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Watch Florida Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting: A Parent's Perspective 2008 online now! WEDU focused on underage drinking during the third annual WEDU - Florida Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting: A Parent's Perspective 2008, which aired Thursday, April 24 from 9:30 – 10:30 pm. Designed to increase community awareness, the WEDU Florida Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting provided an opportunity for parents, teachers, officials, youth and other community members to voice their concerns and suggest ideas for preventing young people from using alcohol. 
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Jack Conely Named WEDU VP, Content Richard Lobo, President and Chief Executive Officer of WEDU, the west central Florida's community-licensed PBS station, announced the promotion of Jack Conely to Vice President, Content, effective May 9, 2008. A 13-year veteran of WEDU, Conely most recently held the position of Director of Programming and Production for the public broadcast channel based in Tampa, Florida.
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WEDU Honored On April 30th, the Florida Public Relations Association recognized WEDU at their annual Image Awards Ceremony. WEDU is proud to have been honored among “the best of the best” with recognition for "Best Special Event 2008: Sojourn™, Best Community Relations Event 2008: WEDU Be More Awards™ Audio Visual Tools of Public Relations: WEDU Be More Awards™ Be More Inspired Televised Special 2008 and the Florida Public Relations Association GRAND ALL IMAGE AWARD 2008: This is the “top prize” recognizing outstanding achievement above any other effort all two dozen + award categories: Sojourn™. |
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WEDU receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for the 3rd consecutive year! Charity Navigator, the leading charity evaluator in America, honors Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. (WEDU) with its highest award. WEDU is a member of a small group (9%) of national charities rated by Charity Navigator that have received 3 consecutive 4-star evaluations. We are proud of this recent accomplishment. Click on the following link to read the letter from Charity Navigator.
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