Guidelines

I am one member of a five person board. The opinions I express on this forum are mine only, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Escambia County Staff, Administrators, Employees, or anyone else associated with Escambia County Florida. I am interested in establishing this blog as a means of additional transparency to the public, outreach to the community, and information dissemination to all who choose to look. Feedback is welcome, but because public participation is equally encouraged, appropriate language and decorum is mandatory. Although this is not my campaign site for re-election--sometimes campaign related information will be discussed, therefore in an abundance of caution I add the following :








Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The Wake Up Call for Wednesday: Walker Wilson from the Downtown Improvement Board



 We had another action-packed day on the radio live today during the Wake up Call with Jeff Bergosh.

We do this every weekday at 7:00AM on WPNN FM 103.7.

Today we talked about a lot of local, national, and international stories and we had the Executive Director of the Downtown Improvement Board as our special guests.  We talked about all of the great things happening downtown and also we discussed parking and the issue with homeless sleeping downtown.

Good conversation--catch the commercial-free podcast of this morning's live show here.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

A Great Conversation with Escambia Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender



This morning on the Wake Up Call with Jeff Bergosh we had the opportunity to interview Escambia's Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender.  We discussed the last election cycle, and he let us know that the audit on this last election came back at 99.997%--with only two (2) ballots cast being miscounted.  That is an incredible statistic.  We also discussed the soon to be announced special election that will be coming to replace now former D1 Congressman Matt Gaetz.  According to Bender and due to federal laws that dictate the number of days overseas voters must be given in advance of an election--the process to fill this seat could run into the spring of next year.

We also discussed lots of current events locally and nationally.

Check out the commercial-free podcast of this morning's show here.

And listen live on WPNN FM 103.7 or AM 790 Weekdays at 7:00AM.


Radio Unrestrained!

Monday, November 18, 2024

Wake Up Call for Monday, November 19th: Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons



Today on the Wake up Call we will speak with Escambia's Sheriff, Chip Simmons, on a variety of topics related to the ECSO, crime, recent events locally, and whether or not he will run for congress in the wake of Matt Gaetz's resignation.

We will also discuss national, local, and international news as well as several sports events that took place over the weekend.

Lots of great additional information and entertainment on the show.

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Wake up Call for Friday, November 15th: Scott Lunsford, Pap Don's Legacy and Discussions of UAPs, Recess Appointments and the Tyson fight..



We had an action packed episode of "The Wake Up Call" with Jeff Bergosh this morning live on WPNN.

We interviewed Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford and talked about a wide array of topics.


Listen Live Weekdays from 7:00-8:00 on AM 790  FM 103.7

Radio, unrestrained.



Thursday, November 14, 2024

Thursday Wake Up Call: Political "Earthquake" as Matt Gaetz Resigns ahead of AG Appointment


Today on the Wake Up Call with Jeff Bergosh--we will talk with key influencer and local small business owner Collier Merrill about Matt Gaetz's resignation from congress, who will fill his office and the other offices that will vacated once other current office holders must resign to run as specified under Florida law?

Great conversation--check it out here once it is published or listen live at 7:00.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The Wake up Call for Wednesday, November 13th: Pensacola City Councilwoman Allison Patton on Homelessness

Homelessness, a severed-head washes up on the beach, Ice flyers fan fight, the latest tropical storm headed to the gulf and Florida possibly, and much more.  Check out today's "Wake up Call" podcast.


Listen to this morning's podcast of "The Wake up Call" with Jeff Bergosh.

We had a great conversation with Pensacola City Councilwoman Allison Patton--talking implementation of HB 1365 which is the bill that became law that prohibits camping on public property and provides for businesses to sue cities and/or counties if not enforced.  It also provides for those that sue to receive legal fees as well.

So it is a pressing issue and will have to be dealt with by Escambia County and Pensacola ( and cities and counties around the country).

We also talked about parking issues downtown, Bruce Beach, noise complaints and the mayor's Strive to Thrive plan.

Listen to the podcast here.

Friday, November 8, 2024

Wake Up Call for Friday--Winners that Win with Trump and Pensacola Sports' Ray Palmer



We had a great show this morning on WPNN.  We talked about a lot of different important issues worldwide, the continuing list of WINNERS who will benefit from the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, we talked about the Escambia County Commission meeting from Thursday, and we had an interesting conversation with Mr. Ray Palmer, Executive Director of Pensacola Sports.  

Check out the podcast here