“Are We There Yet?” celebrated its 10-year anniversary of bringing listeners closer to all things space. In honor of this milestone, Central Florida Public Media is looking back at the big stories produced over the past decade like an episode that was produced from the stratosphere, host Brendan Byrne experiencing Zero-G and the many conversations with astronauts, science communicators, authors and celebrities.

Central Florida Public Media over the weekend earned 12 awards for work done in 2025 from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, including eight first place awards.

Central Florida Public Media hired Sam Stockbridge as its new elections and investigative reporter to arm voters with the knowledge to make informed decisions about who and what they are voting for. In this new role, Stockbridge will cover daily political news while also reporting on the issues shaping the 2026 elections. Before joining Central Florida Public Media, he was a legislative reporter at Reform Austin and a reporter at Ketchikan Daily News.

A court ruling blocking an Executive Order that barred federal funding for NPR and PBS has no effect on federal funds for Central Florida Public Media, which lost $400,000 in annual federal and state funding last year.

Central Florida Public Media hosted a sold-out, live broadcast of The Florida Roundup, bringing journalists, community members, and local leaders together to discuss key regional issues including education, space exploration, and local culture. More than 120 contributed questions, bringing added perspectives to the conversation.

The newly appointed trustees and officers will support Central Florida Public Media’s mission to connect and empower the region through trustworthy, independent journalism and thoughtful conversation rooted in fact.

Central Florida Public Media will soon launch “Talking Central Florida,” a new weekly Wednesday evening show, hosted by longtime Orlando journalist Steve Mort, that brings listeners inside the reporting process behind the region’s most important stories. WUSF’s “Florida Matters” will also join the weeknight lineup, creating a consistent weeknight block of Florida-based content.

Central Florida Public Media is pleased to add its deep reporting experience to the Collaborative and to share the work of NCCF partners with its audience across nine counties. Together, the media outlets participating in NCCF will be able to dig deeper into important local issues, cover more candidates and races and engage more community members.

Central Florida Public Media Closed out its 2025Engage in the Communityevent series withEngage: Growth, Development & Belongingon Dec. 11. The evening consisted of a live spark performance, apanelconversationand interactive installations.

The inaugural President’s Circle award was presented Nov. 3 to Ron Ginsburg, vice chair of the Ginsburg Family Foundation, at Central Florida Public Media’s annual Cornerstone Society reception.

Central Florida Public Media welcomes seven new shows to its on-air lineup, launching Nov. 1. The seven new programs include The Daily, Today Explained, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Freakonomics, What’s Health Got to Do with It?, Ye Gods and No Small Endeavor.

Sunshine State Awards is Florida’s largest journalism competition.