Rooted in Progress with Deanne King

About Rooted in Progress with Deanne King

Join hosts Deanne King and Terrance Middlebrooks at the kitchen table. Every week, Rooted In Progress will focus on an issue impacting the black Tampa Bay community with topics like gentrification, Tampa's racial conciliation committee, and more.

Publisher

WFLA Now

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jun 2024

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

105 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Part 2: Behind the Scenes of "Paper Made" with USF Professor Ryan Watson | Rooted in Progress

   Ryan Watson is currently traveling the country promoting his latest film, Paper Made. The USF Professor shares how he balances being in the classroom along with entrepreneurship, getting funding for major projects, utilizing campus resources and more. ----- Connect with Rooted in Progress! Rooted in Progress on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3zeThMU Rooted in Progress on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z5k66m Rooted in Progress on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3VLrRHg

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   NEW TEAM, NEW ERA: Professional Women's Basketball Upshot League Comes to Tampa | Rooted in Progress

   Upshot League is bringing a professional women's basketball team to Tampa and we're talking about everything it's taking to get this team up and running by May of 2027. From hiring a head coach, filling the stands and coming up with a name. Senior Vice President of Upshot Tampa, Mercedes Gorge and ESPN Play by Play Commentator, Tiffany Greene, talk about the excitement surrounding women's basketball. ----- Connect with Rooted in Progress! Rooted in Progress on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3zeThMU Rooted in Progress on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z5k66m Rooted in Progress on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3VLrRHg

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   A Different World Sequel: Behind the Scenes with Actress Kennedi Reece | Rooted in Progress

   Netflix's A Different World sequel takes viewers back to Hillman College and follows a new set of college students four decades after the late 80s and 90s sitcom. Actress, Kennedi Reece, who plays Hazel, takes us behind the scenes and gives some insight into Season 2. ----- Connect with Rooted in Progress! Rooted in Progress on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3zeThMU Rooted in Progress on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z5k66m Rooted in Progress on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3VLrRHg

Who has been a guest on Rooted in Progress with Deanne King

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matthew Russell Lee
• Michele Rayner
• Kelvin Pruitt
• Tyrell Reed
• Yvette Lewis

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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