WMFE/Orlando, WUSF/Tampa Team For Weekly Facebook Live Series On Coronavirus

Facebook Live Series

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA News-Talk WUSF/TAMPA and COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS News-Talk WMFE/ORLANDO, which recently partnered for "I-4 VOTES" election coverage, are partnering again for a weekly FACEBOOK Live stream covering the COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS pandemic. “THE STATE WE’RE IN” will debut at noon TOMORROW (4/13) on both stations' FACEBOOK pages, hosted by WMFE News Director MATTHEW PEDDIE and WUSF Reporter/Host BRADLEY GEORGE.

“COVID-19 has all of our attention, and we’re proud to extend our stations’ essential coverage to the FACEBOOK Live platform, which will allow anyone to directly and easily join the conversation in real time,” said WMFE Pres./CEO ERIKA PULLEY-HAYES. “We want to make sure that everyone has access to reliable and local information, as well as an opportunity to voice their concerns so that we can address them.”

“Our stations are known for providing accurate and timely information that listeners can rely on,” added WUSF GM JOANN UROFSKY. “The CORONAVIRUS has upended the daily lives of everyone around the world, and we are making access to accurate information as easy as possible for everyone.”

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