Join host Jack Perkins each month as he highlights the people and places that make Sarasota and west central Florida such a rich and varied community.

Catch all of Jack's fun, foibles and friends every Thursday at 8 p.m. as WEDU Presents encores of the first & second season of the Journal! Log on to watch the most recent A Gulf Coast Journal right here! Or, tune in the last Thursday of every month for a brand new episode. Repeats: Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

May 2008

Guiding Lights - Southeastern Guide Dogs offers the blind and visually impaired a chance at independence through the use of guide dogs. Adaptive Golf - Mark Twain famously described golf as 'a good walk spoiled. more...
Jack Perkins is the Host of WEDU-TV’s A Gulf Coast Journal. more...
Jen Noble is the Producer of WEDU-TV’s A Gulf Coast Journal. more...


Coming Up...June 2008

Rock and Roll Athletes – Sarasota’s championship team, The Hoveround Gunners represent an unlikely group of athletes. The Gunners play Quad Rugby (quadriplegic rugby), a game so exciting, fast and furious, it’s earned the nickname “Murderball.” For these men, life rolls on regardless of injuries, frustrations and unimagined obstacles. Miss Behavin’ – where the ocean is her office and her boat is her desk, animal behaviorist, Dr. Ann Weaver, surveys and observes bottlenose dolphins. From buoy bobbing to courting rituals, come along with Miss Behavin’ to study man’s underwater counterpart. Lastly, Snook Haven Dulcimer Club is a group of musicians devoted to the hammered dulcimer work to keep the history and heritage of this ancient instrument alive.

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