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Thursday, May 20, 2021, was the 156th anniversary of the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in Florida. Announcing the end of slavery for the first time in the state, Union officers stood on the...
When Local Routes returns with new episodes in January, we'll be featuring music from the Bakan-Margut-Hall World Trio. At that time, you'll get to hear two original compositions written by Florida State University's director of World Music Ensembles, Michael...
Army Combat Medic Bill Pike describes the day his company walked into a box end ambush and an entire platoon was wiped-out in minutes. He recalls his effort to save as many wounded as possible and requesting a close...
Flossie Bell is one of the many travelers who took part in the Great Florida Cattle Drive. She’s not one of the riders, she is one of the cows. Flossie is featured in the upcoming documentary: The Great Florida...
Tony “Rooster” Morrell is one of the people featured in the upcoming documentary: The Great Florida Cattle Drive: Unbroken Circles by Elam and Nic Stoltzfus.
In this video, we learn more about this educator and storyteller and why he enjoys...
For the last week, I've repeatedly been congratulated for an Emmy I didn't win. On Saturday, December 3, Kathryn Belle Long and Belle and the Band won a Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award for the Local Routes theme song. It was...
“The Veteran Story” is about a group of combat-wounded veterans who took part in the Great Florida Cattle Drive 2016.
That historical event took place in central Florida with over 400 riders and around 500 head of cattle.
“This ride is...
To submit music suggestions for upcoming Local Routes episodes, contact rdiazdevillegas@fsu.edu.
Heading into its first season, a major goal of Local Routes was to once again provide a home for local music on WFSU-TV. While we were originally only talking...
Last august,we met Alyssa Hodges, Johnny Davis, and James Fuse. They told us why they had each enrolled at the Success Academy, a public school in Leon County that allows students who have fallen behind to catch up on credits...
This is our fourth year visiting the Success Academy to talk to graduating seniors, which has given us an opportunity to talk to over 40 students about their journey to a high school diploma. Any high school graduating class will...
