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Tampa Mayor wants to reduce parks & rec fees despite budget deficit listen
06/11/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Parks and Recreation, summer camps, after school care, sports, Bob Buckhorn, Yvonne Capin
If Mayor Bob Buckhorn gets his way, residents in and around the city of Tampa won’t have to pay as much to use some park services. In a press release Monday, Buckhorn announced a reduction in fees for services like gymnasium and shelter rentals. Greg Bayor, the newly appointed director of Tampa’s Parks and Recreation said the department needs to encourage more use by people who live outside city limits.
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Tampa Bay Rays tell LGBT community: "It Gets Better" listen
08/31/11 Atecia RobinsonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, St. Pete Pride, LGBT, LGBT rights, sports, St. Petersburg
Last week the Tampa Bay Rays became the 5th Major League Baseball team to speak against homophobic bullying when they partnered with St. Pete Pride to film a video for the “It Gets Better” campaign. It was shot at the Rays’ home, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg to provide inspiration to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community facing harassment.
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Be the first to commentSkip Holtz steps down from East Carolina to replace Jim Leavitt as USF head coach listen
01/14/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz will be the next head coach for the USF Bulls, accepting USF’s offer this morning. The University has been looking for a coach since firing Jim Leavitt last Friday. The lawyer for USF football player Joel Miller is asking Ex-USF football coach Jim Leavitt to apologize for hitting him, the move that cost Leavitt his job. Miller’s legal team held a press conference today at their downt...
Be the first to commentSteriods investigation touches Rays listen
04/13/09 Mitch E.PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sports, steroids, Todd Greene, Roger Clemens
Tonight the Tampa Bay Rays host their home opener against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Yesterday the New York Times reported that Rays Quality Assurance Coach Todd Greene told federal prosecutors he consulted as a player with a doctor indicted last year for illegally writing prescriptions for steroids and human growth hormone.
Greene told the St. Petersburg Times over the weekend that he couldn’t discuss details because of an ongoing investigation. Aske...
Be the first to commentSenator tries to keep hope alive for spring training baseball listen
03/12/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Baseball, spring training, sports
Spring training is in full force in ballparks spread out throughout the Tampa Bay area, and will be for the rest of the month. But when the Cincinnati Reds pack up and head north to Ohio for the regular season, it will be their last time in Sarasota.
The Reds will train next year in Goodyear, Arizona.
Currently, Sarasota holds $1 million in escrow through legislation passed in 2006 for hosting the Reds. They are one of 10 cities in the state receiving money to maintain spring training...
Be the first to commentSuper Bowl survey shows positive buzz for Tampa listen
02/05/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sports, Super Bowl, polls
A new survey released today said that Tampa scored with the American public after last Sunday’s smashing Super Bowl.
The survey produced by Competitive Edge Research, said that the city received a 6 percent positive bump.
John Nienstedt conducted the survey. Nienstedt says Tampa’s positive impressions were most dramatic from viewers in the Pacific and Mountain time zones.
The results were not so favorable about halftime events.
Bruce Springstreen performed for the first time i...
Be the first to commentNORML reacts to Phelps drug buzz listen
02/03/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sports, Michael Phelps, marijuana
Just days after a photo of him indulging in marijuana hit the internet, several of Michael Phelps sponsors say they are standing by him.
Apparel company Speedo and luxury watchmaker Omega have announced their support for the Olympic star, who electrified the world last summer by taking home a record eight Gold Medals.
On Sunday, Phelps acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after the photo appeared in the British tabloid News of the World. The paper said the picture wa...
Be the first to commentSteelers coach reflects on big win, chat with president
02/02/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sports, Super Bowl, media, Mike Tomlin
There was a thrilling ending to last night’s Super Bowl, with the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Arizona Cardinals in the closing moments last night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
This morning, the winning coach, 36-year-old Mike Tomlin, addressed the media. He said he was humbled by the enormity of being a big part of one the most observed events in the country. Tomlin said he was a product of all the people who have taught and mentored him over his short career, including former Tam...
Be the first to commentBob Costas rips Barry Bonds, again listen
01/30/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barry Bonds, Bob Costas, steriods, baseball, sports
The New York Times reported yesterday that federal prosecutors preparing for baseball star Barry Bonds’ perjury trail have evidence that links Bonds to the use of a variety of performance enhancing drugs.
The Times reports that the evidence could be significant in Bonds trial, scheduled to begin in March. That’s because there have been question about whether two substances -- the "cream" and the "clear" -- were technically classified as steroids by the federal government when Bonds we...
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...
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