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The Wrap features former Pensacola city council member Jewel L. Cannada-Wynn & Kim Kline Owner and Managing Partner of Tranquil Villas. to discuss: Teachers do not have bereavement leave, or duty free lunch period. Prep for a teacher - how many hours a week? In addition to in-school hours? Mentality in teaching. Grading papers and the time it takes doing it. Schools no longer teach geography, Going back to tenure? No interships /student teaching no longer happens.  Need more guidance for teachers. 

Good morning! Friday's 8am hour brings us: Moon diameter surprises, Michelin Restaurant chef serves ants and a replay of Andrew's Transgressor's Memorial:  Man swatted by Vietnam veteran for not standing during National Anthem, WNBA's Sophie Cunningham has said that “biological men” should not compete in women's sports, saying her stance is “kind of common sense.”, Destabalizing the American family when therapists suggest cutting off the parents. The Wrap features former Pensacola city council member Jewel L. Cannada-Wynn & Kim Kline Owner and Managing Partner of Tranquil Villas. to discuss: Teachers do not have bereavement leave, or duty free lunch period. Prep for a teacher - how many hours a week? In addition to in-school hours? Mentality in teaching. Grading papers and the time it takes doing it. Schools no longer teach geography, Going back to tenure? No interships /student teaching no longer happens.  Need more guidance for teachers.

Good morning! Happy Friday! The 7am hour brings us: dispute about money (wages) in the budget meeting  Escambia County Commissioners meeting, comments from Mike Kohler (District 2), Ashlee Hofberger (District 4), Lumon May (District 3), Steve Stroberger (District 1) and (District 5) Steven Barry; Escambia County Administrator, Wes Moreno, weighs in on merit based raises. HR Director Nikki Powell comments.  Tuesday -  Republican lawmakers accuse the Smithsonian Institution of promoting what they called a “woke ideology'. 

Good morning! The 6am Hour brings us: phases for the new I 10 Bayway /toll road in Mobile. Andrew's McKay's Transgressors Memorial gives us:  Man swatted by Vietnam veteran for not standing during National Anthem; WNBA's Sophie Cunningham has said that “biological men” should not compete in women's sports, saying her stance is “kind of common sense.”; Destabalizing the American family when therapists suggest cutting off the parents.   Days of our Pensacola (!) city council melodrama theatre. Pensacola Mayor DC Reeves apologizes for Charles Bare behavior and comments after the Baby Rattlers bring an MOU (Memorandums of Understanding)  : The Pensacola City Council debated and reviewed an MOU regarding field use and operations. 

Andrew's McKay's Transgressors Memorial gives us: Man swatted by Vietnam veteran for not standing during National Anthem, WNBA's Sophie Cunningham has said that “biological men” should not compete in women's sports, saying her stance is “kind of common sense.”,  Destabalizing the American family when therapists suggest cutting off the parents.  

Good morning! Happy Friday! The 5am hour gives us Mayor DC Reeves' comments recycling in the city of Pensacola, issues with contamination (the problem isnt Ragu sauce inside the jar, its stuff like putting styrofoam in the recycling bin)(that's what the contamination is) people are participating, new drop off center - moving locations has worked great at 100 W Leaonard St there's a 5% contamination rate - at Summit Blvd dropoff the contamination rate was 85% (!) - . Controversy around Doge, US AID helping transgender sex workers in Nepal (?) , Open AI did a security test - it broke out and hacked in to a competitor start up; lottery curse - is it real?  PD PIO Mike Woods joins the show to talk about: curfews, driving curfews, shooting suspect captured after 5th of July shooting, everyone connected with incident - everything is done and the case is closed. Incident over night - hit and run at Baptist Hospital - suspect fled SB on 9th Avenue but vehicle was found (after a chase) in Bay, suspects were apprehanded in water. Toughts on Vietnam Veteran/Cubs fan hitting someone for not standing during Anthem. Did you know? The words most misspelled by police  - 

Good morning! The 8am hour gives us Lisa Newell from Gulf Breeze News, an award-winning weekly community newspaper, and its sister entertainment publication, Splash! Magazine. Talks about: Truck theft stopped after Blue Angel Air show,  Santa Rosa Co morotorium on data centers,  local option sales tax and budgeting, in about three weeks - school is starting. Stuff the Bus is happening TODAY at all area Walmarts. Persons say men and their behaviors have ruined the Ray Ban Meta glasses. Healthcare policy in the military.  Frivolous Topic: did you play cards with your family? What games did you play with your family? Sheriff Chip Simmons talks about the CRABS burglary over the weekend. Five suspects were arrested. 

