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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Your daily local news update from WFIT, Florida Today, and the Florida News Exchange.
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L3Harris, the defense contractor headquartered in Melbourne, is laying off workers in a cost-cutting move.
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The passenger railroad Brightline confirms it is planning on a stop in Brevard County.
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NASA and SpaceX are preparing for a crewed mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is expected Sunday evening at 10:53 PM.
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United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket lifted off on time early on the morning of January 8th on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Blue Origin and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opened a new exhibit: a virtual reality experience inside the New Shephard crew capsule. It uses actual footage from a New Shepard flight coupled with VR to provide an authentic trip to space.
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket sent a NASA science probe on a six-year flight to the Psyche asteroid Saturday morning.
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UPDATE: NASA and SpaceX are preparing for a crewed mission to send four astronauts to the International Space Station. Liftoff is currently scheduled for early Saturday morning, August 26, at 3:27AM.
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Organizers of the Space Coast Music Festival announced the postponement, citing construction projects in the Eau Gallie area
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“Waves of Emotion,” which features narratives of dozens of local surfers sharing how the ocean and surfing have impacted their lives. The film was shot at beaches from Playalinda to Sebastian Inlet.
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The replacement for ULA's workhorse rocket, the Atlas V, has arrived at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly for the first time in 2023.
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NASA has tentatively scheduled a launch of its mega moon rocket, the SLS, for early this Wednesday morning. A two hour launch window opens at 1:04AM on Wednesday, Nov 16th. Previously, teams scrubbed launch attempts in late Aug.