- 360
- Episodes
- 109
- Transcribed
- 44
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About The Wake Up Call
Do you want a quick way to get local headlines, and discover some cultural events and things to do around the Tampa Bay area? Then check out The Bay Blend from WUSF. The Bay Blend is sponsored by Seitenbacher.
- Publisher
- WUSF
- Category
- education · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
109 of 360 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Your local music roundup + Pinellas moving forward with plans to close some schools
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Parents and doctors sound off on Florida's plan to make some vaccines for school optional
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Some new security tech at Manatee County schools is the first of its kind in Florida
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Your local music roundup + Pinellas moving forward with plans to close some schools
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the two candidates for St. Pete's next mayoral term debated that Tuesday night. Current Mayor Ken Welch says recent hurricanes showed him how much the upgrades are needed. We're not going to kick the can down the road like previous administrations have done. The realities of our weather demand that to be a resilient city, we have to make those investments now. But opponent and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist says residents are already hurting enough with rising prices. The last thing I want to do is burden you with a bond that has more debt on the city of St. Petersburg than we have right now. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,836,552
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 44 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 51
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