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Tampa Police: NFL player commits suicide near Middleton HS listen
07/30/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NFL, Tampa Police, suicide
Tampa Police say they are investigating an apparent suicide by an NFL player in front of Middelton High School this morning. Police say they found the body of O. J. Murdock inside his car with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police spokesperson Andrea Davis says Murdock was in critical condition and transported to Tampa General Hospital. But he died at 10:43 a.m.
Be the first to comment“At about 8:30 this morning officers discovered the victim’s...
Counter-protesters attacked by some tea party participants at Tampa tax-day rally listen
04/18/11 Christopher Davis and Lenka DavisWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tea Party, taxes, tax protest, Marco Rubio, NFL, Ralph Reed, American exceptionalism, John Russell
Fewer than 1000 people turned out Last Friday for the Tampa Tax Day Tea Party Rally, even though organizers expected more than 5000. Marco Rubio, Ralph Reed and many others gathered to speak about lower taxes and government spending, to denounce the new health care law, and to protest undocumented immigration.
Ralph Reed from Faith and Family Coalition spoke about religion and freedom, but also encouraged the Tea Party activists.
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Live report from tax day Tea Party rally in Tampa listen
04/15/11 Christopher Davis, Lenka Davis and Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tea Party, taxes, tax protest, Marco Rubio, NFL, Ralph Reed
Today, April 15, is the traditional day federal income taxes are due to the IRS. For the last few years, tea party affiliated groups have held large protests on April 15. At this hour, outside the taxpayer-funded National Football League Stadium in Tampa, Marco Rubio is headlining a tax day protest.
Our reporters Lenka Davis and Christopher Davis are there and will bring you a full report Monday. Christopher joins us live now on the phone. Christopher, tell our listeners how many people a...
Be the first to commentNFL Commissioner: Recession is hard on football fans listen
01/30/09 Mitch E. PerryAlan Watts
Tags: Sports, NFL, football, players' union, owners
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today addressed how the troubling economy is affecting what is considered America’s most popular sport.
Although there has been talk about how the recession is affecting the atmosphere around the big game this year, it’s hard for most bay area citizens to detect.
Prices to some of the biggest publicized Super Bowl parties this weekend still cost hundreds of dollars, and tickets for the game don’t appear to be dropping below face value, which are $800 and...
Be the first to commentFormer Buc has brain damage from concussions listen
01/28/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NFL, football, injuries, brain damage, Tom McHale
In Tampa yesterday, medical researchers said that former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tom McHale’s death last year at the age of 45 may be connected to concussions received during his playing days – making him the sixth deceased former NFL player 50 or younger to have such brain damage.
Doctors at Boston University’s School of Medicine found a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in McHale’s brain.
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy studied six former NFL pla...
Be the first to commentFormer NFL players and military hold joint fundraiser listen
11/12/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gridiron Greats, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, NFL, football, health care
Over the past couple of years, many retired professional players have clashed with current players over pension and disability payments that the retirees have criticized as unfairly low, if they qualify for them at all.
In an effort to increase awareness of their plight, today that group announced a partnership with the U.S. Military Special Operations Community. The partnership will share in joint fundraising efforts for the former players, and for the group that pays for scholarships fo...
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