From the Newsroom: Gainesville/Ocala: Recent Episodes
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from August 13, to August 19, 2022.
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from August 8 to August 12, 2022.
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In this episode of Varsity Under The Sun, Ainslie Lee, the Gainesville Sun high school sports reporter, talks with Santa Fe High School volleyball duo Miya Thomas and Jalyn Stout. The three talk about Santa Fe's state championship last season and how hard the team is working to repeat as champions. Also Miya and Jalyn talk about club volleyball locally, as well as their college recruiting process. Take a listen and subscribe.
Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from July 7, to July 15, 2022.
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In another episode of the Varsity Under The Sun series, Gainesville Sun high school sports reporter Ainslie Lee talks with Buchholz senior wide receiver Jaren Hamilton about the college recruiting process. Hamilton has offers from some of the best programs in the country, Florida, Alabama and Michigan to name a few. Listen in to the conversation about what Hamilton called the best Summer of his life.
Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 19 to June 24, 2022.
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The Gainesville Sun's high school sports reporter Ainslie Lee talks with defensive line duo Kendall Jackson and Gavin Hill from Buchholz High School. The two are being recruited by the Florida Gators and many other teams across the country. Take a listen as the guys talk football camps, their recruitment to UF, recruiting differences in the SEC, and how the Bobcats will win a state championship next season.
Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 12 to June 17, 2022.
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 5 to June 10, 2022.
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Listen to the Wrap Up, local news and sports podcasts. The Gainesville Sun's Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of May 29 to June 3, 2022.
In this weeks episode, co-hosts Brad McClenny and Javon Harris recap the best in news and sports from The Gainesville Sun and Gatorsports.com for May 23-27, 2022.
The best in local news and sports podcasts. The Gainesville Sun's Brad McClenny and Javon Harris take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of May 15-20, 2022.
In this podcast series catch up on the weeks best in news and sports from the desk of The Gainesville Sun and Gatorsports.com. Co-hosts Brad McClenny and Javon Harris take you on a journey through the weeks best of the best. Listen in for news and local sports, as well new on the Florida Gators.
In this new podcast series with hosts Brad McClenny and Javon Harris, we will bring you the top five stories from this week in news and sports from around Gainesville. Take a listen and catch up on the best stories from our team of writers, delivered in a smooth audio format.
This special podcast production is part of The Gainesville Sun’s Fragile Springs Revisited series. In this episode we talk with Bob Knight, the executive director of the Florida Springs Institute, about pumping and flow of the Florida aquifer. Knight talks about the impact a greater need for water in Florida will have on our springs. The show is brought to you by The Gainesville Sun and the USA Today Network.
The Gainesville Sun with the USA Today Network bring you a special episode in our Fragile Springs revisited series, highlighting University of Florida professor Matt Cohen. Cohen will talk about his research into our local fresh water springs and rivers. Hear about Cohen's hypothesis that oxygen levels and flow reversal at springs could be having a more dramatic affect on the springs environment then previously thought.
September 15th the University of Florida held a ceremony that had a somber but uplifting feel. The event was to unveil a historical marker, the UF Integration Pioneers Historical Maker, to be more specific .The marker recounts the story of desegregation at UF and highlights some of the key moments in UF’s history. Listen to this Special Presentation podcast that features the stories from family members about the first African Americans to graduate from UF.
The Gainesville Sun was allowed access to some of the nurses and doctors that work at Unit 75, a Covid-19 unit, at UF Health. They were given the opportunity to tell us how they feel right now during a wave of Covid-19 cases. We also asked how they have dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic overall. Listen in to their real words and their message to the community. We hope you enjoy this special podcast.
We all know the River Styx of Greek Mythology, but did you know there is one in Alachua County, Florida. Gainesville Sun intern and student journalist Chasity Maynard guest hosts this episode of the Classified History Podcast, where we will explore the history of a Native America burial ground dating back nearly 2,000 years. Dr. Neill Wallis, an associate curator in archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, will provide expert insight on Alachua County's River Styx and the people associated with the Cades Pond Culture. Wallis co-authored the first published academic paper on the site. He will help us learn about the little-known history of this area, and who lived and connected with land long before it was colonized.
