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Wrap Up: The news and sports stories in Gainesville for the week of August 13-19, 2022.
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. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more. Want to listen to some of the quality audio productions from The Gainesville Sun. Visit the show page and listen. For news tips or event coverage please email [email protected] , for photo tips please email [email protected]
Listen to the Gainesville news and sports for the week of August 8-12, 2022
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. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more. Want to listen to some of the quality audio productions from The Gainesville Sun. Visit the show page and listen. For news tips or event coverage please email [email protected] , for photo tips please email [email protected]
Varsity Under the Sun: Santa Fe High volleyball duo talks state championships and preparation
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.
The Gainesville news and sports for the week of July 7-15 2022
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. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more. Want to listen to some of the quality audio productions from The Gainesville Sun. Visit the show page and listen. For news tips or event coverage please email [email protected] , for photo tips please email [email protected]
The best Summer of his life, Buchholz receiver Jaren Hamilton talks college recruiting
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.
The Gainesville news and sports for the week of June 19-24
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. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more. Want to listen to some of the quality audio productions from The Gainesville Sun. Visit the show page and listen. For news tips or event coverage please email [email protected] , for photo tips please email [email protected]
Talking UF football and recruiting with Buchholz's defensive line duo
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.
Wrap Up: The Gainesville news and sports stories from the week of June 12-17, 2022.
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. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more. Want to listen to some of the quality audio productions from The Gainesville Sun. Visit the show page and listen. For news tips or event coverage please email [email protected] , for photo tips please email [email protected]
Wrap UP: This weeks Gainesville news and sports for June 5-10 2022.
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. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscribe. Check out gainesville.com and gatorsports.com for more.
Wrap Up: The best in Gainesville news and sports for May 29 - June 3
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.
Wrap Up: Listen to this weeks news and sports for May 23-27
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.
WrapUp: Listen to local news and sports from The Gainesville Sun
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.
WrapUp: This week's news and sports news for May 9-13, 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.
Wrap Up Podcast: This weeks best in New and Sports from around Gainesville
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.
Fragile Springs: Bob Knight talks pumping the Florida aquifer and flow levels at our springs
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.
Fragile Springs Revisited: Hydrologist Matt Cohen addresses flow reversal in the springs
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.
The Stories of UF Integration 63 years later
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.
In Their Own Words... Covid-19 Nurses and Doctors share their experience
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.
Alachua County's River Styx: The Classified History 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.
Surprised By Science ...... The Classified History Podcast
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.
Honoring the Reverend ASJ Allen, who was lynched in 1904
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.
Whats the Gainesville beer brewing scene all about? Listen Up..
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!
Gainesville's Pride Leaders talk moving forward
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.
The Classified History of Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville's First Hospital
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.
Micanopy is 200 Years Old ...... The Classified History Podcast
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.
Trailblazing Women of Alachua County... The Classified History
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's call to 911 regarding Paul Reinhart, their sons
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.
Haunted History of the Old Gilchrist County Jail... the Classified History Podcast
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.
Chapman's Pond and The Gainesville Monolith, the Classified History Podcast
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.
Pirates on the Prairie, King Payne and the Chacala Steamer, This is the Classified History of Paynes Prairie
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.
Classified History: Florida Master Naturalist Program with Marty Main
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.
Gainesville's First Skyscraper the Classified Story: A History of the Seagle Building.
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.
Locals Tell What They Have You Been Thankful For in 2020.
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 Gridiron: Buchholz Big Win and a look at South Florida HS Football
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.
Gainesville Gridiron Podcast: All About High School Sports with guest Josh Wilson
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.
Gainesville Gridiron: Buchholz Big Win and Newberry Ready for Challenges, Guest Jordan Kroeger,
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 Gridiron Podcast: All About High School Sports
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.
Police audio: 911 callers after plane crash in Ocala
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 Game Day FLA GA Weather Forcast with Gatehouse Florida Weather Reporter
Kimberly Miller gives a weather forecast for Jacksonville, FL for Sat. Nov 2nd, leading up to the Florida Georgia Rivalry Football Game
Scott Stricklin talks about Paying College Athletes
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.
Northern mockingbird in the Gainesville
Mitchell J. Walters shared this recording of a Northern mockingbird in one of the residential areas near University Avenue and Main Street in Gainesville.
Excerpt: Rap lyric threatens to shoot up UF
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.
Waffle House shooting: Alachua County SO radio traffic
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.
911 call after shooting at Waffle House in Gainesville
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.
911 call reporting fight at Waffle House
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.
'Dark money' robocall targets Gainesville mayor, City Commission
The call is going out to people in Gainesville in the midst of an ongoing election.
911 call: Aggressive dogs on the loose
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.
911 Calls: Two reports of dog mauling in NW Gainesville
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.
911 call: Report of dangerous dogs
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 on the plight of Alachua County's working poor
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.