The Bay Blend
Do you want a quick way to get local headlines, and discover some cultural events and things to do around the Tampa Bay area? Then check out The Bay Blend from WUSF.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2025
Friday, September 5, 2025: The Weekly Local Event Roundup + Creative Pinellas closer to a funding cut
On Friday's Bay Blend from WUSF, talking Howl-O-Scream, a Jamaican festival, and a retro event for dogs on this weekend’s Tampa Bay area event roundup with Malaika Hollist. Plus, a mini-preview to th…
00:06:49 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025: The Weekly Local Music Roundup + Florida ending all of its vaccine mandates
On Thursday's Bay Blend from WUSF, Warren Buccholz and Sky break down the local shows and concerts going on in this week's music roundup. And we have some events for tonight if you’re bored and tryin…
00:07:20 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025: Running a manatee rehab center + what caused a plague 1,500 years ago?
On Wednesday's Bay Blend from WUSF, Sky is taking you to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton to talk to the woman in charge of taking care of their manatee rehab center. She’s like t…
00:07:43 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025: Why are there less students in Tampa Bay schools? + a Sarasota woman chooses to self-deport
On Tuesday's Bay Blend from WUSF, you’ll hear about a woman in Sarasota who chose to self-deport as she’s been watching the national immigration crackdowns of the last few months. And now, her family…
00:06:29 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025: What to do in the Tampa Bay area on Labor Day!
On Monday's Bay Blend from WUSF, we're skipping the news, and instead we'll go over some events you can check out to commemorate the holiday where we don’t work to celebrate... working. Huh, kind of …
00:03:23 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025: It's college color day + the Labor Day weekend event roundup
On Friday's Bay Blend from WUSF, we’re blending up the weekend event roundup with Malaika Hollist. There’s some great stuff to do, like the Blink 182 concert tonight or the home opener for the Tampa …
00:06:26 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025: Tampa reax to street art sweeps + hot music events in the Bay area
On Thursday’s Bay Blend from WUSF, Tampa residents react to the state’s removal of painted street art. Plus some music events to check out. Along with your news headlines.
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00:06:52 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025: Ex-USF football coach arrested + behind the scenes with Pinellas County beekeepers
On today's blend, you'll hear about plans to demolish Tampa's oldest public housing complex. Plus, you'll meet a sweet group of backyard beekeepers in Pinellas County. And, as always, you'll leave wi…
00:07:18 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Florida eyes HOAs + singles board game night in South Tampa
On today's blend, you'll hear about the Tampa Theatre's upcoming 100-year anniversary and how the historic landmark plans to celebrate the milestone. Plus you'll get some ideas on how to spend the ne…
00:05:36 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Monday, August 25, 2025: FDOT targets St. Pete murals + events to cure the Monday blues
On Monday's Bay Blend from WUSF, you'll hear how small businesses are faring amid so many economic curveballs. You'll also get some ideas on how to spend your evening despite the gloomy weather. And,…
00:05:43 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025: A Tampa '80s Themed Prom Night + The Weekend Event Roundup
On Friday's Bay Blend from WUSF, we’re blending up the weekend event roundup with Malaika Hollist. There’s some fun stuff on the docket, like an '80s themed prom event at a local barcade, and a huge …
00:06:35 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025: The Weekly Local Music Roundup + Ybor City Immigration Forum
On Thursday's Bay Blend from WUSF - the weekly music roundup with Warren Buchholz, including jazz-inspired pop from an Icelandic singer who’s been trending nationally lately, a Taylor Swift Dance Par…
00:07:20 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
August 20, 2025: Rebuilding Your Home Nearly a Year After Hurricane Milton + Florida ID Changes Impacting Your Vote
On Wednesday's Bay Blend from WUSF, Sky catches up with a Zephyrhills man he had interviewed 6 months after Hurricane Milton flooded his home. When Sky talked to him back in February, his home was ST…
00:07:31 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025: Night Markets in the Tampa Bay Area + A New Unique USF Program Starting Up
On Tuesday's Bay Blend from WUSF, you’ll hear about a new program at USF that’ll help set up life-like scenarios for future medical professionals. This’ll be the first program like it in the entire c…
00:06:29 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025: Tampa Bay Area Events to Check Out This Week! + A New Book That's REALLY Florida
On Monday's Bay Blend from WUSF, we’re talking about a new book featuring Meth Zombies and gopher tortoises. And of course - it's in Florida. And we've got some cool events that you could plan to che…
00:06:34 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025: The Weekend Event Roundup (Monster Jam, Magic & Glassblowing) + St. Pete Mural Protests
On Friday's Bay Blend from WUSF, we’re talking monster trucks, magic shows and glassblowing on the event roundup with Malaika Hollist. That’s what YOU can be doing in the Tampa Bay area this weekend!…
00:06:38 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025: The Weekly Local Music Roundup + Amalie Arena No More + PFAS Party in Temple Terrace
On Thursday's Bay Blend from WUSF, you’re getting the local Music Roundup with Warren Buchholz and Sky, breaking down the weekend shows you can check out. And we'll some events for you tonight, if yo…
00:07:22 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Hanging with Mermaids! + Things to Do for 813 Day
On Wednesday's Bay Blend from WUSF, Sky is hanging out with mermaids! He got to chill with mermaids who were performing in Weeki Wachee in the 1960s, and for the first time in over 50 years, they wer…
00:07:29 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025: First Potential Hurricane Forms in the Atlantic + St. Pete's LGBTQ+ Street Art Could be Gone
On Tuesday's Bay Blend from WUSF - St. Petersburg's got an intersection painted in support of the LGBTQ+ Community. But new rules from the state’s department of transportation could force that popula…
00:06:24 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025: A Tampa Man Deported from His Wife and Son + Tampa's Sulphur Springs Pool on the Mend
On Monday's Bay Blend from WUSF - earlier this year, more than 200 Venezuelans in the US were deported to a notorious El Salvador prison. Today, you’ll hear about one of them, a Tampa man now separat…
00:06:46 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
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