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NPR's Eric Deggans enlightens guests at WUSF's annual Listen Up Luncheon


  • By Lori Sax
  • | 8:00 a.m. November 1, 2024
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What: Listen Up Luncheon

Benefiting: WUSF

When: Oct. 28

Where: Sarasota Yacht Club

Kathy Jordan and Kim Davis
Kathy Jordan and Kim Davis
Photo by Lori Sax
Michael Melnick and WUSF General Manager JoAnn Urofsky
Michael Melnick and WUSF General Manager JoAnn Urofsky
Photo by Lori Sax
Mark and Linda Crouch with NPR's TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans
Mark and Linda Crouch with NPR's TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans
Photo by Lori Sax
Mary Shedden, Kristi Hoskinson, Tressa Presley McLeod and Michael Kulow
Mary Shedden, Kristi Hoskinson, Tressa Presley McLeod and Michael Kulow
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Hilary Swain and Julio Ochoa
Hilary Swain and Julio Ochoa
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Jane Simon, Scott Nolan, Elizabeth Moore and Syliva Meulener
Jane Simon, Scott Nolan, Elizabeth Moore and Syliva Meulener
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Charlie Huisking and Roxie Jerde
Charlie Huisking and Roxie Jerde
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Martha Edinger and Kerry Sheridan
Martha Edinger and Kerry Sheridan
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Betsy Mitchell and Darwin Tepe
Betsy Mitchell and Darwin Tepe
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Oliver and Linda Benton with Michael Melnick
Oliver and Linda Benton with Michael Melnick
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Millie Brown, Scott Nolan and Melissa Meisner
Millie Brown, Scott Nolan and Melissa Meisner
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Debra Flynt-Garret, Elizabeth Moore and Roxie Jerde
Debra Flynt-Garret, Elizabeth Moore and Roxie Jerde
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Jerry Jordan and Jan McClure
Jerry Jordan and Jan McClure
Photo by Lori Sax
Georgann Nugent and Jennifer Matteo
Georgann Nugent and Jennifer Matteo
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Dan Sheehy, Priscilla and Jack Schlegel and Georgann Nugent
Dan Sheehy, Priscilla and Jack Schlegel and Georgann Nugent
Photo by Lori Sax
Jay Handelman, Micki Sellman, Joan Golub and Janet Tolbert
Jay Handelman, Micki Sellman, Joan Golub and Janet Tolbert
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Terrance Jackson, Vickie Oldham and Eric Pugh
Terrance Jackson, Vickie Oldham and Eric Pugh
Photo by Lori Sax
Clolita Vitale, Mischa Kirby and Carol Butera
Clolita Vitale, Mischa Kirby and Carol Butera
Photo by Lori Sax
Mimi Osiason and Judy Morris-Hardy
Mimi Osiason and Judy Morris-Hardy
Photo by Lori Sax
Bill and Carol Parish
Bill and Carol Parish
Photo by Lori Sax
Sean Grosso, Tressa Presley McLeod and Darren Gambrell
Sean Grosso, Tressa Presley McLeod and Darren Gambrell
Photo by Lori Sax
Melina Glass, Layne Gregory and Terrance Anderson
Melina Glass, Layne Gregory and Terrance Anderson
Photo by Lori Sax
Joe Hice and Karen Holbrook
Joe Hice and Karen Holbrook
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Renuka Sharma and Pamela Gore Meade
Renuka Sharma and Pamela Gore Meade
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WUSF Editorial Director Julio Ochoa welcomes guests.
WUSF Editorial Director Julio Ochoa welcomes guests.
Photo by Lori Sax

 

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