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Enjoy holiday programming on WUSF Public Media.
WUSF is extolling all the ways to enjoy the holidays with a Florida twist... and we want your input!
Enjoy Holiday programming on WUSF Public Media
The episode will air on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 Sunday, February 3 2013 at 5:00 PM.
Enjoy holiday programing on WUSF Public Media.
American Graduate demonstrates public media's commitment to education and its deep roots in every community it serves.
The 90th annual national Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Saturday, December 15 at 8:00 PM on WUSF TV.
Examining Easter Island, the remote island in the middle of the Pacific. Sunday, December 16 at 8:00 PM on WUSF TV.
A tour of towns in Germany, France and Switzerland. Monday, December 17 at 9:30 PM on WUSF TV.
Molly returns from the hospital in the series finale. Tuesday, December 18 at 9:00 PM on WUSF TV.
America's diverse Christmas culinary traditions. Wednesday, December 19 at 10:00 PM on WUSF TV.

WUSF News

Florida Schools Take Another Look at Security After Connecticut School Shooting

Schools in the Tampa Bay area are re-examining their security in the wake of the shooting today at a Connecticut elementary school.The Chief Operating...

Transcript of President Obama's speech on Dec. 14 following a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Source: White HouseThis a...

You don’t have to have family or friends buried at the national cemeteries to help place wreaths on veterans’ graves. All you have to do is volunt...

This year's traditional Florida stone crab Christmas dinner may cost you. The crab harvest is down by almost 80 percent - due to an onslaught of octop...

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Here's an email we received from listener Beth Daniels:I loved the radio piece about the smoked mullet gifts that friends look forward to with such re...

Kelley Benham and Tom French faced one of the most difficult decisions any parent would ever have to make: whether to allow their daughter to die or f...

Multimedia Slideshows

A 1,000 Mile Ride With the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition

Four explorers spent 100 days walking and kayaking the length of Florida, from the tip of the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. The mission – to publicize the need to connect the state’s remaining wild areas.

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Dave Brubeck Remembered

If someone is writing a book on jazz, you can be sure Dave Brubeck will be in it. He was the second jazz artist ever on the cover of Time Magazine, after Louis Armstrong. He is an accomplished pianist and composer, to say the...

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University Beat

On WUSF 89.7: Marianna Graves Update

USF researchers' investigation of how many young men are buried on the grounds of the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, may end up raising more questions than it answers. The team has released an interim report detailing their findings, which...

On WUSF TV: HospitaBull

Students in the USF Sarasota-Manatee College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership recently got the kind of ‘on the job’ training that most would-be chefs dream about, as they took over the kitchen of Michael’s on East for...

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Jazz Updates

Saturday Spotlight on Clark Terry

From Saturday Night Jazz with Bob Seymour

The All Music Guide puts it simply: Clark Terry has 'the happiest sound in jazz - exuberant, swinging, and fun.' The veteran of the Basie, Ellington, and Tonight Show bands has always been a mentor...

Steve Kuhn with Marian McPartland

From Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland

Pianist Steve Kuhn is a highly accomplished player, a creative composer, and a longtime friend of Marian McPartland. In his youth, he played with Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, and John Coltrane. He...

J@LC Orchestra with Wynton, on JazzSet

From JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

This week's JazzSet revisits a great set we broadcast last New Year's Eve, with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. With founder and director Wynton Marsalis, the band plays music of Louis...

Classical Notes

Handel's Flood Of Melodies: 'Water Music'

In 1717, with England's King George suffering somewhat in the polls, his political advisors suggested that he do something big to get the people behind him. So they came up with the idea of a summer...

Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9! Friday masterwork

Join us as we celebrate the support we received during our Fall Membership Campaign. Russell Gant will feature Beethoven’s 9th performed by the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus.