The LakelandGov Podcast

Listen Lakeland - January 2022

The first Listen Lakeland Show episode of the 2022 brings together two individuals passionate about the Lakeland community.  Join host and Lakeland Vision board member, Dr. Sallie Stone and her guest, Ms. Veronica Rountree as they discuss the importance of inclusion in community engagement and strategies that are proven to help neighborhoods thrive.
🌐 Listen now and stay connected with your community! Visit lakelandvision.org for more episodes and to participate in our survey.
🎧 Listen, Lakeland is a collaborative project by Lakeland Vision, the City of Lakeland, and Hall Communications, dedicated to providing an exceptional quality of life for all residents.

Listen Lakeland - December 2021

This month’s show brings together respected journalists from across the media landscape to discuss local news and its impacts in the community. We’ll be talking with a veteran of print journalism and a pioneer of digital news, Barry Friedman, founder of LkldNow along with notable radio host, Len Erickson and television reporter, Staci DaSilva about what it means to be a local news reporter, how changes in media are reshaping the news and their work, and what that means for our community.
 
🌐 Listen now and stay connected with your community! Visit lakelandvision.org for more episodes and to participate in our survey.
🎧 Listen, Lakeland is a collaborative project by Lakeland Vision, the City of Lakeland, and Hall Communications, dedicated to providing an exceptional quality of life for all residents.

Listen Lakeland - November 2021

Listen Lakeland welcomes guests, Matthew Giallourakis, Florida Polytechnic University Graduate; Jaimie Davis, Electrical Engineer Student at Florida Polytechnic University; and Stefan Dolbashian, Artistic Director of Florida Dance Theatre.  Together with host Jermaine Thornton, who is the Executive Director of Florida Dance Theatre and a Lakeland Vision Board Member, the group shares details of a unique collaboration between Florida Dance Theatre and Florida Polytechnic University’s Arts Lab called “APEX”.  APEX uses technology to convert the beauty and grace of dance into an innovative, stunning work of art. Tune in to see how this project is bringing artistic value to both mediums on this edition of the Listen Lakeland Show!
 
🌐 Listen now and stay connected with your community! Visit lakelandvision.org for more episodes and to participate in our survey.
🎧 Listen, Lakeland is a collaborative project by Lakeland Vision, the City of Lakeland, and Hall Communications, dedicated to providing an exceptional quality of life for all residents.

Listen Lakeland - October 2021

October is National Arts and Humanities Month, so this month’s edition of Listen Lakeland welcomes Kerry Falwell, chair of the Lakeland Mayor’s Council on the Arts and CEO of Florida Children’s Museum. Together with host Amy Wiggins, Lakeland Vision board member and executive director of Lakeland Symphony Orchestra, Kerry shares the work being accomplished by the Council and opportunities for Lakelanders to get connected to arts and culture in our amazing city.
 
🌐 Listen now and stay connected with your community! Visit lakelandvision.org for more episodes and to participate in our survey.
🎧 Listen, Lakeland is a collaborative project by Lakeland Vision, the City of Lakeland, and Hall Communications, dedicated to providing an exceptional quality of life for all residents.

Listen Lakeland - September 2021

On this episode of Listen Lakeland, Lakeland Vision and Lakeland Rotary Club board member Rick Maxey hosts a discussion with Lakeland NAACP President Terry Coney about the history of the organization, the role of NAACP in today's society, the climate of race relations in Lakeland, and how the NAACP is working to make a difference for all the residents of our city.
🌐 Listen now and stay connected with your community! Visit lakelandvision.org for more episodes and to participate in our survey.
🎧 Listen, Lakeland is a collaborative project by Lakeland Vision, the City of Lakeland, and Hall Communications, dedicated to providing an exceptional quality of life for all residents.

Listen Lakeland May 2021

On the May edition of the Listen Lakeland Show, Ileana Kniss, Lakeland Vision Board Member and Director of Community Relations and Development at Peace River Center, visits with Candace Barnes, COO of Peace River Center, to discuss Mental Health Awareness Month which focuses on fighting the stigma, providing support and educating the public about the realities of living with mental illness. Listen in to their conversation by clicking here: https://www.lakelandvision.org/listen-lakeland-show/#mentalhealthawareness #lakelandvision #education #support #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #PeaceRiver

Listen Lakeland December 2020

Listen Lakeland | November 2020

Pandemic Impacts to Higher Education Summary:
Like other sectors of the country, the pandemic has had a significant impact upon higher education. In the November edition of Listen Lakeland, Dr. Kyle Fedler interviews two representatives of local institutions of higher education about the effects of the pandemic on their colleges. Dr. Orathai Northern, from Polk State College and Dr. Brad Hollingshead, Florida Southern College, discuss how their respective colleges are handling the changes wrought by the pandemic and how they have adjusted their approaches in light of the need to maintain social distancing. The guests also shared how the last eight months have impacted enrollment, finances, how they are handling academic programs that require face-to-face interaction, whether on campus (labs, arts, etc.) or off-campus, such as internships, clinical nursing rotations, and other areas. Finally, the guests shared their thoughts on the possible lasting impact of the pandemic on their own institutions and on higher education in general. Click the link to hear their full conversation: https://www.lakelandvision.org/listen-lakeland-show/