PPD PIO Mike Woods joins the show to talk about: curfews, driving curfews, shooting suspect captured after 5th of July shooting, everyone connected with incident - everything is done and the case is closed. Incident over night - hit and run at Baptist Hospital - suspect fled SB on 9th Avenue but vehicle was found (after a chase) in Bay, suspects were apprehanded in water. Toughts on Vietnam Veteran/Cubs fan hitting someone for not standing during Anthem. Did you know? The words most misspelled by police  -

Good morning! Happy Thursday! The 7am hour has Mayor DC Reeves' comments about the July 5th shooting ... push for a curfew. Downtown is not your babysitter. City wide? or just downtown? More to come on being city wide or downtown only.  Times proposed - 11p during week 12a on weekends.  For 17 and under. Same as driving curfew.  PPD PIO Mike Woods joins the show to talk about: curfews, driving curfews, shooting suspect captured after 5th of July shooting, everyone connected with incident - everything is done and the case is closed. Incident over night - hit and run at Baptist Hospital - suspect fled SB on 9th Avenue but vehicle was found (after a chase) in Bay, suspects were apprehanded in water. Toughts on Vietnam Veteran/Cubs fan hitting someone for not standing during Anthem. Did you know? The words most misspelled by police  - . 

Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno joins the show to talk about what a great job the staff did during the Blue Angels Air show. Lifegaurds, public safety, public works all knocked it out of the park. Great event and great weekend for Escambia County.  Bertha effects on the county. New law where you can not make monies from inmate calls which took a million dollars out of general fund.  Cost of living adjustment, meeting happens tonight - is it a ban on data centers? They are already banned. OLF8 future land use opt out. Decisions made in August. Fishing pier reconstruction is there a completion date? Maybe early 2027? Disability transportation issues.  Working with ITL to give them information they need.  Rewriting some of the rules for animals in parks. 

Good morning! The 6am hour brings us: Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubling down yesterday on comments she made in a recently published ESPN article, saying it’s “common sense” to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports; Iran says they will keep attacking targets in the middle east as long as they are being attacked. Therapists suggesting children cut off ties with their parents.  Up to 1/3 of all parents. Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno joins the show to talk about what a great job the staff did during the Blue Angels Air show. Lifegaurds, public safety, public works all knocked it out of the park. Great event and great weekend for Escambia County.  Bertha effects on the county. New law where you can not make monies from inmate calls which took a million dollars out of general fund.  Cost of living adjustment, meeting happens tonight - is it a ban on data centers? They are already banned. OLF8 future land use opt out. Decisions made in August. Fishing pier reconstruction is there a completion date? Maybe early 2027? Disability transportation issues.  Working with ITL to give them information they need.  Rewriting some of the rules for animals in parks. 

Good morning! Happy Thursday! Thank you for reading me. The 5am hour brings us: Mayor Reeves' comments about the areas affected by tropical storm Bertha, cost of living adjustment for city employees (2%), hiring freeze starting September 1st.  Data Center ban. Mayor DC Reeves joins the show in person (replay from ONE HOUR RADIO TOWN HALL FROM YESTERDAY)  to discuss:  Bertha is a test run for us. Great meeting on Monday morning - anytime we have a chance for no impact but for us to test it, it's a good thing.  Palafox moving along with a new storm water system, update on professional soccer coming to Pensacola, what color are the parking signs (light blue)? If you have a valid handicapped placard - you can park in any city space for free, not private lots but city parking.  Why is Bay Bluffs taking so long? How far does 2 million dollars go re Bay Bluffs? People asked if public housing would be taking the space of the old Baptist Hospital building. It is not.  A new Publix will be coming at the corner of Spring and Garden.  People ask a lot about the Grand Hotel. Mayor Reeves has a meeting this week w a potential buyer.  Most of the delay is an insurance claim against Hurricane Sally.  Why are we spending money on the fishing pier. 4 way stops downtown, Visual roundabouts on Palafox keeping people safe, extending the sidewalk on Scenic Highway. Need to have - vs Nice to have. Summit Blvd needs more street lights? Pedestrian only on Palafox? How do you balance the CRA fund? Senior Parking places available for $10.  Airport parking?  Downtown water access for boats and sailing. Mayor Reeves is grateful to do this job.    Byron Donalds filed a bill in the House to protect Amercians from data centers. 

