Orlando, FL – WUCF premieres the 10th season of Florida Road Trip this week where viewers can explore Florida’s history and culture with award-winning storyteller and series host Scott Fais. The 10th season will feature 10 new episodes around the Sunshine State, revealing some of the lesser-told stories of our communities.
“What sets Florida Road Trip apart is every episode explores the area through the lens of history," said Jennifer Cook, WUCF Executive Director. "Our audience may have attended a baseball game at Joker Marchant stadium before but may not know the ways in which it honors the fighter pilots who learned to fly there prior to WWII. Florida Road Trip seeks out those stories in hopes of connecting our present with our past.”
Nestled between Orlando and Tampa is the city of Lakeland, the first pit stop of the newest season. A few of the notable Lakeland locations featured include Joker Marchant Stadium, Florida Polytechnic University, the Florida Air Museum, and the Silver Moon Drive-In Theatre. Plus, viewers will uncover the history of the city’s royal residents of Lake Morton.
Join the ride as Florida Road Trip takes viewers around the state from the panhandle to the east coast to Tampa Bay. For the first time ever, WUCF will debut 10 episodes to celebrate Season 10.
• September 12: Lakeland
• September 19: Winter Park
• September 26: Clearwater
• October 3: DeLand
• October 10: Highlands County
• October 17: Kennedy Space Center
• October 24: Oviedo
• October 31: Tarpon Springs
• November 7: Winter Garden
• November 14: Pensacola
Florida Road Trip airs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning September 12, on WUCF TV. For more information, go to FloridaRoadTrip.org.
To view and download photos, please visit: floridaroadtrip.org/season10premiere
Press/Media Contact
Julie Sochay, Communications Director
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About Scott Fais
Prior to joining Florida Road Trip, Scott Fais spent two decades covering hurricanes, space shuttle launches, and Florida's dynamic tapestry of characters and personalities as a television reporter, producer, and director. As the host of Florida on a Tankful for a decade, Scott earned the reputation as a master storyteller on News 13 in Orlando and Bay News 9 in Tampa, the Spectrum news channels in Florida with a combined audience of more than 2 million households.
About WUCF TV
WUCF TV is the sole-service PBS member station for the nearly 4 million Central Floridians across nine counties. WUCF is Central Florida’s storyteller, encouraging curiosity and learning through compelling content and community engagement. WUCF produces award-winning local content like Florida Road Trip, which explores Florida through history, people and culture. WUCF also serves Florida’s youngest citizens, offering hours of PBS Kids content on-air, online and in the classroom, leading the state in usage for PBS LearningMedia. Throughout its ten-year history, WUCF has engaged with over 1.5 million people across Central Florida at in-person events, and over 30 million people online through virtual events and streaming content. The station is community-supported public broadcasting from the University of Central Florida. Learn more at http://wucf.org.
