Terri Wright
Former General Manager and current host of Coastal Connection and Inside Florida TechTerri Wright held the position of General Manager at WFIT from 1998-2023.
As the manager of Brevard County’s only locally owned and operated public radio station, she was responsible for directing all aspects of the station including: sales and underwriting, membership and development, operations, new media and broadcast engineering.
Terri’s responsibilities included managing WFIT’s $600,000+ annual budget raised through Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s grant, Florida Public Broadcasting/DOE’s grant and other corporate and foundation grants, as well as underwriting, membership donations, special events, and planned giving donations.
Terri also played a key role in community outreach through interviews, public service announcements, partnerships with businesses and non-profits and station participation at special events.
She’s an authorized agent for National Public Radio and station representative for the Federal Communications Commission, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations. She’s also a member and representative of Florida Public Broadcasting.
In 2010 Terri secured funding through a Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) grant for design and construction of a new 5,000 square foot facility. In October of 2012, the community enjoyed a Grand Opening Celebration of the new WFIT 89.5 FM Broadcast Center.
Terri began her career at WFIT as a volunteer in 1992. She was hired as Director of Membership in 1993, designing and implementing a membership database and increasing membership income by 57%.
As General Manager she was integral in an FCC approved power increase in 1999. Through her direction and funding acquisition, WFIT was the first radio station in the county to secure, and install a digital transmitter in 2006. WFIT received a Case Award of Excellence in 2009. As a recipient of an FCC construction permit and a CPB grant, WFIT will be installing a new antennae and transmitter in the coming months.
Before moving to Florida Terri managed and owned several businesses and taught SCUBA. Other interests include gardening, fitness, kayaking, and reading. She received her B.S. in Business with an emphasis in Marketing and Accounting in 1987 at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. She lives in Malabar with her husband and countless pets. Her 2 beautiful daughters live in the Orlando area.
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Green Gables Hosts an Invitational Antique Motorcycle show April 27th 10 am - 3 pm. Edwina Szelag, President of the Green Gables Board describes the motorcycle event.
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Florida Wildlife Hospital Offers Insight to their Operations. Tracy Frampton, Executive Director of the Hospital talks about new developments, open houses, baby otters and the upcoming Baby Shower.
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Prelude Dance Company Hosts Whiskey Business April 13, 2024 7 pm Gleason Performing Arts Center on the FL Tech campus. Sky Morgan, Prelude's Choreographer and Liz Bublitz, Artistic Director talk about the company and upcoming performance.
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Open Art House at Max Trainer's Tiny House Art Village Saturday April 13th 3 pm to 7 pm. Free-dogs and kids welcome. Max Trainer, artist and creator talks about her tiny house art village and and the innovative people involved in its creation.
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Melbourne Civic Theater presents Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys through April 28th. Terence Girard and Stephen Wolf, title Characters talk about the performance.
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Community Foundation For Brevard's 2024 Grant Cycle April 30th - May 21st.Donna Sewell, Director of Philanthropy talks about the grant cycle and the preparatory sessions the Community Foundation provides.
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Space Coast Progressive Alliance presents Environmental Injustice. Phil Stasik, former President of the SCPA and Camille Hadley, Environmental, Climate Leader and Co-founder of Little Growers speak about the upcoming event Thursday April 4, 2024.
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Education is the Key to Improving the IRL. Lew Kontnik, with the Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition talks about progress and improvements in our Indian River Lagoon.
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Florida Tech's Student Design Showcase April 19th 11am to 3 pm Free and open to the public. Peter Zappala, Director of Operations and Projects in the College of Engineering and Science and Felix Gabriel, Lab Manager talk about the Showcase and Award Ceremony.
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Nutrients Without Limits, an organization dedicated to teaching children about nutrition and healthy eating. Arnav Jain, a Junior at Edgewood Jr/Sr High school describes the importance of good nutrition for a healthy life.
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Phil Stasik, former President of SCPA and Alicia Koutsoulieris, Communication Director for Partners for Palestine discuss the upcoming free movie and Live Zoom event March 7th, 2024
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Indiafest, one of the most anticipated annual cultural events, will be held on Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th. Jasmine Majeed and Shobit Meta talk about the highlights of the event.