Robert Boyd

Tampa

News Reporter at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)

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Articles

92-year-old volunteer celebrates 25 years at Friday Morning Musicale

6 days ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — April is National Volunteer Month and there is a Tampa woman who refuses to let her age get in the way of her passion, which is promoting music. For the past 25 years, 92-year-old Dee Lobo has served as the program director of the Friday Morning Musicale in Hyde Park. Lobo and the Friday morning Musicale have a lot in common, they’re both in their 90’s, they both give back to their community and they’re both champions for the arts.
Amateur detectives try to solve the case as 'Clue: A Walking Mystery' comes to Tampa

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — Professor Plum, with the knife, in the library. When you hear those words, only one game comes to mind: Clue. Now, everyone has a chance to be a detective as the popular game Clue: A Walking Mystery comes to downtown Tampa for a whole new interactive experience. Anthony, Mellisa, and Sterling are among the first detectives to try to solve the case, while butler Arwyn Jackson prepares them for a mystery unlike any other.
Riverview man receives heart transplant from family he already knew

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — April is Donate Life Month, and there are currently 115,000 people living in America waiting for an organ transplant. Robert Humphrey was one of them until, out of nowhere, he received a message that would change his life and save his life. Entering 2025, Humphrey, of Riverview, wasn’t sure he was going to share another wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart Marie. He was only given a few weeks to live unless he received a heart transplant.
Big Brothers Big Sisters holding Big Draft looking for next team of mentors

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are about to draft a whole new class of players to their team later this month, Big Brothers Big Sisters is having its own draft. The Bucs are looking for players who can throw, run and catch. But at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, they're looking for mentors who can listen, understand and support. They call it the Big Draft. “This month, we are trying to recruit 60 bigs, to match with 60 littles.
Zephyrhills pilot opens award-winning distillery

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla — Zephyrhills is known for its pure drinking water, which is one of the main reasons why a local pilot with a passion for making premium spirits decided it was the perfect place to establish his dream distillery. When Victor Young started Dunamis Premium Spirits in 2021, he created the Dunamis Promise, which means they strive for greatness in every product they make.
'Greater Seder' celebrates 20 years of entertaining audiences during Passover

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla — This weekend begins the Jewish holiday of Passover. A theater group in Tampa has a long-standing tradition of putting its own creative twist on the Seder, and it’s all for a great cause. The group is called Kosher Hams and for the past 20 years they’ve been putting on a show called the Greater Seder, combining popular music with Jewish tradition and humor. When Rande Friedman started Greater Seder back in 2005, he had no idea how popular it would become.
Fans unite to celebrate women's basketball at Final Four red carpet event

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA — Basketball fans from across the country gathered outside Amalie Arena on Sunday to cheer on their favorite teams as players, coaches, and staff walked the red carpet into history. “We love UConn, so we are excited to see them; we love Paige Bueckers and Geno, and we are just so excited to see good basketball,” said Connecticut fan Cheyenne Caldon. “I’ve never been to a Final Four, so I had to come.
High school entrepreneurs show off business ideas to Tampa Bay community

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — Some of Tampa Bay's youngest and brightest entrepreneurs had the opportunity to showcase their business ideas to the entire community this week. It’s all part of Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay’s 3rd Annual 3DE Innovators Showcase. More than 30 business ideas, created by more than 120 students from six different high schools, were on display, ranging from high heels to fishing lures to skin care.
High school students work with NASA scientists to send experiment into stratosphere

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Robert Boyd

By Robert BoydClick here for updates on this story LAKELAND, Florida (WFTS) — This week, the past, present, and future of aviation will be recognized at SUN ‘N FUN. As for the future, there’s a group of high school students in Lakeland who are leading the way. Out of 720 schools nationwide, Central Florida Aerospace Academy was the only one in the state to be chosen to participate in the Future Engineers’ NASA TechRise Challenge.
High school students work with NASA scientists to send experiment into stratosphere

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

LAKELAND, Fla — This week, the past, present, and future of aviation will be recognized at SUN ‘N FUN. As for the future, there’s a group of high school students in Lakeland who are leading the way. Out of 720 schools nationwide, Central Florida Aerospace Academy was the only one in the state to be chosen to participate in the Future Engineers' NASA TechRise Challenge.