The LakelandGov Podcast

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/

Listen Lakeland October 2020

The October Listen Lakeland Show is up and we invite you to tune in for a conversation with Lakeland Vision Board Member, and Executive Director of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Amy Wiggins and Dr. Alex Rich, who is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Polk Museum of Art at FSC. The Polk Museum of Art was impacted by restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, like all arts & cultural organizations in Lakeland. In response to closing their physical space, the museum team set to work expanding digital offerings and educational programs. One such project is Hindsight 2020: Art of This Moment – an online exhibition of art produced since March 2020. Click the link to hear their interview! www.lakelandvision.org
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Listen Lakeland September 2020

Lakeland Vision Board Member, Trinity Laurino, was able to sit down with Christina Criser Jackson, President & CEO of the United Way of Central Florida, and Katherine Fitzwater, their VP of Communications and Marketing. They discussed United Way’s mission, it’s role in the community and the impacts of Covid-19 on both the organization and the community. Christina and Katherine shared how UW is doing in response and how the efforts to meet the Covid challenges are going. Find them on Facebook: facebook.com/LakelandVision

Lakeland Vibe: Arron Conley

On this episode of VIBE, Jamin sits down with Lakeland’s very own Illustrator/entrepreneur Aaron Conley. From working with major comic book companies like Marvel and DC to creating his own projects, Aaron shares insight on what it's like to be a creative working in the comic book industry. To see more of Aaron’s work, visit his Instagram page at Instagram.com/aaronconleyart

Specially Called City Commission Meeting Re: Masks/Face Coverings 6/22/2020

The Lakeland City Commission had a specially called City Commission Meeting on Monday, June 22nd at 9 a.m. to consider requiring the use of masks/face coverings within the Lakeland corporate limits. See this or other meeting replays with our On Demand.

Listen Lakeland May 2020

Show by Lakeland Vision, Inc., our Director of Communications, Kevin Cook, discusses the City's response to COVID-19 with City Manager Tony Delgado and Emergency Manager Audrey Cain.
 
Listen Lakeland is a monthly radio program that airs on the first Sunday of the month on all four of the Big 4 stations. This program is the result of a partnership between Hall Communications, Lakeland Vision, and the City of Lakeland that functions to keep listeners connected to people, places, and events in the area while highlighting positive stories within our community.
Learn more about the show at LakelandVision.org/listen-lakeland-show.