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.

Central Florida Public Media hires its first Directory of Philanthropy with generous support from Dr. Phillips Charities. In light of recent funding challenges, this role is critical to ensuring the organization’s future success.

Central Florida Public Media has seen an outpouring of community support after the recent elimination of state and federal funding. A special one-day fund drive and a day-long benefit concert raised nearly $230,000 of the $400,000 annual gap left by the loss.

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Congress has voted to take back $1.1 billion in federal funding previously set aside for Central Florida Public Media and public media organizations across the country. Central Florida Public Media’s president explains what this means for the organization and the importance of deepening community investment.

The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of an amended version of a measure that would take back previously approved funding for public media.

In less than 10 days, Congress will decide whether to take back $1.1 billion in federal funding previously set aside for Central Florida Public Media and public media organizations across the country. Central Florida Public Media’s president explains the importance of one more push to preserve public media as we know it.