Matthew Peddie
Host, Florida Matters at WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL)
Host: @FloridaMatters, 6:30pm Tues. @wusf 89.7 in the Tampa Bay region. Occasionally @FloridaRoundup. Past: @cfpublicmedia (wmfeorlando), @radionz, #RadioLIVE
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Matthew Peddie
Tampa Bay's David Jolly has his sights set on a new role in Florida — governor. Jolly represented Florida's 13th congressional district, in Pinellas County, from 2014 to 2017. He left the Republican Party in 2018 and has spent the past few years advocating for more options for voters dissatisfied with the major political parties. In April, he registered as a Democrat.
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3 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Matthew Peddie |Gracyn Doctor
The Sig Sauer P320 is one of the most popular handguns in the country. And it’s also part of the standard equipment issued to police officers and sheriff’s deputies. But some of those law enforcement agencies, including here in the greater Tampa Bay region, have decided they don’t want their officers using this handgun for safety reasons. They’ve removed the weapon from their arsenals, and in some cases, they’ve traded them in, and the guns ended up being sold to the public.
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1 month ago |
wusf.org | Matthew Peddie |Gracyn Doctor
Building a business can be hard work. And for business owners across the Tampa Bay region, there’s been an added disruption — hurricanes. Hurricanes Milton and Helene caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to Pinellas County businesses. And that number grows exponentially when you look around the rest of the region. Pinellas beaches are open for business, but hotel rooms are still closed along the beaches as some hotels await repairs.
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1 month ago |
wusf.org | Gracyn Doctor |Matthew Peddie
If your home flooded during hurricane season last year, you may still be recovering from the damage. A lot of neighborhoods flooded as a series of storms impacted the Tampa Bay region — Hurricane Debby, then Helene and soon after that — Milton. In this episode, you’ll hear from WUSF reporters Kerry Sheridan, Jessica Meszaros and Steve Newborn.
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1 month ago |
wusf.org | Matthew Peddie |Gracyn Doctor
When a disaster strikes, you can expect help from local and state governments and from FEMA. But it may not be long before you find out those agencies can’t do it all. And knowing who your neighbors are can make a big difference in how your community recovers. In this episode, you’ll hear from community leaders and from some of your neighbors across the Tampa Bay region about the different ways people can help each other out before, during and after a hurricane.
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