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NewsNight

WUCF TV

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NewsNight is a weekly, taped 30-minute program, featuring a team of journalists in radio, tv, newspaper, and blogs from across Central Florida. The show is a weekly round-table discussion that highlights local journalism around important community topics. It is the story behind the story.
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Better Lawns and Gardens host, Teresa Watkins, provides gardening advice, landscaping tips, interviews garden celebrities, and answers your questions on turf, flowers, shrubs, and trees. Gardening information for gardeners who want to be sustainable and low maintenance! Topics and interviews include monthly gardening advice on Florida-friendly landscaping, water conservation, landscape design, themed gardens, new garden books, and colorful plants for sun or shade. Saturday mornings 7am - 9am ...
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Pivoted

WUCF FM

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In this eight-part podcast series called Pivoted, producer Kendra Weaver talks to many of our beloved Central Florida music makers about how their creative work lives have evolved since the COVID shutdown of music venues and performance spaces. Jeff Rupert, Carol Stein, Benoit Glazer, and Sisaundra Lewis are some of the artists featured in this fascinating look at how music creation continues in their lives and communities.
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If you think Florida is interesting today, wait until you understand what happened in the past. Join our host, Mason Miller, on a journey into the fascinating history of this region, from disasters to triumphs to the quirky did-that-really-happen moments. By reconstructing major events in the state's past, each episode of the podcast aims to uncover how history still affects all of us today and what it could mean for tomorrow. New episodes drop each month.
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Good Clean Talks