The 8am Hour brings us part two of our DC Reeves radio town hall People ask a lot about the Grand Hotel. Mayor Reeves has a meeting this week w a potential buyer.  Most of the delay is an insurance claim against Hurricane Sally.  Why are we spending money on the fishing pier. 4 way stops downtown, Visual roundabouts on Palafox keeping people safe, extending the sidewalk on Scenic Highway. Need to have - vs Nice to have. Summit Blvd needs more street lights? Pedestrian only on Palafox? How do you balance the CRA fund? Senior Parking places available for $10.  Airport parking?  Downtown water access for boats and sailing. Mayor Reeves is grateful to do this job.   Frivolous Topic: what did you do during recess? great answers included games like pitch, swings, teeter tottor, king of the hill, red rover, tag and slides! 

Mayor DC Reeves joins the show in person to discuss:  Bertha is a test run for us. Great meeting on Monday morning - anytime we have a chance for no impact but for us to test it, it's a good thing.  Palafox moving along with a new storm water system, update on professional soccer coming to Pensacola, what color are the parking signs (light blue)? If you have a valid handicapped placard - you can park in any city space for free, not private lots but city parking.  Why is Bay Bluffs taking so long? How far does 2 million dollars go re Bay Bluffs? People asked if public housing would be taking the space of the old Baptist Hospital building. It is not.  A new Publix will be coming at the corner of Spring and Garden.  People ask a lot about the Grand Hotel. Mayor Reeves has a meeting this week w a potential buyer.  Most of the delay is an insurance claim against Hurricane Sally.  Why are we spending money on the fishing pier. 4 way stops downtown, Visual roundabouts on Palafox keeping people safe, extending the sidewalk on Scenic Highway. Need to have - vs Nice to have. Summit Blvd needs more street lights? Pedestrian only on Palafox? How do you balance the CRA fund? Senior Parking places available for $10.  Airport parking?  Downtown water access for boats and sailing. Mayor Reeves is grateful to do this job.   

Good Wednesday Morning! The 7am hour brings us Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) confronting UC San Francisco (UCSF) Chancellor Dr. Sam Hawgood during a House hearing over UCSF's medical guidance. The dispute centered on UCSF recommending the term "pregnant people" over "pregnant women" to include transgender men and nonbinary individuals.   Mayor DC Reeves joins the show to discuss: (this hour) Bertha is a test run for us. Great meeting on Monday morning - anytime we have a chance for no impact but for us to test it, it's a good thing.  Palafox moving along with a new storm water system, update on professional soccer coming to Pensacola, what color are the parking signs (light blue)? If you have a valid handicapped placard - you can park in any city space for free, not private lots but city parking.  Why is Bay Bluffs taking so long? How far does 2 million dollars go re Bay Bluffs? People asked if public housing would be taking the space of the old Baptist Hospital building. It is not.  A new Publix will be coming at the corner of Spring and Garden.   

SRC Administrator Brad Baker joins the show to discuss: Bertha being a coastal event. Pier is closed. Surf is up. No bridges closed. No roads closed. Para Park area resurfacing near Chumuckla Highway.  Parking on the beach and the dunes - what is the issue about their not being an ordinance?  They can ticket you but not tow you so an ordinance is possibly happening so they can address that. RV Parking is an issue with another possible ordinance for not parking on right of way.  The only rule about RVs is living in them. It needs to be an acre lot.  The roundabout on W Spencerfield Road will hopefully be opened by the end of next week or so.

Good Wednesday morning! The 6am hour brings us Bertha updates. Gulf Breeze City manager Sam Abell who joins the show to discuss: millage rates and tax cuts for the residents, Blue Angel Air Show low pass, truck theft thwarted at Exxon Station, Sam gives kudos to law enforcement,  swore in new officers at PPD, introduction of new K9 - K9 Rue who will be at Gulf Breeze High School, budget season - rollback rate SRC Administrator Brad Baker joins the show to discuss: Bertha being a coastal event. Pier is closed. Surf is up. No bridges closed. No roads closed. Para Park area resurfacing near Chumuckla Highway.  Parking on the beach and the dunes - what is the issue about their not being an ordinance?  They can ticket you but not tow you so an ordinance is possibly happening so they can address that. RV Parking is an issue with another possible ordinance for not parking on right of way.  The only rule about RVs is living in them. It needs to be an acre lot.  The roundabout on W Spencerfield Road will hopefully be opened by the end of next week or so.

