Rick Glasby
Broadcast JournalistRick Glasby is a Broadcast Journalist at WFIT.
Rick’s love of radio began at the campus radio station of a small engineering college in upstate New York. Drafted for the Viet Nam war, he was fortunate to be sent in the opposite direction to host afternoon drive at “The Rock of East Africa” (an American Forces radio station in Asmara, Ethiopia). He spent the following 10 years working in commercial radio in suburban New York, Fort Pierce, and Daytona Beach.
Rick transitioned to multimedia production (hey, the money was better than radio), and worked for companies in the Washington, DC area, creating interactive marketing and training programs for private sector and government clients. Upon his return to Florida, he was thrilled to find listener-supported public radio WFIT (89.5 FM). He had come home.
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William Shatner makes it to space (and back.) Blue Origin successfully launched and landed its new Shepherd rocket again Wednesday morning in Texas. The spacecraft took actor William Shatner and three others to an altitude of more than 100 kilometers before landing about 10 minutes after liftoff. At age 90, Shatner became the oldest person to travel to space. His flight came 52 years after StarTrek TV series was canceled.
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The Florida Board of Education voted to sanction Brevard County and seven others for defying the Department of Health rule that banned local mask mandates requiring a doctor's approval to opt out.
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Teams from SpaceX and Inspiration4 are now targeting a five-hour launch window for the Inspiration4 mission opening at 8:02 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 15. If needed for any reason, a backup window is available opening at 8:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 16.
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The weather forecast for Saturday's SpaceX cargo run to the space station is only 40% favorable.
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We are about a week away from the next rocket launch from the Cape. SpaceX is targeting Saturday, August 28th for an early morning mission to the International Space Station. This will be SpaceX’s 23rd cargo resupply trip to the ISS.
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The therapy treatment site is for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or considered high risk if infected. The monoclonal antibody site is located at Kiwanis Island Park on Merritt Island. It can treat up to 300 patients a day.
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NASA and Boeing are delaying the launch of the Starliner crew capsule for months.
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Update Wednesday, August 4th at 10:00 a.m. NASA and Boeing have stood down from the Aug. 4 launch opportunity so mission teams could examine valves in the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system that were in unexpected positions. Mission teams have decided to roll the Atlas V and Starliner back to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) for further inspection and testing.
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Surfing events are scheduled for the Olympics in Japan for the first time, and local surfer, Caroline Marks, is competing.
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A significant uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in Brevard County has prompted an urgent appeal from area health officials for non-vaccinated residents to get vaccinated.
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SpaceX is preparing for its 22nd cargo mission to the International Space Station. A Falcon 9 with a Dragon cargo capsule will be lifting off from Kennedy Space Center.