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The Bay Blend
Weekdays at 7 a.m.

Every weekday, you'll get local headlines, and discover some culture and events around the Tampa Bay area in about 5 minutes. By the end of each episode, you’ll feel in the know about your own community. Let's face it — it's not easy feeling connected all the time.

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  • It’s May 1, just like Justin Timberlake predicted it would be. Guest host Meghan Bowman is back in the captain's seat today. Malaika Hollist shares some great things to do this weekend, so you don’t have to just chill on your couch, unless you want to do that. Plus, it's May Day.
  • It’s the International Day of Jazz. Today’s guest host, Meghan Bowman, talks to Warren Buchholz with WUSF Jazz about the special day and some music shows you don’t want to miss. Plus, a few events you can check out too.
  • Today’s guest host Meghan Bowman takes a special look at a new podcast by WUSF and Your Florida – Defenders of the Everglades – with the help of one of the Bay Blend’s other hosts (spoiler alert - it’s Gabby). Plus, some events you can start penciling on your calendar.
  • The BTS Army has taken over Tampa these last few days, and we had a reporter on the ground, talking to the sea of fans for the insanely popular Korean boy band after they kicked off their global tour right here in town. You’ll hear that, plus you’ll find out about a place for fellow nerds to hang, and where you can pitch your single friend to other single people. Before that though - you're getting the news.
  • The Florida SAVE Act is a new law that has more guidelines on proving you’re a citizen when registering to vote. It’s already caught a lot of legal pushback from voter groups, and we’re going to talk about it. And you'll get the latest from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on a man charged in the deaths of two USF students. Plus, where to go to score free BTS tickets, cook good vegan food, and craft your own ring in the Tampa Bay region this week. But first, the news.
  • It's Friday, which means it's time for the weekend event roundup with Malaika Hollist. Plus, the K-pop phenomenon BTS kicks off their North America tour in our own backyard.
  • It’s Thursday, so that means Warren Buchholz is sharing a lineup of shows to check out this weekend. Plus, the Bay Blend welcomes a special guest today for Take Your Kid to Work Day.
  • Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we’re headed to the Green Swamp. Never heard of it? Surprisingly a lot of people haven’t, even though it's massive and right between Tampa and Orlando. We’ll tell you all about it, plus some more Earth Day events you can check out, and a place to watch the first round of the NFL draft with other Bucs fans. First up - the news.
  • Check out this premise: A chicken hatches next to dinosaur eggs, and has to figure out who he is, while learning to be a dinosaur himself. If you want more, we’ll tell you about "Nugget Saves the Day," a play written by third-graders that’ll be professionally performed this weekend in Sarasota. More on that, and some more events going on in the Tampa Bay region these next couple nights. But first – the news.
  • A theatre project in Sarasota is trying to revive the connections between Black and Jewish people and the discrimination both groups faced in the 1950s and '60s. More on that, plus some Earth Day and Earth Day-adjacent events going on in the Tampa Bay area this week! We’ll tell you about that, but first things first – the news.
  • There’s an empanada festival, a free prom dress giveaway, and even a musical theatre rave going on this weekend in the Tampa Bay area, and Malaika Hollist and Sky will talk about it all. Tampa Bay Lightning playoff hockey also begins this weekend, and we'll give you a preview of where you can celebrate and watch the game. Before all that, you're getting the news.
  • It's local music roundup time with Warren Buchholz. This time with a twist, because Saturday is Record Store Day. You’ll hear about what that is and where you can celebrate, plus learn some fun hockey history, or try to become a pickleball champion. Those events are going on tonight. First – the news.