Posts Tagged ‘People’
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Robert Ledford
Helming the Oviedo campus of Seminole State College, Robert Ledford is the new campus provost of a nifty patch of 3 buildings, a nature preserve, scrub oaks, pine trees and an iconic clock tower… and 8,000 students. Length – 25:05
(Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck)
Wekiva River Heritage
The Wekiva River Basin is a priceless natural resource and for 30 years the Friends of the Wekiva River has been dedicated to safeguarding the river. Russ and Katie Moncrief, founding members of the organization, operated Katie’s Landing on the Wekiva. At the April 21, 2012 celebration of the FOWR anniversary, the Katie’s Landing became part of the Wekiva River Basin state park. In this feature, Katie Moncrief and experts on the river discuss the river’s history and how to protect it. Length – 11:45
(Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner)
A Conversation with the Homeless
Hear a conversation with three homeless men and two representatives from support organizations addressing pending law changes in the city of Sanford regarding loitering, panhandling and meal sharing locations. Length 01:19:29
(Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media)
St. Luke’s Centennial
This year, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Oviedo is celebrating its centennial. As part of the year-long commemoration, the church has launched a program of service projects to the community called the Servant Project. Volunteers from the church serve local charities. In this feature we will hear about this project and the history of the church on its 100th anniversary.
Length: 16:50
(Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner)
End Child Homelessness
Hear a discussion about local initiatives taken in Seminole County, Florida, by a collaboration of providers of services to the homeless community to end or lower the number of homeless children in the county. Length 59:21
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media
Audio assistance — Kurt Slafkovsky, Seminole County government.
Audio assistance — Kurt Slafkovsky, Seminole County government.
Carey on Carey
Seminole County Board of County Commission Chairman, Brenda Carey, reviews her recently completed term as chairman and comments on the issues coming up in 2012 for her next term as chairman. Length 26:47
(Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck. Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media.)
Women Military Veterans
Hear remarks from two subject matter experts on the state of women military veterans in Seminole County, Florida and the challenges women veterans face as each transition from active military duty to civilian life. Speakers are Laurie Reid, a local US Navy veteran now in civilian life as a counselor at Seminole Behavioral Healthcare, and a non-veteran, Venita Garvin Valdez, CEO of a domestic abuse shelter in Key West, Florida. Valdez is helping lead Joining Forces for Women, a project of the national Business and Professional Women’s Foundation. The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Seminole County. Length 59:41
Event Photos – Charles E. Miller for CMF Public Media
Title Photo (“Black women shoe” – Margarit Ralev) & (“Army boot” – Andrzej Pobiedziński)
Title Photo (“Black women shoe” – Margarit Ralev) & (“Army boot” – Andrzej Pobiedziński)
Commentary: Thanksgiving 2011
In recognition of Thanksgiving Day 2011, Central Florida Matters presents this commentary montage from voices that matter on issues those voices believe matters – giving thanks. Length – 04:29
Managing the Chronicle
Ray Bush is general manager of Knight Newspapers which publishes the Seminole Chronicle, a weekly community newspaper which primarily serves the communities of Oviedo, Winter Springs, Geneva and Chuluota, in southeast Seminole County, Florida. Ray Bush took the reins of the Chronicle 4 months ago and he has made many changes in the Seminole Chronicle. He also oversees the publication of The Central Florida Future. He discusses his vision for the community newspaper and the future of print media. Length – 16:15
(Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner)
Children That are Hurting
11/10/11, Central Florida Matters, Podcast | Tags: Education, Family & Kids, Government, Living, People
“Children that are hurting” is a phrase the Seminole county public school district’s board chair Dede Schaffner speaks to describe more than 1,700 homeless students served by the district. Joined by Brenda Carey, chairman of the board of Seminole county government, and Dr. Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland – A Church Distributed, they have formed a collaboration of faith-based organizations in the county to work side-by-side with the district to confront student homelessness, decrease it and, perhaps, if successful, apply that strategy in the future to address other categories of homeless people in Seminole county. This is the story of their first steps. Length 27:15
(Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck)
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