Well welcome in. Glad that everyone could join us for a show that I have been very excited to put together. Today we are going to talk about Science. I love Science and I personally love discovery. And I love challenging myself and others to try new things that could lead to a discovery. Maybe you find out you’re good at something like soccer or juggling. Maybe it’s a kind of food your find out you like. Or discovering a new trail you love to hike. Maybe it’s the discovery of a new species of animal or plant that was previously thought to be something else.
Now that’s Science.
I mean by definition Science is the study of the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation. But Discovery is right there in the mix of science. You observe and experiment to discover, right. But what about when that discovery turns out to be something you never expected. Something new. A surprise. That’s today’s episode. Surprised by Science.
The great-great-grandson of the Reverend A.S.J. Allen, Alonzo Felder delivers a speech about his grandfather during a ceremony honoring him at the University of Florida. Allen was killed in 1904 near present day Alachua Florida when a dispute with he got into a dispute with his white neighbor over a property line and fencing, The neighbor killed Rev. Allen and got off for his crime under the Jim Crow laws of the day. Hear Felder recount the story and thank the community here in Gainesville for stepping up to honor his relative.
The Gainesville Sun has produced another special podcast. This time about BEER. Yep I said beer. The beer brewing scene in Gainesville has steadily been growing. With Swamphead Brewing opening in 2008 and the most recent brewery the High Spring Brewing Company opening in 2019 the quality and quantity of good beer in the Gainesville area has grown. This show features Gainesville Sun staffers Gerard Walen, author of the 2014 book Florida Breweries, and Brad McClenny, beer lover, talking about the six breweries currently in the Gainesville area. Hear the stories behind the names of each brewery and what to expect on tap or in the can. Hope you enjoy. Cheers!
The Gainesville Sun spoke to the local leaders of the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF). President Tamara Perry-Lunardo and Director at Large Shanti Cruz-Perez discussed moving on after the death of Terry Fleming, pride community leader and activist, and how they came to the realization of their identities in the LGBTQ community.
Welcome back to another episode of the Classified History Podcast. Thank you so much for joining us for another story about a Gainesville icon. This week we look at the history of Alachua General Hospital. This small-town family hospital served the community for 82 years. Join us for the history of the hospitals roots and here some amazing stories along the way. Former Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan talks about how she and her mother both had to rush to AGH to give birth to children and the community fell of the hospital, Former Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell talks about how she was born there with her twin sister and a little about her famous cousin being born at AGH, Gainesville Trailblazer Vivian Filer talks about her work with the Gainesville Women for Equal Rights in the 1960’s fighting to desegregate AGH and the local hospitals. I hope you join us for the whole show to hear these great stories. I’ve also added a few fun stories I was able to find from our archive. I hope you enjoy the Classified History of Alachua General Hospital.
This weeks episode of the Classified History Podcast features the story of the founding of the town of Micanopy. Micanopy had Seminole battles, the first Jewish settlement in America and several feature films made there. This year the residents of Micanopy will celebrate the towns bicentennial and we listen to a few local historians and residents talk about the town. Join us for the brief history of Micanopy.
Women are amazing. Lets just admit it. But Women's History is often lost or hidden behind other stories. In this episode of The Classified History Podcast we dive into the stories of some of the trailblazing women of Alachua County. Mackenzie Pizzio, the curator of the exhibit Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women, joins the show to highlight eleven women she has profiled in the exhibit. The only living trailblazer on the list Vivian Washington File will join us, and don't skip past this, She will talk about her time as a nurse in the local hospitals during segregation and her fight to desegregate the local hospitals and doctors offices. So join us for this episode. Thank you.
