Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 18, 2019
4min303
“This puts me back in charge of a news room.”
Tag: Rob LoreiListen to Tom Leek's first radio ad.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 18, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 15, 2019
7min548
Kopp came under fire earlier this year after terminating the station’s co-founder Rob Lorei.
Joe HendersonMarch 20, 2019
2min567
The decision comes more than one month after Lorei was abruptly fired.
Staff ReportsMarch 19, 20197min381
Supporters, many clad in specially made “bring back Rob” T-shirts, packed the station’s board room.
Peter SchorschJuly 10, 20182min1119
Longtime Tampa public radio host Rob Lorei is seeking to divorce his wife of 33 years. The 63-year-old St. Petersburg resident, the oldest of 10 siblings, is well-known local media personality in the Tampa Bay area. He is a co-founder of WMNF non-commercial radio and serves as its current news and public affairs director, as […]
Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2016
7min355
There’s less than two months to go before the extremely competitive Democratic primary for U.S. Senate takes place, yet no debates have officially been scheduled between the two major candidates in that race, Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson. That may be changing though. Or maybe not. FloridaPolitics.com has learned three NPR affiliates in the state — WUSF […]
Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015
6min200
I was going to opine on John Kasich entering the GOP presidential contest this morning, but let’s get to that Wednesday. Instead, let’s talk about Florida’s U.S. Senate race, now that David Jolly is officially is in the race, along with Congressman Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and retired CIA contractor Todd Wilcox. Lately […]
Guest AuthorJuly 4, 2015
9min257
As we prepare to celebrate the holiday formally called Independence Day but more commonly known as the Fourth of July, visions of fireworks, barbecue and red, white and blue come to mind. But, taking a step back, I think a more apropos name, albeit less patriotic sounding would be to call it Symbols Day. Most […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 20154min191
Sami Al-Arian’s legal battles with the U.S. government intensely divided the Tampa Bay area more than a decade ago, and his deportation hasn’t changed those strong feelings, apparently. The former USF professor was deported to Turkey this past week as a condition of his 2006 plea agreement in Tampa in which he admitted to providing […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 20154min183
Sami Al-Arian’s legal battles with the U.S. government intensely divided the Tampa Bay area more than a decade ago, and his deportation hasn’t changed those strong feelings, apparently. The former USF professor was deported to Turkey this past week as a condition of his 2006 plea agreement in Tampa in which he admitted to providing […]