Robert Dolan

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Good Clean Talks podcast features guests from all walks of life, with conversations on a range of topics, from spiritual wisdom, to conspiracy theories. Our goal is to accomplish what the mainstream media has forgotten...To freely spread ideas and facts, to promote the idea that we should all listen to each other thoughtfully, and to remind ourselves of our responsibility to think for ourselves and to question authority. Questions, comments, or want to be a guest? [email protected]
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Political figures and influencers are often heard in brief bites that don’t capture the context of the whole story. “Central Florida: Beyond the Soundbite” expands the conversation with these newsmakers along the I-4 corridor and beyond. Join award-winning Spectrum News 13 anchor and Orlando Woman of the Year Ybeth Bruzual, political reporter Greg Angel, and veteran producer Gary Darling for a must-hear interview each week and learn about the issues affecting Central Florida.
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The Northeast Polk Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to growing a sustainable, first-class community. Our Mission is enhanced through proactive leadership and partnerships throughout the Northeast Polk County Region. We are committed to taking a leadership role in supporting the business community and improving the quality of life in our area. Picture The Northeast Polk Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business financed by Membership dues with the purpose of serving the NE Polk County Regi ...
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Summer is here! Garden expert Teresa Watkins is back from visiting sublime gardens. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is ha-ha. Teresa discusses her favorite British childhood literature bronze sculptures at the Chelsea Flower Show, and meeting the sculptor,…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is back inspired, rejuvenated, and with a little zone envy, visiting the best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. Just in time for the start of hurricane season. Teresa’ Top Five Favorite Plants featured …
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As Epic Universe officially opens its doors, tourism industry leaders expect a boost to already record visitor numbers to the state. NewsNight looks at the likely impact of Central Florida’s newest theme park on the economy and infrastructure. Plus, Sunshine Corridor plans progress as a study is approved into a Sunrail extension to the airport and …
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Central Florida arts organizations watch the budget fight in Tallahassee as lawmakers debate spending levels, tax relief, and potential future changes to how Tourist Development Tax revenues can be used. Plus, a look at the growing calls for independent candidates to run in Florida’s next gubernatorial election.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins has jetted off to the Chelsea Flower Show and Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele, are in the studio! Producer Lizzie Steele fills in Tom on how to keep her turkeys cool in the heat. Tom’s Dirty Word of the…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele, have the deck and the conn! Tom gives his update on the tomatoes and mite issue, his okra, Southern peas, in his vegetable…
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This week of NewsNight, President Trump proposes a 24% cut to NASA’s budget, putting science programs and the future of the Space Launch System and Orion in doubt. And new polling shows a large majority of Floridians oppose repealing post-Parkland gun laws. Plus, a look at student homelessness in Central Florida.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins celebrates Mother’s Day with trivia and most popular flowers by states. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Kalanchoe. Garden questions and texts include viburnum shrubs are bare, weeping hibiscus, and hibiscus with aphids, keep…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Happy Mother’s Day! Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery talk about the many varieties of loquat and olive, moringa trees, and the beautiful magnolia tree. Teresa’s Top Five Floral Perfumes for…
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This week of NewsNight, Governor DeSantis signs a bill supporters say will crackdown on fraud in the citizen-led constitutional amendment process, but that critics claim will make it too hard to get initiatives on the ballot. Plus, lawmakers pass new measures to try to ease cost burdens for condominium owners.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins answers Spring gardening questions. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day focuses on the difference between bacterial disease and fungal disease. Garden questions and texts include sea grapes not producing fruit, tomato issues, how t…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Puddles in the parking lot! Yes, it rained! Garden expert Teresa Watkins and producer Lizzie Steele discuss Teresa’s trip to Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. May celebrations, (including World Naked Gardening Day) Mother’s Day suggestions…
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This week on NewsNight, local leaders face pressure from immigration advocates over state requirements to comply with federal enforcement agents. Plus, communities across Central Florida struggle with solutions to the region’s homeless population, as data show the number of unhoused people remains stubbornly high.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Happy Easter! Garden expert Teresa Watkins learns from Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions National Sales Manager about Deer Ban, their solution to keeping deer out of the landscape. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Asclepias. Garden questions…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Spring is in the air with fruits, flower show and a foliage festival coming up! Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick with all the fruit trees you can find at Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland. Teresa is looking forward to atten…
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This week on NewsNight Conversations, leaders from Central Florida’s arts and cultural organizations discuss the state budget which is set to funding for arts groups. It follows Governor DeSantis’ veto of grants last year. The panel looks at concerns over the criteria for successful funding applications going forward, and ways the arts community is…
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from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins continues her conversation with UF/IFAS Seminole County Florida-Friendly Landscaping Agent, Tina McIntyre for Earth Day’s special events. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Resistance. Garden questions and texts include avocado update, difference between Eastern cedars and S…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by UF/IFAS Seminole County Florida-Friendly Landscaping Agent, Tina McIntyre for Earth Day’s special events for water conversation. In recognition of Palm Sunday, Teresa’s Top Five favorite palm trees! Garden topics …
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This week on NewsNight, Florida adds hundreds of millions of dollars for water quality projects around the state, including for the Indian River Lagoon. But federal DOGE efforts spark concerns over potential impacts on restoration work in the Everglades. Plus, a look at projections for the 2025 hurricane season.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins interviews Robin Thiesen and Carolin Von De Berg, directors of the Sanford Cultural Guild on their annual Sanford Historic Garden Tour, April 5, 2025. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Cleistogamy. Garden questions an…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. The April “In Your Backyard” gardening newsletter is out! Garden expert Teresa Watkins tells what to plant in your garden in April. Teresa’s Top Five landscape installation mistakes! Garden topics and questions include lubber grasshoppers, can peonies be …
