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WUCF TVWhat is happening with Boeing's Starliner? | NewsNight Interview #space #boeing #nasa
With NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams set to remain on the International Space Station until February, NewsNight takes a look at the issues plaguing Boeing's Starliner and what they mean for future Commercial Crew launches from Central Florida. Steve Mort is joined by Will Robinson-Smith from Spaceflight Now.
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What is happening with Boeing's Starliner? | NewsNight Interview #space #boeing #nasa
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Political Scientist Aubrey Jewett on Primary Elections in Florida | NewsNight #florida #election
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Analyzing the State of the Presidential Race in Florida | NewsNight
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Dr. Larry Schooler on Public Input & Tensions in Creating Pulse Memorial | NewsNight
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Amendment 1: Florida's Proposed Partisan School Board Elections Starting 2026 Explained | NewsNight
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Hillary Brook Discusses DeSantis's Veto on Arts Funding | NewsNight
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NASA Starliner Issues: Astronaut Return Delay | NewsNight
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New Florida legislation aimed at combating human trafficking | NewsNight
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Evan Power Talks Trump Rally Shooting & Presidential Campaign with Steve Mort | NewsNight
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Rep. Darren Soto on Trump Assassination Attempt, Campaign Status, and Biden's Future | NewsNight
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NewsNight | Kevin Spear from Orlando Sentinel talks about development around the Split Oak Forest.
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NewsNight | Orlando Sentinel reporter talks bout the post-COVID removal of Floridians from Medicaid
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NewsNight | Interview with Jesse Wayles, about restoration efforts in Brevard and Volusia counties.
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NewsNight | Interview with Vice President of the Brevard Federation of Teachers, Vanessa Skipper
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NewsNight | Interview Katye Campbell, a Brevard Public School Board Member on book bans in Florida
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NewsNight | Interview with Kasey Meehan from PEN America on book bans in Florida
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NEWSNIGHT | Walters Law Group First Amendment Attorney on the decision to dismiss Disney's Lawsuit.
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NEWSNIGHT | Interview with UCF political scientist Aubrey Jewett to discuss the Iowa caucuses
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NEWSNIGHT | Interview with Phil Galewitz, Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News
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NEWSNIGHT | Bellevue Hospital Infections disease specialist and epidemiologist. Dr. Céline Gounder
NewsNight: Funding the Arts
The Impact of Governor DeSantis’ Veto on Arts Funding in Central Florida Part 1 | NewsNight
The Impact of Governor DeSantis’ Veto on Arts Funding in Central Florida Part 2 | NewsNight
The Impact of Governor DeSantis’ Veto on Arts Funding in Central Florida Part 3 | NewsNight
Crisis In Haiti
NewsNight | Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, on Haiti’s security crisis & the debate over migration
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with Jacqueline Charles who covers Haiti and the Caribbean for the Miami Herald about Haiti’s security crisis, the debate over migration to the United States, and the political situation which has resulted in gangs essentially running the country.
NewsNight | U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost represents Orlando, about the crisis in Haiti.
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost from Orlando about the crisis in Haiti. Frost has joined several fellow Democrats in Congress in urging the White House to make sure the United States doesn’t return Haitian nationals to the Caribbean country during the crisis. He’s also calling for an extension and re-designation of the Temporary Protected Status afforded to Haitians in the United States.
NewsNight | U.S. Representative Mike Waltz represents Volusia County, about the crisis in Haiti.
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with U.S. Representative Mike Waltz, who represents Volusia County, about the crisis in Haiti. Waltz, a Republican, is a staunch critic of the Biden administration, particularly on foreign affairs and America’s military entanglements overseas. He sits on the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees.
Transportation Update
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings talks with NewsNight’s Steve Mort about developing and financing Central Florida’s transportation infrastructure.
