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Bill Varian

Tampa

Local Government and Politics Editor at Tampa Bay Times

Local government and politics editor for the Tampa Bay Times. On a Twitter cleanse at the moment. Maybe for good. You can find me on Venmo.

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  • Jan 12, 2024 | tampabay.com | Bill Varian

    CLEARWATER — For a subset of Gen-Xers and even some Boomers, sound salvation never did come out of FM radio. As the DJs played “Bad Company” and “Take it Easy” on repeat, they found the soundtrack of their teens and early 20s by word of mouth and by picking through the used LPs at their favorite record store. They had a cool older sibling or were lucky to discover a decent college station on the AM dial.

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Bill Varian
Bill Varian @VarianTimes
5 Jan 24

Big unexpected news in Hillsborough County politics: https://t.co/UsiyNZPvY6

Bill Varian
Bill Varian @VarianTimes
26 Sep 23

Because I told him not to worry about the consent agenda. That’s the non-consequential stuff. You can trust everybody. In Florida.

Jim Rosica
Jim Rosica @JimRosicaFL

Another lesson taught to me by @fineout when I took over the city hall beat from @VarianTimes in 1997: Always read the consent agenda. https://t.co/Jdbrco2wH3

Bill Varian
Bill Varian @VarianTimes
26 Sep 23

We’ll always have that Championship game at the Veterans.