Show Breakdown:
0:00- Intro
0:45-4:00 Mackenzie Pizzio Introduction, about why she did the Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women
4:00 6:00 How did you choose the eleven women highlighted in the exhibit
The Trailblazers
6:00 Sarah Matheson Sept. 1901 -- Dec. 1996
7:30 Mary Cubberly April 1870 -- March 1950
8:10 Margret Tebeau Feb. 1839 -- Sept. 1924
9:10 Emmaline Buchholz June 1887 -- Aug. 1973
10:15 Daphne Duval Williams June 1906 -- May 2010
11:15 Judith Brown Feb. 1941 -- June 1991
13:15 Clara Gehan Sept. 1901 -- Aug. 1992
14:50 Sarah Robb June 1852 -- May 1937
17:30 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Aug. 1896 -- Dec. 1953
18:45 Majorie Carr March 1915 -- Oct. 1997
21:00 Vivian Filer June 1938 -- Present
Minde Reinhart, the wife of Paul Reinhart, calls Alachua County 911 to report Paul's behavior, saying he had posted 64 photos of their wedding to Facebook, and saying he'd been depressed.
During the call, Paul texted Minde: “You should have put your family first. Now it's too late. You're so selfish. You're going to live with this the rest of your life."
This call came about 90 minutes before the bodies of Paul Reinhart and their two sons, Rex and Brody, were found 50 miles west of Gainesville in a vacation home in Dixie County.
This weeks episode of the Classified History Podcast is about the Old Gilchrist County Jail. The jail is located in Trenton Florida about 45 minutes west of Gainesville. A lot of mystery surrounds the jail. There are said to be several ghost that haunt the property. But it’s been very hard to find the actual historical records of the building and any records of what happened at the jail. But I can tell you it is a spooky location that has a sorted past. Our guest Arlene Hale has a connection with ghosts. She has owned the old jail for more than 12 years and her ghost hunting group called The Old Gilchrist County Jail Ghost Hunters have been investigating there for a long time.
You may not know it but Gainesville has it’s very own rock monolith.
On a piece of Veteran’s Memorial Park, toward the back of the property nestled under low drooping oak limbs, Gainesville’s monolithic rock sculpture is perched atop a 10-foot-hill overlooking Chapman’s Pond. I happened upon these thirteen stones that are placed in a circle one afternoon while on a walk with my son. We were on a Pokemon hunt but found a mystery instead. These rocks have swirls, suns, moons, animals and even an eye carved into the limestone rock. Looking around you don’t see much indication what this circle is. Come Join me, Brad McClenny, with The Gainesville Sun, and learn the classified history of Chapman's Pond and The Gainesville Monolith.
This episode of the Classified History Podcast features the History of Payne's Prairie. Guest Lars Anderson, author of the Paynes Prairie:The Great Savanna A History and Guide, is a historian and nature guide in Florida. He joins Brad McClenny, from The Gainesville Sun, to talk about some of the trails of Florida history that lead through Paynes Prairie. Like what precious stones were early Europeans seeking in the Prairie, and what about the pirates that sailed up the Santa Fe River, and King Payne who was he. Listen in to find out some cool details about Payne's Prairie you may not have known.
In this episode of the Classified History Podcast we talk with Marty Main, the founder of the Florida Master Naturalist Program. The FNMP celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year and Marty joins The Gainesville Sun's Brad McClenny to talk about the history of the FMNP and what does it mean to be a Master Naturalist. A pair of instructors, Ken Gioeli and John Nelson, also take a moment to share their thoughts on the program as well. Join us for another show.
A podcast produced by The Gainesville Sun featuring Kaitlyn Hof-Mahoney, the Curator of Collections at the Matheson Museum, and staff photographer Brad McClenny talking about the history of the Seagle Building. From its creation in the 1920's through bonds in the land boom to Classified activities by the US Department of Defense. The Seagle Building has a fun history to hear about. Join us for the the story.
With all the things that have happened in this crazy year of 2020, we hear from some of the local residents about what they have been thankful for in 2020.