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Taproot. Teresa is joined by Jim Putnam, host of HortTube to discuss Southern Living Plants to help butterfly population. To celebrate April as Water Conservation Month, Osceola County Toho Water Authority Water Conservat…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa and Lizzie discuss the weather’s cold front, Grosse Pointe tv show, and Teresa’s Blueberry Gnome painted by her granddaughter. Teresa’s Top Five Favorite Plants that have purple flowers! Teresa interviews Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specia…
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This week on NewsNight, Florida begins implementing its new legislation aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigration, while state officials launch an effort to ensure local law enforcement compliance. And Florida politicians walk a tightrope on the ending of temporary protected status for Venezuelans and Haitians.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Dirty Word of the Day is Trap Cropping. Teresa is joined by Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions national sales manager. Heather provides her companies’ environmental solutions to prevent mosquitos, ticks, and fungal gnats, during camping, hikin…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa sadly announces the passing of a great Better Lawns and Gardens host. Teresa provides her tips on how to care of African violets. Condolences from Better Lawns and Gardens long time listeners. Great gardening week to plant new flowers, shrubs, and …
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This week on NewsNight, Governor DeSantis says Florida might be facing the possibility of a correction in its housing market as lawmakers debate a range of issues including property tax, condo reforms, and insurance costs. Plus, arrests of homeless people rise in Orlando as the city shelves plans for a new shelter in SoDo.…
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins. Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all month! Dana O’Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery discusses the many kinds of O’live trees that will grow in Florida and announces the upcomi…
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins. Florida’s most popular garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions on Better Lawns and Gardens. Listen every Saturday from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando, iHeart radio, and wherever you listen to podcasts. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you …
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Kayonne Riley catches up with Grammy award winning keyboardist Jeanine McAdams who founded Divas of Jazz and can be seen this weekend at the 13th Annual Mayor's Jazz in the Park on March 8! She recalls anecdotes about working with Prince, Janet Jackson, Jacqueline Jones and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis...and how gospel has always been her guide.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Dirty Word of the Day is Bare-bottom Syndrome. Producer Lizzie Steele discusses her peppers and the large pots they need. Garden expert, Teresa helps Jerry learn how to propagate Gloriosa lilies by stem cutting. Gardening questions and topics include what…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. First of March! Spring is nearly here and gardening in is the air! Teresa opens with espying a beautiful Saucer Magnolia which should be struggling in Central Florida but it’s a healthy, bountifully blooming native tree. Comfortable but cooler weather pre…
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This week on NewsNight, conversations with Republican and Democratic lawmakers previewing the upcoming Florida legislative session which begins on March 4th. Plus, the panel looks at the key bills filed on issues ranging from changes to the state’s constitutional amendment process, to open carry on college campuses.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers caller’s gardening questions every Saturday. Dirty Word of the Day is Blind bulbs. Gardening questions and topics include, chill hours, getting a mulberry to fruit, grapefruit white flecks, time to fertilizer, waterin…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Groundhog Day weather! It’s cold again. Teresa discusses with Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery, the benefits of winter chill hours in producing a good fruit harvest. Dana discusses the importance of fertilizing with micronutrients.…
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This week on NewsNight, Florida lawmakers compromise with Governor DeSantis on bills that include $300 million to tighten immigration enforcement and assist the Trump administration with its deportation efforts. Plus, the Department of Homeland Security halts an extension to Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leavi…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins gives her tips on creating a night garden and what plants have heart-shaped leaves. Dirty Word of the Day is Cordate. Gardening questions and topics camellias, fertilizer, more avocado questions, fruitful mango trees, does mu…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Another Polar Vortex on the way! Garden expert Teresa and Lizzie discuss the upcoming gardening weather, protecting the turkeys, and what to do in your landscape. Teresa’s Top Five are ground cover plants that can be planted on septic tanks and in drain f…
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This week on NewsNight, the Trump administration’s shake-up of government leads to changes at NASA. The panel looks at the president’s call for an expedited timetable for getting astronauts to Mars, and how cuts to federal spending might affect the space agency. Plus, Governor DeSantis floats relocating NASA headquarters to Florida.…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by her good friend, Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Nano Farm grower discuss Gary’s organic and unusual tomato and pepper seed varieties for sale. Use DISCOUNT sales code TERESA for 25% off anything at Gary…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. What a difference two weeks makes for Florida landsdcapes! Teresa speaks with David White about the Greater Orlando Orchid Society’s Show on Valentine’s Day weekend. Teresa provides the meaning behind Valentine flowers and Teresa’s Top Five fragrant roses…
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This week on NewsNight, a conversation with outgoing Orlando International Airport CEO, Kevin Thibault, about major upgrades to support a continued increase in passenger numbers, the search for his replacement, and the future of transit connectivity in the Central Florida. Plus, the panel discusses next steps for Sunrail as local governments take o…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, What does warmer temperatures mean for weeds in your landscape? Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses how to use preemergents to prevent weeds. Dirty Word of the Day is a bonus of four dirty definitions of types of herbicides. Gardening questions and top…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Will Punxatawny Phil see his shadow on Groundhog Day? Garden expert Teresa Watkins provides background information on Punxsutawney Phil’s heritage and his job. Weather for next 10 days is looking great for gardening! Will there be six more weeks of winter…
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She came into our station to speak on her love for the Orlando scene, how Michelle Mailhot played a huge role in her studies and how she has harnessed the process of songwriting. From her first EP in 2015 to her latest release "Glory" in 2025 - a lot has happened in ten years. We love getting to spotlight the amazing artists here in our city, and s…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers winter gardening questions. Dirty Word of the Day is Apical Meristem. Gardening questions and topics include planting tomato, pepper, and eggplant seeds, should I prune, will the snow and freeze kill sandspurs, when t…
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. What? Another One? Record-setting Polar Blast #3. Let it snow, let it snow. Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses what will happen in the landscape with Dana Venrick, Quality Green Specialists Nursery owner. Teresa’s Top Five Most Resilient Plants! Garde…
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