Tim Padgett

Welcome to the South Florida Roundup on WLRN.

Tim Padgett is out this week.

South Florida school districts have been under immense financial pressure, from declining enrollment to strained budgets.

It's fair to say public schools across our region have had a lot on their plates.

I'm Helena Acevedo.

Welcome back to the South Florida Roundup on WLRN.

Tim Padgett is out this week.

Florida ranks second in the nation for enacted book bans, behind only Texas, according to a new study by PEN America, a nonprofit focused on literary and human rights.

I'm Tim Padgett.

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Bienvenidos, Bienveni, Bemvindo.

This is the South

Florida Roundup on WLRN.

I'm Tim Padgett.

I'm speaking with Edward Otto Zelke of the Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida and WLRN's Zoe Thomas about the DEI funding crisis Broward County and other Florida local governments are facing, especially in the arts, under a new state law.

Call us at 800-743-WLRN, 800-743-9576.

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I'm Tim Padgett.

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Bienvenidos, bienveni, bienvindo.

Appreciate you all.

Still to come, who knew Biscayne Bay was a refuge for shark and ray? This is the South Florida Roundup on WLRN.

I'm Tim Padgett.

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And a reminder that you can make your donation to continue to support programs like this by calling 866-247-9576 or at WLRN.org. We think of the waters off Miami and South Florida as relatively shark free.

I'm Tim Padgett.

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Bienvenidos, bienveni, bienvindo.

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Still to come, why has Hollywood's mayor gone NPA? This is the South Florida Roundup on WLRN.

I'm Tim Padgett.

Welcome back to a special pledge edition of the South Florida Roundup on WLRN.

And a reminder that you can make your donation to continue to support programs like this by calling 866-247-9576 or at WLRN.org. A quarter of Florida's registered voters are independents or NPA, no party affiliation.

My title was Vice President of Mission Advancement, but I didn't.

helped lead the editorial team with John Stonestreet and Tim Padgett, who's there now.

Before that, as you said, I was at World Magazine for about eight years and still have a very cordial relationship to my friends at

World.