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Program Number
56
Program Date
5-5-2010
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | St. Augustine Historic Tour | Red Snapper Fishing | The Kissimmee River
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Colonial History; Historic Preservation; Fishing; Folklife; Development; Environment
Sponsors
Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.
Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.
This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Program #56" (2010). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 57.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/57
Program Segments
St. Augustine Historic Tour
Doyle Sapp, chief of interpretation at the Castillo de San Marcos, gives an overview of the site's history. Dr. Susan Parker, president of the St. Augustine Historical Society, discusses preserving historic buildings.
Mark-In Point: 01:18 Length: 11:00
Red Snapper Fishing
Charles Gibson recalls fishing for red snapper off the east coast of Florida in the 1940s and 1950s.
Mark-In Point: 12:34 Length: 05:00
The Kissimmee River
Chris Tindall, a biologist with the University of South Florida, and environmental scientist Lou Toth, explore changing public attitudes toward the environment in relation to the Kissimmee River restoration.
Mark-In Point: 17:42 Length: 09:44