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11/22/2024

🌿 Help Florida’s Wildlife Thrive! 🌿

The Florida Wildlife Hospital needs your support to continue saving lives. 🦅🦢 They’re raising funds to build a much-needed maintenance building to:

✅ Properly maintain their hospital & 42 pre-release enclosures
✅ Protect costly medical equipment

Read more about Florida Wildlife Hospital by going to WFIT.org and clicking under the "Space Coast" tab.

11/21/2024

Lucy Shelton, an 80-year-old concert and recital artist, will do something she has only done once before in her long, decorated career: premiere an opera. Although Shelton hasn’t spent much time with opera performances, signing on to the opera Lucidity was an easy decision for her thanks to her longtime friendship with Kaminsky, which dates back to the 1980s.

Visit WFIT.org and click on the “Music” tab to read more about Shelton’s story, or click below.

Composer Laura Kaminsky's intimate new opera, Lucidity, centers on an aging opera singer, portrayed by the 80-year-old soprano Lucy Shelton, dealing with the effects of memory loss.

11/21/2024

https://www.wfit.org/music/2024-11-20/stray-cat-lounge-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary

Joni Schoonmaker, the host of “Stray Cat Lounge” at WFIT, is celebrating her 20th anniversary.

11/19/2024

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HEAR THE LATEST ON HEALING OUR LAGOON AND GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Register for the FREE Dec 10th Straight Talk https://helpthelagoon.org/the-coalition/straight-talk-eaugallie/

Hear about:

-The latest progress on the Sales Tax funded Save Our Indian River Lagoon Plan, and what still needs to be done.
-Funding opportunities to help you upgrade your septic systems,
-Volunteer opportunities for you to get involved.

Expert Panelists:

-Virginia Barker: Director of Brevard County Natural Resources Department
-Anthony Gubler: Staff, Brevard Natural Resources Department; Septic System Upgrades
-Olivia Escandell: Conservation Manager, Brevard Zoo, Restore Our Shores,
-Austin Fox: Florida Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Ocean Sciences
-Keith Winsten: Executive Director Brevard Zoo and Aquarium: Duane De Freese Coastal Conservation Hub

There will also be multiple exhibitors!

Get YOUR QUESTIONS answered during the extended Q/A session.

Hope to see you there!

11/19/2024

Project Response, Inc. invites the community to join a special World AIDS Day Service of Remembrance on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The event will occur at the Pavilion at Project Response, located at 378 N Babcock St., Melbourne, FL 32935. This year's event will provide an opportunity for community members to honor those lost to AIDS and to renew their commitment to ending the epidemic.
The event will include the display of Project Response's AIDS Memorial Quilts—18 handmade quilts created by friends and families to honor loved ones who passed away too soon due to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
The community is encouraged to submit names of loved ones lost to AIDS in advance of the event to be read aloud before and after the ceremony. The event will feature guest speakers, a candle-lighting ceremony, and moments of reflection and remembrance, open to all community members. To submit names of loved ones to be included in the service,
please contact
Project Response via their website https://projectresponse.org/contact-us or by calling (321) 724-1177.

11/19/2024

Named in honor of James Jimbo Garris, Keller Radio will seek original song compositions from Brevard song writers during the Jimbo Original Song Contest in early 2025. The winner will get their song professionally produced and played on WFIT. More details to follow.

11/18/2024

Folk, Bluegrass & More Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 3 to 5 PM ET Our show begins with selections inspired by November's full moon, the last super moon of 2024. We'll have music from artists of the recent Palatka Fall Bluegrass Festival, Florida Winter Music Festival and the upcoming Orange Blossom Re...

11/15/2024

TONIGHT! Make sure to listen to Keller between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to win a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s Rocky Water Brew Fest in Eau Gallie! (You must be 21+ and able to pick up tickets at studio tomorrow morning.)

11/15/2024

Tomorrow and Sunday, Free Theatre of Brevard will present "Patient A," a play by Lee Blessing about a young Florida woman who contracted the AIDS virus from a health professional. "The name of the company is the Free Theatre of Brevard because we don't want anybody not to be able to see a show because they don't have the money for it." director Janet Rubin said. Donations will fund the troupe, she said."Nothing is too small; nothing is too big,"

To learn more information about the production of Patient A, listen to Coastal Connection at WFIT.org under our “Podcast” tab.

Free Theatre Brevard presents Patient A. Director Janet Rubin describes the group's mission to bring thought-provoking performances to Brevard.

11/15/2024

Did you know, that WFIT will gladly take donations of musical instruments? We work with other nonprofits in the area to ensure that the unused instruments find a good place for future generations to learn/enjoy.

Thank you to Kelly and Mary for their donation in Eugene’s honor.

Please visit WFIT.org for more info.


To celebrate his legacy, passion, and love of music the Estate of Eugene Leslie Heath Jr. proudly donates Eug's Rockwood drums and Stratocaster electric guitar to WFIT's Makin' the Music Program.

Eug graduated from Seabreeze High School in Volusia County, class of 1977, and furthered his education at Catawba College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts.

A true patriot, Eugene served with distinction in the United States Navy during significant historical events, including the Gulf War, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan. He continued his commitment to service by remaining active in the Navy Reserves until his honorable retirement.

Eugene's life was marked by his passion for music, unwavering support for all Pittsburgh sports teams, and his deep love for animals.

Eugene marched forward on July 14, 2024. May he rest in peace.

11/15/2024

The Sunshine state isn't that famous for its fall foliage, but there are still many places in Florida to see the leaves of Florida maple, sweetgum, crepe myrtles, blackgums, correl and cypress trees all change colors, with general peak times in mid-to late November. The most prolific fall colors are going to be in the Panhandle and north Florida, but there are some scattered fall color spots south as well. According to the U.S. Forest Service, this summer’s heat wave is bringing a slower paced change of leaf than normal around the country as well.

To find out which areas you can visit, go to WFIT.org and click on our “Storm Center” tab.

11/15/2024

Keep an eye out on the moon tonight! NASA says the moon will rise at 4:29 p.m. ET Friday and is the fourth supermoon in a row singe August. This is sky gazers last chance to catch a glimpse of a supermoon before the year ends, the next one won't be until October 2025.

To read more on this, visit WFIT.org and click on the "Space" tab.

The next supermoon — which appears larger and brighter than a regular full moon due to its proximity to Earth — will not be visible for nearly a year.

11/14/2024

A Western Caribbean storm has officially been labeled Potential Tropical Cyclone 19. The National Hurricane Center gives this label to systems that are still disorganized but close enough to land to bring impacts and have the potential to become more organized in the coming hours or days. Although its speed is expected to remain very slow, whatever emerges over the Gulf of Mexico will swing much faster to the north and then to the east-northeast next week.

To learn more details about this cyclone, click below or visit WFIT.org & click on “Storm Center.”

This system will become Sara and it is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico next week. Could it impact Florida? How?

11/14/2024

Mikey Holland interviews Brian Tarquin, who is way more than just a DJ. In this 10 minute interview, Tarquin talks more about his experience with guitar, and how he expects to release some new music soon. His new album "Beyond the Warrior's Eyes", was just honored by winning "Instrumental Album of the Year" by The Josie Music Awards in Nashville.

Visit WFIT.org and click “Music” to listen to the full interview, or simply click below.

Mikey Holland Interviews Brian Tarquin Live In The Studio

11/13/2024

Missed out on market day today? Save the date for next month's market day! It'll be December 4th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.