In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, WUCF PBS viewers are getting a rare, behind-the-scenes insight into the making of TV’s 1979 wildlife blockbuster, "Life on Earth." 🌍 Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure 📺 Wednesday, May 6 at 8 p.m. on WUCF | Streaming on PBS.org

Happy #InternationalJazzDay! ✨ Jazz emerged in the early 1900s as African American musicians in New Orleans blended blues, ragtime, and brass band traditions into a fresh, improvisational sound that spread across the country... and the world!

How does someone prepare food in zero gravity... with no kitchen? 🍲 At UCF, students in Cesar Riviera-Cruzado’s hospitality courses are rethinking food from the ground up. 🚀 https://www.pbs.org/video/ucf-go-for-launch-professor-cesar-riviera-cruzado-on-food-prep-for-space-9u8gwm/

After more than 32 years on the air, WUCF Jazz Radio Director Kayonne Riley will sign off from 89.9 FM for the last time on Friday, May 1. Thank you to all who sent farewell messages to Kayonne and wrote emails to our team, including UCF Senior Instructor Rick Brunson. 💛

We remember WUCF jazz host Alan Rock on the first anniversary of his passing. He launched Miami’s first jazz radio show, and later became a familiar voice in Central Florida mornings. We’re grateful for 23 years with Alan and keep his family in our thoughts. 💛

Looking for something to do this weekend? Tour your local PBS station, meet radio hosts, take pictures with Xavier Riddle, and enjoy activities for the whole family at WUCF’s Open House. 🏡 It’s free and it’s only happening May 2. Save your spot: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/h4ktz86

“... hearing you on Christmas Eve with my family around as we decorate our Christmas tree...” After 32 years on the air in Central Florida, we’re celebrating Kayonne Riley and the moments she’s shared with listeners like you. ✨ Join us for her final broadcast on May 1.

🚨🔥 Track the latest on wildfires burning across Florida with 24/7 updates and detailed maps. Watch the YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnzoct-Kfn4 Download the free Florida Storms app for notifications in your area: https://www.wucf.org/community/storm-center/#FLStorms

Secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and the legacy of the Forsyte family hangs in the balance. The saga comes to a powerful close.👀 Don’t miss the unforgettable season finale of The Forsytes, Sunday, April 26 at 9 p.m. on WUCF. Stream the full season with WUCF Passport!

Happy Earth Day ! 🌎 Enjoy a special lineup of PBS KIDS and PBS programming from Wild Kratts: Our Blue and Green World, to Nature: Legendary Tigers of India. Miss a show on WUCF TV? You can stream anytime with the free PBS and PBS KIDS apps. #EarthDay

✨New PBS KIDS show alert✨ "Wowsabout" is a new, half-hour puppet special from The Jim Henson Company premiering on WUCF May 1. Filmed in Sequoia National Park, it follows Roxy 🦔 and Ronald 🐷 going on a fun adventure to discover the amazing wonders of nature!

Jazz and America is a 26-week series exploring jazz music's impact on American culture over the past 100 years. Meet the student producer behind the show, Jennifer Brassner, and get a tour of the world class radio studio at our Open House on May 2. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/h4ktz86

With free resources, printables, and videos created by WUCF Education professionals, kids can learn from real-life helpers across more than a dozen professions in a way that feels approachable and reassuring. Get started at MeetTheHelpers.org or explore on our YouTube page!

Where will you choose to notice, wonder, and reflect? 🌿

🚨 New WUCF Jazz merchandise! Be a hero for 89.9 FM and select your favorite WUCF Jazz thank-you gift. All new for 2026... a soft front-and-back t-shirt, a ceramic mug, and car coasters! 💛 Pick your gift here: https://www.pledgecart.org/home?campaign=70AC2DCE-4812-4529-B840-F0ADC1A0C22E&source=

Sit in on a Live from Studio A recording with Golden Flower on Thursday, April 16. Watch the concert and professional recording session unfold in real time just outside the studio glass! 🎶 Donate during our Spring Fund Drive to reserve your seat: https://ow.ly/iYqA50YHujl

