The first show back in the studio since COVID-19 started. Includes great interviews with Dawn Siegel, the Executive Director of Saving Grace Women’s Home in Florida and with Wayne Harris, candidate for Okaloosa County Commissioner District 1. Hosted by David Triana and Paola Connor, this show also introduces two new members to the team, Carolina Fierro for Upcoming Events and Falvia Mosci, Conexion’s new Brazilian correspondent.
The full Wayne Harris interview can also be viewed below.
Recorded in the Emerald Coast TV studio at the Landmark Center in downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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FCSAA Panhandle Conference 2020 at NWFSC
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **
Watch the LIVE STREAM of the 2020 FCSAA Panhandle Conference as the Northwest Florida State College Men’s and Women’s basketball teams battle it out other conference teams. These are the home games at the Northwest Florida State College’s Arena in Niceville, Florida.
Scroll down below to find the specific game dates:
January 4 (Sat) Gulf Coast State College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
January 11 (Sat) Tallahassee Community College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
January 22 (Wed) Chipola College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
February 5 (Wed) Pensacola State College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
February 8 (Sat) Gulf Coast State College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
February 15 (Sat) Tallahassee Community College @ NWFSC
5:30pm CST Women’s Game
** Note: The Women’s games are temporarily unavailable until after the National Championships **7:30pm CST Men’s Game
If you have an event you would like to be available for online viewing, contact Emerald Coast TV at 850-244-7100.
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Candidate Forum – Fort Walton Beach City Council
Interested in the upcoming March 9, 2021 City of FWB election? Twelve candidates are running to fill three seats on the City Council. The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce & the local NAACP hosted this candidate forum on February 2, 2021 at the City Auditorium. The forum was moderated by Michelle Anchors.
Candidates:
Nic Allegretto
Gloria DeBerry
Jason Floyd
Sean T. Murphy
David Schmidt
Debra Riley
Brad Roehrig
Michael James Rojas
Travis Smith
Gareth Allan Stearns
Sonya Lynn Vazquez
T. Payne Walker
Location:
Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium
107 Miracle Strip Pkwy, SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
5:00PM-8:00P
Contact Information:
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Doolittle Raiders – Final Goblet Ceremony, Farewell Flyover & 71st Reunion Lookback
LIVE STREAM
The live-stream of both the Doolittle Raiders Final Goblet Ceremony AND the Doolittle Farewell Flyover events can be view below.
INFORMATION
On April 18, 2022, at 1pm Central, at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the “Final Goblet” a ceremony that will mark the passing of Doolittle Raider, Col. Richard E. “Dick” Cole. Since April 1947, a ceremonial “roll call” has honored the eighty Doolittle Raiders. Cole and all of the members of Doolittle Raiders were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2014 “for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting their bombings of Tokyo.” Many historians’ credit the raid as the critical factor of the Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point in the Pacific war. Participating in this event will include invited attendees, Raider family members, government officials, and military dignitaries. Eighty active-duty airmen from Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field will sit among family members to represent each Doolittle Raider during the ceremony.
General Admission tickets are available for $10.00 and can be purchased at Mattie Kelly Arts Center Box Office 850-729-6000 or by visiting the website at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org.
At 5pm that same day, a “Flyover” with 30 vintage and current Air Force planes will take place at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, FL, in honor of the Doolittle Raiders.
71st REUNION LOOKBACK
In 2013, the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce host the 71st Doolittle Raiders Reunion, which was the final reunion due to their only being 4 remaining Raiders. Below is both a Highlights video of that multi-day event and a Farewell documentary. The event highlights video was produced by RJ Murdock and the documentary was produced by Kevin Almodovar. Also included at the end is a short Doolittle Reunions video provided by West Fields.