Good Morning! The 5am hour brings us: Days of Our Milton.  Illegally parked vehichles and towing w people parking on the dunes. People are tearing up dunes. Parking signs are up. No ordinance in place for this.  Lettuce eating ... is it bad for you? 0 cases in Pensacola, 0 cases in Florida, 0 cases in the South East. Nicaragua has a public announced dictatorship. And a replay from Tuesday (yesterday) Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons joins the show to discuss the low pass for the Blue Angels Air Show, he was physically at Breakfast with the Blues. Sheriff Simmons mentioned he got to meet with Captain Royce Williams, a legendary 101-year-old Navy fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient who was recently honored with a dedicated aerial tribute at the Pensacola Beach Air Show. He got to Deputize Captain Williams, Sheriff's Department celebrating 205 years today. Escambia County celebrating 250 years. Beach event happened with a shot fired near the wharf restaurant (not the orange beach concert venue) - someone accidentally shot themselves in the leg, Pcola beach lot (Casino Beach Parking lot) closed in 5a hour for Blues  Thu and Fri.  Sheriff says the Sheriff's Department only uses their 5 or 6 spots near the precinct.  Says lifeguards had trouble finding spots, firetrucks also.  Man stole his friend's truck, fled and eluded and was tased.  Burglary at Crabs You Got Em on the Beach.  Overnight arrest of man with cocaine and marijuana charged with trafficking. Horrible story about parents of a daughter that they neglected.

Good morning! The 8am Hour brings us the Gulf Breeze City manager Sam Abell who joins the show to discuss: millage rates and tax cuts for the residents, Blue Angel Air Show low pass, truck theft thwarted at Exxon Station, Sam gives kudos to law enforcement,  swore in new officers at PPD, introduction of new K9 - K9 Rue who will be at Gulf Breeze High School, budget season - rollback rates; Tropical Depression 2 now Tropical Storm Bertha. China is cracking down on AI sweeping decisions on AI chat bots and companions because of declining birth rates. Frivolous Topic: what movie changed the way you think?  Great example  Jaws - evevryone changed the way they went in to the water after the 1974 classic.

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons joins the show to discuss the low pass for the Blue Angels Air Show, he was physically at Breakfast with the Blues. Sheriff Simmons mentioned he got to meet with Captain Royce Williams, a legendary 101-year-old Navy fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient who was recently honored with a dedicated aerial tribute at the Pensacola Beach Air Show. He got to Deputize Captain Williams, Sheriff's Department celebrating 205 years today. Escambia County celebrating 250 years. Beach event happened with a shot fired near the wharf restaurant (not the orange beach concert venue) - someone accidentally shot themselves in the leg, Pcola beach lot (Casino Beach Parking lot) closed in 5a hour for Blues  Thu and Fri.  Sheriff says the Sheriff's Department only uses their 5 or 6 spots near the precinct.  Says lifeguards had trouble finding spots, firetrucks also.  Man stole his friend's truck, fled and eluded and was tased.  Burglary at Crabs You Got Em on the Beach.  Overnight arrest of man with cocaine and marijuana charged with trafficking. Horrible story about parents of a daughter that they neglected.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday! The 7am hour brings: budget issues with schools in Escambia County. Terry St Cyr comments, infrastructure vs enrollment, enrollment down about 15% since covid, depopulating public schools? Assistant Superindent of schools, Terry St Cyr,  talks about this re thier budget meeting on Thursday, people are leaving the school district. after covid - 4600 student decline .  Small decline since 2010 but heavy decline since 2020. People that are in school and stay in school - educational freedom in the state and kids and parents are benefitting from it. Andrew talks budget deficits in the school system. Terry St Cyr says 2026 was a disaster budget wise Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons joins the show to discuss the low pass for the Blue Angels Air Show, he was physically at Breakfast with the Blues. Sheriff Simmons mentioned he got to meet with Captain Royce Williams, a legendary 101-year-old Navy fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient who was recently honored with a dedicated aerial tribute at the Pensacola Beach Air Show. He got to Deputize Captain Williams, Sheriff's Department celebrating 205 years today. Escambia County celebrating 250 years. Beach event happened with a shot fired near the wharf restaurant (not the orange beach concert venue) - someone accidentally shot themselves in the leg, Pcola beach lot (Casino Beach Parking lot) closed in 5a hour for Blues  Thu and Fri.  Sheriff says the Sheriff's Department only uses their 5 or 6 spots near the precinct.  Says lifeguards had trouble finding spots, firetrucks also.  Man stole his friend's truck, fled and eluded and was tased.  Burglary at Crabs You Got Em on the Beach.  Overnight arrest of man with cocaine and marijuana charged with trafficking. Horrible story about parents of a daughter that they neglected

