aimed at determining how people age 60 and older attain the health benefits of exercise.
5. (tie) Sixth Sheriff’s Blazer Academy
In an in-depth interview, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed the sixth Blazer Academy that graduated on Oct. 1. We also talked about the war on drugs and his crew that helped Madison County recover from Hurricane Helene.
THE PODCAST THAT STILL GETS PLAYS:
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