✨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!
Learn more and find a printable field guide at WUCF.org/thoreau
Designed for kids and grown-ups to explore together, this guide is all about being intentional, paying attention, and discovering what’s right in front of you.
Your “Walden” doesn’t have to be far away—it could be your backyard, a neighborhood park, or a quiet spot under your favorite tree.
Inspired by Henry David Thoreau and his time at Walden Pond, WUCF’s Thoreau Field Guide invites you to slow down and connect with the world around you.
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: www.pledgecart.org/home
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
Florida Road Trip logo with the phrase 'To the Moon and Beyond' over a space-themed background.
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"!
📍 www.pbs.org/video/artemis-the-next-g...
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.
Man holding a white card with 'I heart WUCF' printed, standing on a sunny city street with historic buildings and a tall spire in the background.
Man wearing a green New York cap holds a Florida Road Trip sticker in a sunny park with a tall gothic monument and people relaxing on the grass.
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!
A female radio host speaking into a red microphone with WUCF branding in a modern studio setting on the left. There's a white divider in the middle. On the right is a black and white photo of a woman behind a microphone in the 1980s.
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
Man in a WUCF polo shirt stands in front of a live jazz band performing on an outdoor stage with UCF Day of Giving text.
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
Man speaking on camera outdoors near NASA facilities with text promoting UCF Day of Giving on April 9, 2026.
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
✨ Read more about Kayonne's retirement and celebration of her career here: www.wucf.org/blogs/wucf-f...
Kayonne Riley is wearing a mustard yellow jacket over a dark purple ribbed turtleneck sweater, standing outdoors with greenery in the background.
Professional video camera recording Kayonne Riley speaking in a studio with red curtains and bright lights.
Kayonne Riley wearing a yellow hard hat and white sleeveless shirt standing on a radio tower worksite with metal scaffolding and equipment around.
Kayonne Riley speaking into a microphone in the UCF Nicholson broadcast studio surrounded by monitors and audio equipment.
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. 💛
Woman in red Artemis shirt shares how she learned to be an engineer at Amentum after graduating from UCF.
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.
UCF is once again training the next generation of space industry leaders.
✨ Watch #DestinationDiscovery here: www.pbs.org/video/ucf-building-the-f...
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
A woman wearing a purple shirt is interacting with a circular scanning table featuring various colorful objects and a digital screen displaying item details above.
What do astronauts do when the workday ends in space? #DestinationDiscovery
🔭 Watch here: www.pbs.org/video/space-for-kids-que...
The Mercury Monument in Titusville, Florida is a metal sculpture with number "seven" surrounded in a circular frame and a cross shape below on a stepped brick pedestal surrounded by trees next to the Indian River Lagoon.
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: www.pbs.org/video/memorials-and-memo...
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: www.pbs.org/video/kennedy-space-cent...
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 has long hair and is wearing a yellow cardigan and teal shirt, gesturing her fist against a plain background.
Dr. Adrienne Dove, UCF Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, joined our #DestinationDiscovery series to talk about space dust!
💫 Watch here: www.pbs.org/video/building-the-futur...
