Could 2026 be the year Florida gets a new state bird? There’s been some chirping about it, and you’ll hear the latest in just a couple minutes. Plus, some events to check out in the Tampa Bay area as we get back into our normal routines and out of the holiday season. But first, the news you might've missed this weekend. The Bay Blend is sponsored by Seitenbacher. Website: https://www.wusf.org Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/wakeupcall-newsletter Follow us on social media:

It’s the last day of 2025, New Year’s Eve, and on today’s Bay Blend, we’re hitting you with some events in the Tampa Bay Region you can check out if you don’t have any plans and are still looking for something to do. No news today, so let’s just hop into today’s Blend! The Bay Blend is sponsored by Seitenbacher. | WUSF Public Media

A play in Sarasota highlights the Christmas Truce of 1914, where soldiers on different sides dropped their weapons during the holidays and hung out with people they would most likely fight and kill just a couple days later. We’re talking about that, plus some events you can check out for the cheap in the Tampa Bay region. But first - the news. The Bay Blend is sponsored by Seitenbacher. Website: https://www.wusf.org Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/wakeupcall-newsletter Fol

Tonight at 10:00, check out DCI Banks on WUSF TV. Undertow. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot. Banks and the team begin the painful job of finding out exactly who was responsible for the incident that has affected all their lives. #wusf #wusftv #murder #investigation | WUSF Public Media | Facebook

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3.4K views · 29 reactions | June Hurley Young was the television teacher to generations of Tampa Bay children who tuned in every weekday to the local version of the syndicated program “Romper Room.” Young, better known as “Miss June,” died Feb. 2. Share your memories of "Miss June" or another popular children's TV host from when you were young in the comments section. | WUSF Public Media | Facebook