Good Tuesday morning! The 6am Hour brings us John Stewert's hilairious take on the World Cup; Allen Strum from WEAR Channel 3 talks about Bertha going from a depression to a storm and comapres it to Sally but Allen doesnt think it will become a hurricane. (Andrew says in re to Sally - "parents - do you know where your barges are?" ). We are under a tropical storm watch (not a warning). Peak storm surge up to 3 feet in this area. Ft Pickens was closed yesterday due to an abundance of caution.  Pensacola Beach Lifeguard, Alex Johnson, talks about double red flags with strong rip currents. Escambia County Public Saftey director, Eric Gilmore, talks about Sally and wants to make sure that everyone stays safe. Andrew talks WARNINGs vs WATCHs. Days of our Pensacola city council meladrama theatre - property taxes, milliage rates, City Councilperson Charles Bare spoke at the meeting last week.  He talks rollback rates.  Casey Jones' comments on rollback rate.  Will referendum pass? Voted 7 - 0 kept millage the same ; Andrew's comments: - If you want to avoid property tax referendum passing - if you really want to persuade - if you dont pass it we will implement this poilicy which will still help with milliage - pay them off offer them, offer them a deal.  

Good morning!  The 5am hour brings us: depopulating public schools? Assistant Superindent of schools, Terry St Cyr,  talks about this re thier budget meeting on Thursday, people are leaving the school district. after covid - 4600 student decline .  Small decline since 2010 but heavy decline since 2020. People that are in school and stay in school - educational freedom in the state and kids and parents are benefitting from it. Andrew talks budget deficits in the school system. Terry St Cyr says 2026 was a disaster budget wise.  Tropical Depression 2 became Tropical Storm Bertha last night. Car theft on the beach after the Blues - suspect caught.  Replay from yesterday - US Representative Jimmy Patronis joins the show He talks about:  Daylight Savings Time - do we opt out? Arizona opted out. Blue Angels Air Show - we flew 5 jets instead of 6. Rep Patronis was in town to watch the Blues fly.  Claim that it was over 250,000 people on the beach for Saturday's air show - a different type of enthusiasm turned out.   We received millions of dollars woth of free publicity with media after the low pass.  Rep Patronis was our CFO for awhile. He talks about storms on the Gulf Coast. He says: We are in hurricane season. Use your smart phone. Get footage of your house inside and out - a slow vidoe talking to yourself. Email them to yourself. God forbid you have damage. Insurance people are going to want to ascertain fault. All of this will speed up the claims process.  Citizens may stifle opportunity when trying to ban Data Centers , whatever is on your phone - China can see it if youre using Tik Tok as China tries to beat us in tech. He  (Rep Patronis) says he cant supoort Data centers if it increases electric rates for local citizens. Capital expenses taking place, what dependency the world is going to have on AI.  

Good morning! The 8am hour brings us a comment on LBGTQ talk re Elliot Page in the Odyssey. New Documentary about kingdom of animals behaving naturally vs moral compass Andrew says is that the rule we want to lay down for humans?    VP Vance's wife has a baby. First time in office in 150 years. People  using AI to get jobs that they cannot do.  AI induced applicant paranoia. Over 1000 children visit Boston hospital every year. AI helps dicover clarify 18 children with diagnoses. Better for environment - plastic bags or totes ?   Frivolous Topic: The London Times asked people to contribute their list of the most beautiful words in the English Launguage ? Love, epiphany, ? What is your favorite word? 

US Representative Jimmy Patronis joins the show He talks about:  Daylight Savings Time - do we opt out? Arizona opted out. Blue Angels Air Show - we flew 5 jets instead of 6. Rep Patronis was in town to watch the Blues fly.  Claim that it was over 250,000 people on the beach for Saturday's air show - a different type of enthusiasm turned out.   We received millions of dollars woth of free publicity with media after the low pass.  Rep Patronis was our CFO for awhile. He talks about storms on the Gulf Coast. He says: We are in hurricane season. Use your smart phone. Get footage of your house inside and out - a slow vidoe talking to yourself. Email them to yourself. God forbid you have damage. Insurance people are going to want to ascertain fault. All of this will speed up the claims process.  Citizens may stifle opportunity when trying to ban Data Centers , whatever is on your phone - China can see it if youre using Tik Tok as China tries to beat us in tech. He  (Rep Patronis) says he cant supoort Data centers if it increases electric rates for local citizens. Capital expenses taking place, what dependency the world is going to have on AI.  