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Jerry Demings, Orange County Mayor
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Gary Huttmann, Executive Director of Metroplan Orlando
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Patrick Goddard, President of Brightline
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Racquel Asa, Chief Marketing Officer for Beep
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Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel
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Central Florida's efforts to reduce pedestrian fatalities
Immigration (English & Spanish)
NewsNight en Español
WUCF TVNewsNight Spoke With An Undocumented Immigrant About Their Experiences
Immigration (English & Spanish)
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NewsNight Spoke With An Undocumented Immigrant About Their Experiences
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Interview with Republican State Representative Randy Fine on Governor DeSantis anti-immigration law
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NewsNight | Latin Flavor Restaurant Manager Nancy Alva discusses DeSantis new anti-immigration laws
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NewsNight en Español / Nueva ley prohÃbe que trabajadores indocumentados en Florida.
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NewsNight Krystel Knowles habla con una trabajadora campesina que no tiene documentos
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Krystel Knowles de NewsNight habla con la gerente del restaurante Latin Flavor, Nancy Alva,
WUCF TVNewsNight analiza las disputas electorales en Venezuela
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NewsNight analiza las disputas electorales en Venezuela
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NewsNight en Español | Pronóstico para la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico
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NewsNight en Español | Proyecto de ley prohibirá que trabajadores indocumentados trabajen en Florida
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WUCF NewsNight en Español | Krystel Knowles habla con la reportera de WMFE Lillian Hernà ndez Caraballo
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NewsNight en Español | Yesica Ramirez de la asociación de agricultores de Florida
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NewsNight en Español Brightline
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NewsNight en Español| Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, el director ejecutive de Abogados por Derechos Civiles
Hurricane Resiliency
WUCF TVNewsNight | Amy Green, Inside Climate News Reporter, talks Governor DeSantis's record on climate
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NewsNight | Amy Green, Inside Climate News Reporter, talks Governor DeSantis's record on climate
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NewsNight | Alan Harris, Seminole County's Emergency Manager talks about Hurricanes Ian Recovery
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NewsNight | Sandra Viktorova, WGCU, talks about the recovery effort in South West Florida
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NewsNight | FHCA Prepares for 2023 Hurricane Season
Pine Hills Community Solutions
WUCF TVNewsNight | Orange County Sheriff's John Mina on Pine Hills Community
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NewsNight | Orange County Sheriff's John Mina on Pine Hills Community
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NewsNight | Pine Hills Community Council President Sandra Fatmi-Hall
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NewsNight | Christian Center Senior Pastor Derrick McRae on Pine Hills Community
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NewsNight | Democratic State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis represents Pine Hills
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NewsNight | State Sen. Geraldine Thompson on the deadly shootings in the Pine Hills community
Meet The Team
Steve Mort
Steve is the Host and Executive Producer for NewsNight. Steve has been based in Orlando since 2005. Before joining WUCF in 2019, Steve frequently traveled on assignment with the PBS NewsHour as a producer, videographer and editor, working alongside Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and other NewsHour correspondents. He’s also reported for a wide variety of international news outlets including AFP, Deutsche Welle, Radio New Zealand, and TV networks around the world. Before moving to Florida, Steve was based in Washington, DC and then New York, covering international affairs. Steve began his career as a radio journalist in the UK, working for ITN, the BBC and London’s LBC Radio.
Krystel Knowles
Krystel is an Emmy nominated and award-winning reporter and Senior Producer for NewsNight. Before joining the Central Florida news station in 2022, she worked at Spectrum News 13 as a Space Coast reporter covering rocket launches, she also worked at Suncoast News Network in Sarasota as a morning anchor and a multi-media journalist for ABC Action News in Tampa. Krystel has more than 16 years of news experience. She started her career in print journalism as a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times before becoming a staff writer for Focus Magazine and head reporter for South Tampa Community News. Krystel is a Florida native who spent almost a decade in South America, where she became fluent in Spanish and French.
About NewsNight
NewsNight is a weekly, taped 30-minute program, featuring a team of journalists in radio, tv, newspaper, and blogs from across Central Florida. The show is a weekly round-table discussion that highlights local journalism around important community topics. It is the story behind the story. The panel will break down the big story or stories of the week and discuss what and how they’ll impact the community.
Because in-depth means more than just a sound bite.
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NewsNight airs every Friday at 8:30 p.m. on WUCF.
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