Artemis II has officially wrapped with a successful splashdown off the California coast. Now, let’s get into what made it possible. 🔧 Join Florida Road Trip’s Scott Fias for "Artemis: The Next Giant Leap"! 📍 https://www.pbs.org/video/artemis-the-next-giant-leap-4ombhv/

Ever wondered how vehicles for future Moon missions are tested? 🌙 At UCF’s Exolith Lab, scientists use a giant sandbox filled with simulated moon dust to test rovers and other equipment designed for the lunar surface. Watch more #DestinationDiscovery at WUCF.org/space#DestinationDiscovery

Happy #407Day to our Central Florida neighbors, wherever you are in the world.💛 Our assistant producer Evan shared these photos from Scotland, repping WUCF and Florida Road Trip along the way. We're so grateful to serve the 407/321 area codes!

46 years and counting this #407Day 🎙️ WUCF 89.9 FM first signed on September 12, 1979, as a student-run station at the University of Central Florida. We’re grateful for the listeners who tune in, support us, and keep the music going strong for all.

Mark your calendars for our Open House on Saturday, May 2! 🏠 Tour your local PBS and Jazz studios, explore the outdoor festival with food trucks, browse a pop-up market and have the opportunity to meet some special guests. ✨ RSVP here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/h4ktz86

On Destination Discovery, former astronaut and UCF alum Nicole Stott celebrates the university’s growth in both the arts and the sciences. 💫 Celebrate Stott and the spirit of possibility this #UCFDayofGiving. Join us Thursday, April 9! https://dayofgiving.ucf.edu/organizations/wucf

On April 9, support your local PBS station and jazz radio station on #UCFDayofGiving 💛 Unlock thousands in bonus funds by taking part in hourly giving challenges: 🌟 First-Time Donor Challenge ⭐️ Most Donors Challenge (any gift amount counts!) 🌟 Repeat Donor Challenge #UCFGoForLaunch #ChargeOn

On April 9, help fuel the next season of WUCF's Florida Road Trip during #UCFDayofGiving 💛 Unlock thousands in bonus funds by taking part in hourly giving challenges: 🌟 First-Time Donor Challenge ⭐️ Most Donors Challenge (any gift amount counts!) 🌟 Repeat Donor Challenge #UCFGoForLaunch #ChargeOn

This week, Jazz and America features jazz fan and recent Florida resident - Byron Barr. His love for the genre began close to home...the front porch! Listen to the show on your favorite podcast platform! www.WUCF.org/podcasts

After more than 30 years behind the mic at 89.9 WUCF Jazz, Kayonne Riley is signing off. Longtime listeners know Kayonne has been the voice guiding Central Florida through the world of jazz. Join us through special programming leading up to her final broadcast on Friday, May 1. ✨🔊

We have an important update to share. Yesterday, a judge ruled that blocking funding to public media violates the First Amendment. It’s a step forward, but it sadly doesn’t restore the funding Congress already cut. WUCF has lost $2 million each year. We feel it. But we’re here to stay. 💛

On this UCF Founders' Day, we celebrate UCF alum Jennifer Guida. Growing up alongside NASA's Shuttle program fueled her passion for science, leading her to UCF and later: the Artemis missions to return humans back to the Moon. Check out more #DestinationDiscovery videos at WUCF.org/space#DestinationDiscovery

UCF is once again training the next generation of space industry leaders. ✨ Watch #DestinationDiscovery here: https://www.pbs.org/video/ucf-building-the-future-of-space-exploration-yykwaz/

Introducing a new documentary from Ken Burns 🪶 Henry David Thoreau is a three-part film that features voices from Jeff Goldblum and Ted Danson and draws on a rich collection of archival materials and newly filmed cinematography. 🌿 Explore our all-new Guide to Thoreau here: WUCF.org/thoreau

What do astronauts do when the workday ends in space? #DestinationDiscovery 🔭 Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/space-for-kids-questions-for-astronauts-what-do-you-bring-for-fun-n3nzmk/

On the Space Coast, the story of space exploration is told not only through rockets and missions, but through the people who made it all possible. #DestinationDiscovery 💫 Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/memorials-and-memories-at-kennedy-space-center-florida-road-trip-mnqp29/

The Space Shuttle program changed how we think about getting to space and working in orbit. Take a look back at the history with Florida Road Trip! #DestinationDiscovery ✨ Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/kennedy-space-centers-shuttle-program-florida-road-trip-bbg4b6/

The trumpet: one of the original ingredients of jazz. On Jazz and America, Joe Young IV traces his roots, his influences, and how jazz continues to shape American identity in ways you might not expect. 🎺 Listen to the show on your favorite podcast platform!

