T.S. Strickland
Morning Edition Host/ProducerT.S. Strickland is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in the Washington Post, USA Today, Entrepreneur and many other publications. Strickland was born and raised in Pensacola's Ferry Pass neighborhood and cut his teeth working as a newspaper reporter in the Ozark Mountains before returning home to work as a government reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. While there, his reporting earned a Gold Medal for Public Service from the Florida Society of News Editors, one of the highest professional awards in the state. In his spare time, he enjoys building software products, attending Pensacola Opera performances with his effervescent partner, Brooke, and advocating for greenway development with the nonprofit he co-founded, The Bluffline.
Contact: ts@wuwf.org or 850 474-2600
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At a packed Pensacola City Council meeting, residents debated whether a Christmas-themed drag show should proceed at the city-owned Saenger Theatre. -
Award expands national training program and caps wave of new investments positioning Northwest Florida as a cyber hub. -
Former Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford will step in as Pensacola’s top administrator Oct. 27, bringing decades of government and cybersecurity experience to help manage City Hall’s growing slate of projects. -
City officials are advancing talks with the United Soccer League on a 3,500–5,000-seat downtown venue, focusing on potential locations, shared funding options, and community support as part of an ongoing exclusivity agreement. -
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves says he’s ready to join a statewide conversation on realistic property tax reform, calling for substance over slogans as Florida’s DOGE initiative continues to scrutinize local spending. -
Pensacola has reopened bidding on the long-blighted Motor Lodge site along West Cervantes Street, inviting developers to propose mixed-income housing under new deed restrictions and design rules tied to the Westside CRA plan. -
Pensacola officials say no local tax dollars funded the city’s welcome sign and that the Saenger Theatre turned a $1 million profit in three years, pushing back on Florida DOGE’s audit as Gov. Ron DeSantis advances his plan to cut local spending and end property taxes. -
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency has accused Pensacola of “wasteful spending” on a theater contract and strategic plan, part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ broader campaign to justify eliminating property taxes and tightening state control over local finances. -
The University of West Florida’s Haas Center will use a $400,000 NSF EPIIC grant to launch an Office of Industrial Innovation, linking faculty research with local business needs and expanding paid, hands-on opportunities for students. -
A new National Park Service report finds Gulf Islands National Seashore welcomed more than 7.8 million visitors in fiscal 2024, driving $411 million in direct spending and $514 million in total economic benefits across Northwest Florida and coastal Mississippi.
