Talia Blake
Morning Edition Host & ReporterAfter a brief stint as Morning Edition Producer at The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island, Talia Blake returned to Central Florida Public Media. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Psychology. While at UCF, she was an intern for Central Florida’s public affairs show, Intersection. She joined on as Morning Edition Host in 2019. In 2022, Ms. Blake was appointed to the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalist’s board of directors.
On top of helping the community stay informed as Morning Edition host, she is also known for her morning motivational quotes inspiring people to start their day off on the right foot. As the only child of Jamaican immigrants, Ms. Blake prides herself on giving a voice to those less heard.
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Artists from across the country will be competing in the 65th Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival this weekend.
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The Florida High School Athletic Association is considering a proposal that would allow high school athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness. If approved, Florida will join more than 30 states that allow high school athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness.
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Content creators from across Florida will be meeting up in Orlando for creator workshops, networking, and to learn more about the industry. The second annual Content Z will take place on March 17 in Orlando from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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A bill being debated in Congress could have major impacts to Central Florida’s economy, especially tourism. Spring Break is a major part of the travel season for Florida. With the 2024 travel season getting underway with Spring Break this month, Randall Croom of Stetson University said the Credit Card Competition Act could change the way we travel.
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A new permanent exhibition at the Art and History Museums of Maitland called Maitland’s Attic looks at five pivotal time periods in the town’s history.
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The City of Orlando recently released the latest iteration of the urban gathering space in downtown Orlando formerly known as the Under-i project, for its location underneath I-4. The latest version called The Canopy is scheduled to begin construction early next year.
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Storytelling through the art of puppetry has a long tradition in Africa, and can be found in Black American spaces today. Paulette Richards is a puppet artist and the author of ‘Object Performance in the Black Atlantic: The United States’. She recently spoke at the University of Central Florida about the role of Black puppetry and object performance in the Black Church.
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NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload initiative, or CLPS, is changing the way science gets to the moon. By relying on commercial partners, NASA can send more science to the lunar surface and at a much faster rate. Jim Gregory, Dean of the College of Engineering at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, said the CLPS initiative will have a positive trickle down effect on the Space Coast economy.
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Central Floridians will have the opportunity to learn how Black Americans impacted the arts, music, and more at the Honoring Black Heritage & Culture event at the Orange County Regional History Center on Saturday, February 17.
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A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that Florida has the most regressive state and local tax system in the country.