Good Morning! The 7am Hour brings us: Days of our Pensacola. asking Pcola residents to ban AI data centers, the proposal is a morotorium on a center that is 50 megawatts or more, concerns w language in the morotorium, how do you write that law? banning AI? Do they ban a 20 or 30 megawatt data center? Or just the 50 megawatt data centers? Pensacola City Councilperson Jared Moore talks about this is why local government exists to talk about environment and water - but  a lot of our lives use this data.  Technology park that might ban some of the things that go there. US Representative Jimmy Patronis joins the show He talks about:  Daylight Savings Time - do we opt out? Arizona opted out. Blue Angels Air Show - we flew 5 jets instead of 6. Rep Patronis was in town to watch the Blues fly.  Claim that it was over 250,000 people on the beach for Saturday's air show - a different type of enthusiasm turned out.   We received millions of dollars woth of free publicity with media after the low pass.  Rep Patronis was our CFO for awhile. He talks about storms on the Gulf Coast. He says: We are in hurricane season. Use your smart phone. Get footage of your house inside and out - a slow vidoe talking to yourself. Email them to yourself. God forbid you have damage. Insurance people are going to want to ascertain fault. All of this will speed up the claims process.  Citizens may stifle opportunity when trying to ban Data Centers , whatever is on your phone - China can see it if youre using Tik Tok as China tries to beat us in tech. He  (Rep Patronis) says he cant supoort Data centers if it increases electric rates for local citizens. Capital expenses taking place, what dependency the world is going to have on AI.  

Good morning! The 6am hour brings us - Tropical Depression #2 forecasted to become Tropical Storm Bertha, on Saturday we carried the civilian air show narration.  Andrew did an interview with Captain Greg McWherter and talked about the low pass, the air show and what it means to the former pilots.  Captain McWherter says he's never flown a perfect flight, safety briefs and debriefs; Rep Michelle Saltzman talked to Pilot #3 at Blue Angel's Thursday night's reception -very humanizing interview; more with Captain Greg McWherter Andrew asks - what question do you wish you were asked more? His answer: how do you field 6 planes in a high performance world? People focus on pilots - how do planes get in air every day? Day in and day out. Talks about the team dynamic and the men and women that maintain that aircraft to make sure those jets are ready to go, supporting the day to day functions.  It's always 130 active duty Blue Angels - not just the 6 pilots; ships at the Pensacola Port

Good morning and happy Monday! The 5am hour brings us: Days of Our Pensacola - protesting flock cameras and AI Data centers, people compare it to 1984. Andrew says: the fact that you can go in front of a city council meeting - to ask if its becoming a surveilliance state and youre talking about it openly in meetings says that its not like the George Orwell book; the later conversation took an hour and a half: proposed oridnance on large scale data centers much like Santa Rosa County.  Will Escambia do a morotorium or a ban? Talks about megawatts of power needed for data centers. Captain Adam "Gilligan" Bryan is the Commanding Officer and Flight Leader (Blue Angel #1) for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels for the 2025 and 2026 air show seasons. As "The Boss," he leads every aerial demonstration in the No. 1 F/A-18 Super Hornet, talks about flying, the low pass, Blue Angel plane #3; funny boating story with Andrew from Opal beach sound side went to Navarre, storming.  Watching Tropical Depression 2 which is forecast to become Tropical Storm Bertha. The one thing more couples are asking for in their pre nups - leaving the work force trigger clause. 

Julio Diaz, Transgressors Memorial Service, The Wrap

John Stewart interviews Christopher Nolan of Odyssey movie, Blue Angels interviews

Trump address on election security, History of Blues, Transgressors Memorial Service, The Blue Angels experience

City of Pensacola preserving tree canopy, Blue Angels recent flyover at beach, replay PPD PIO Mike Wood interview

Gulf Breeze News, SecDef Pete Hegseth testosterone screenings, Frivilous Topic

Local vs national coverage of Blue Angels flyover at beach, interview with PPD PIO Mike Wood

Senator Charles Schumer (NY) embarrasing moment, History of the Blues, Airshow photographer and pilot Sheldon Heatherington