Gainesville Sun sports writer Graham Hall talks in this week Gainesville Gridiron Podcast with Adam Lichtenstein, the high school sports reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, about the state of high school football in south Florida where the season is just about the get underway. Graham also talks about Buchholz's big win over Flemming Island and their upcoming game at Creekside as well as the Five Picks.
Host Graham Hall, who covers prep sports for The Gainesville Sun, talks high school football with Josh Wilson, owner and publisher of www.floridahsfootball.com.
In this week's episode of the Gainesville Gridiron Podcast, Gainesville Sun sports writer Graham Hall talks with guest Jordan Kroeger, sports editor and reporter with the Lake City Reporter, about Columbia football and the effects of COVID-19 on area programs. Other topics include the big Buchholz win against Steinbrenner and the team's upcoming game against Fletcher. Hall also discusses Hawthorne's upcoming game vs. Palatka, P.K. Yonge's upcoming game vs. Bradford and Newberry vs. Dixie County and of course the Five Picks.
Gainesville Sun sports writer Graham Hall in the first episode of the Gainesville Gridiron High School Sports Podcast. For the first show we bring in Mike Ridaught, high school sports editor at the Prep Zone.com. Listen in to all the high school sports talk.
A small plane crashed on State Road 200 in Ocala on Oct. 31, 2019. The Ocala Police Department released these audio recordings of 911 calls following the crash, in which two people died.
Kimberly Miller gives a weather forecast for Jacksonville, FL for Sat. Nov 2nd, leading up to the Florida Georgia Rivalry Football Game
Scott Stricklin, the UF athletic director, was a guest on the Dooley Noted Podcast with host Pat Dooley on October 3, 2019. Strickling made comments about the issue of paying college athletes. Take a listen to his thoughts.
Mitchell J. Walters shared this recording of a Northern mockingbird in one of the residential areas near University Avenue and Main Street in Gainesville.
In this excerpt from a rap song posted to the Jun Jun McCallum Facebook page, the rapper threatens to "catch you at a Gator game and shoot the whole campus up." The audio is edited to bleep out profanities.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office provided this audio recording of radio traffic surrounding a fatal shooting at the Newberry Road Waffle House. The traffic covers the time from 3:08 a.m. to 3:20 a.m. on April 7, 2019. The audio appears to have been compressed by the Sheriff's Office to remove periods of silence.
This 911 call provided by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office was recorded at 3:11 a.m. on April 7, 2019. Some information was deleted by the Sheriff's Office.
This 911 call provided by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office was recorded at 3:06 a.m. on April 7, 2019. Some information was deleted by the Sheriff's Office.
In a 911 call on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, a neighbor reports two aggressive pit-bull-type dogs on the loose in NW Gainesville. The next day the dogs mauled a woman and killed her small dog.
A woman was attacked by two dogs while walking her own dogs on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. The first call was at 11:38 a.m. The second at 11:39.
A NW Gainesville resident reports dangerous dogs in the area where a woman was mauled. This call came in after the mauling but indicates that the caller had contacted officials the previous day, as well.
Mona Gil de Gibaja, president of United Way of North Central Florida, said the majority of ALICE people work but can’t meet their everyday needs with their income.
The United Way of Florida released an updated report Wednesday on trends for households were people are employed but barely treading water financially.
On Jan. 30, 2019, Ocala Police Department dispatcher Ambar Melendez-Sanchez helps a family deliver a baby. (Note: There is a little colorful language in this heart-warming recording.)
Marion County Public Schools sent an alert to parents regarding the arrest of teacher Kevin Tindall.
Nancy Stacy, a school board member in Marion County, made statements on Facebook calling women who have accused men of sexual assault "whores," including the woman who accused comedian Bill Cosby. Beth McCall is the school board chair.
Marion County Public Schools spokesman Kevin Christian talks about how the Commercial Vehicle Driving course may help with finding bus drivers.
Marion County Public Schools spokesman Kevin Christian talks about why the Commerical Vehicle Driving course is needed.
Jackson Sasser, president of Santa Fe College in Gainesville, addressed implicit bias Tuesday during the convocation for a new semester that starts this week.