Dr. Adrienne Dove, UCF Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, joined our #DestinationDiscovery series to talk about space dust! 💫 Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/building-the-future-of-space-exploration-space-dust-rmr1rd/

With only about two weeks to go, join us in this celebration of building futures, donations, generosity, and more with UCF's Day of Giving. Donors can choose to support anything they choose. Donations, no matter how big or small, can have a great impact. #UCF #UCFDayofGiving

Space tourism? 🍸 UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality is already planning how meet the needs of the future. 📲 Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/space-tourism-n7jime/ #Destination Discovery

On April 9, celebrate generosity and community. For more than 46 years, WUCF Jazz has called UCF home nurturing the next generation of media professionals and sharing commercial-free music with listeners in Central Florida and beyond. 📌 #UCFDayofGiving | Thursday, April 9

Do artistic expression and science mix? Nicole Stott says—absolutely. For our #DestinationDiscovery series, she told us how valuable the inclusion of art education can be in one’s ability to solve problems. 💫 Watch here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-science-in-creativity-u5cdtp/

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 🇺🇸 We're fewer than four months away from the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence. 📲 Learn with documentaries, podcasts, games, and events on our #America250 page! Go to WUCF.org/america250#America250to get started.

📍 On this episode of Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, Samantha heads to Tampa to explore Ybor City’s Cuban cigar heritage, dine at local favorites, and uncover the flavors and stories that make this Gulf Coast city shine. Watch Monday, March 30 at 5:30 pm on WUCF or on the PBS app

You already know the drill: Jazz and the American Spirit hits your speaker every Thursday at 7PM on 89.9 WUCF Jazz. But if life gets loud and you miss it? The latest episode is always waiting for you on our website, ready when you are. Stream anytime: WUCF.org/podcasts 📲🔊

Silver Springs, Florida 🎥 Nicknamed "natures underwater studio," several popular films of the 20th century were filmed there, thanks to its crystal-clear waters. (Story continues below)

Few people can say that they had legendary jazz pianist, Count Basie, as a friend. In this week's new episode of Jazz and America, you can hear the familiar voice of Judy Carmichael, host of Jazz Inspired. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

The countdown is on. 🚀 With the launch of Artemis II set for April 1, WUCF is highlighting our favorite space stories with an out-of-this-world guide called Destination Discovery. Go to WUCF.org/space 🌖

It’s the last day of our Spring Fund Drive, and we want to introduce you to a very special neighbor of WUCF.

This week, "Jazz and America" features DeLand resident and retired librarian Sims Kline. Kline shares how growing up in a musical home and discovering late-night jazz radio in Washington, D.C., sparked an appreciation for the genre. 📌Listen on WUCF.org/podcasts or your favorite platform!

We love hearing from viewers near and far who explore new places after watching Florida Road Trip! 🚙 Catch episodes of your favorite locally-produced history series Thursdays on WUCF or stream anytime on the free PBS App or YouTube.

Miles changed the direction of jazz again and again... and we’re starting at the beginning. 🎺 On this week’s "Jazz and the American Spirit," host Jeff Rupert kicks off a deep dive into the early years of Miles Davis. 📌 Thursday nights at 7PM on 89.9 in Orlando 🔉 Streaming on WUCF.org/podcasts

Families in Central Florida have relied on PBS and PBS KIDS for safe and enjoyable TV. Shows like "All Creatures Great and Small," "Wild Kratts," and "Frontline" bring curiosity to every generation. Keep them free in your neighborhood. Join the Heart of WUCF. 💛