A webpage that jumped on Gainesville's planned URL promoting volunteerism featured a video with this audio clip. Contrary to views by city officials, it touts the alleged benefits of a Richard Spencer event for local tourism.
Resident calls Alachua County Sheriff's Office to report a threatening phone call, saying the city commissioner threatened to kick in his teeth.
Texas A&M OL Erik McCoy talks about new head coach Jimbo Fisher at SEC media days on Monday.
The incident occurred Friday at Freak Creek, off Forest Road 18 near Alexander Springs. The 15-year-old girl is OK.
Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward urges voters to say “no” on the GRU referendum on their November ballots.
The police chief addressed the City Commission and praised its professionalism --- as contrasted with the performance of the School Board.
Katherine Sarahi Ovalle, 21, of Marion Oaks, was shot and killed in southeast Ocala late Wednesday, April 25, 2018. This is one of the 911 calls following that shooting.
In a somber tradition honoring fallen law enforcement officers, the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office says goodbye to the two men, who were gunned down in Trenton on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
UF men's basketball coach Mike White talks about incoming 2018 Florida freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard and others.
The NIH director addresses a question about advocacy at the University of Florida on April 2, 2018.
Chris LeClere, a University of Florida anthropology graduate student, studies the consumption culture of coffee.
Gainesville City Commissioner Charles Goston criticizes The Gainesville Sun for endorsing an opponent. The challenger, Gigi Simmons, outperformed Goston in Tuesday's election and will face him in a runoff on May 1.
Fifth Circuit Judge Gary Sanders discusses how he evaluates whether a child is a dependent of the state and what can be done to reunify them with their parents. Substance abuse is the base reason for 31 percent of cases in dependency court.
Ocala police say Harold Fleming, 41, of Ocala, called 911 after hitting and killing a bicyclist on Northeast 24th Street early Thursday morning. He has been arrested on DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death.
Calipari discusses crucial moments that cost his team in its loss on the road against the Gators.
P.K. Yonge girls coach Willie Powers takes responsibility for Blue Wave's 32-point loss to Carrollwood Day in 4A state semifinals.
PK Yonge’s Israel Wilcox talks about his game-winning shot to beat No. 2 Providence and advance to state.
Gov. Rick Scott laid his school safety plan at a press conference on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.
On Feb. 20, the Ocala City Council approved a memorandum of agreement with the Marion County Sheriff's Office and College of Central Florida to work toward a law enforcement training center.
The secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection introduces Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park.
Santa Fe’s Zach Martin describes his game-winning kick in a 2-1 upset over The Villages
The county attorney recommended a collection of law firms to represent Marion County government in opioid-related matters.
Santa Fe coach Pedro Rodrigues talks about his team winning its first district title since 2013.
Trenton girls basketball coach Bryant Frye talks about bouncing back from a 11-0 start at P.K. Yonge.
PK Yonge girls basketball coach Willie Powers talks about the loss to Trenton, the team’s third loss in four games.
Gainesville coach Kelly Beckham talks about holding Columbia to just 9 points in 2nd and 3rd periods combined.
Mackie, of the Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program, leads a discussion on safety issues for student athletes.
Judge Ohlman addresses the testimony by Brian Constant III's parents — who testified for the state — at his December trial. Constant was sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted armed kidnapping.
Remarks from senior Lee Ducharme after P.K. Yonge girls soccer team won a district title.
Sun sports columnist Pat Dooley talks with Florida pitcher Brady Singer about his role as starter on Friday night.
Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan discusses the leadership shown by senior catcher JJ Schwarz.
During Tuesday night's School Board meeting, Superintendent Heidi Maier said she would rather have politics in the boardroom instead of the classroom.
During the State of the City address, Poe talked about Gainesville's response to two states of emergency: Hurricane Irma and a visit from a white nationalist.
Maier responded to criticism from School Board member Nancy Stacy near the end of a meeting on Jan. 23, 2018.
Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham speaks Tuesday on the origin and challenges of the opioid epidemic.