Episodes

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Remembering Norm Benn
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Polk County and Florida Southern sports legend Norm Benn recently passed.
Having spent a lot of time with Norm up to his enshrinement in the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame, we felt that re-releasing what might be his last interview was the least we could do.
Quick witted with a sharp sense of humor, Norm will be missed.

Friday Apr 01, 2022
Haines City’s dynamic duo helps shape the northeast corner of Polk County
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Despite what you saw on television, parks and recreation is serious business.
In Haines City, Terrell Griffin and Ryan Ritchie use a mix of attractors and activities to not only infuse their city with visitors, but to shape the future of Polk's northeast corridor.

Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Polk County legend Scot ”The Rocketman” Ellis comes in for a landing
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Perhaps the greatest water ski jumper of his generation, Polk County legend Scot "The Rocketman" Ellis is calling it a career. Find out how a globe-spanning career started in Lakeland with .49 cent tacos and his plans for the future.

Friday Feb 04, 2022
Women, Softball and Sport, with THE Spring Games CEO, Alison Strange
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Alison Strange, CEO of THE Spring Games, joins Kevin Smith and Jack Cormier to discuss the upcoming event in Polk County, the long last influence of sports tourism on a community and how the past two years have changed the game for events in general.

Friday Jan 28, 2022
That’s a fivehead
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
On this roundup episode, we discuss if the Rays should come to Polk County, upcoming sports events including RussMatt and PFX, and the recent Major League Baseball Hall of Fame winners and losers.

Thursday Dec 02, 2021
A preview of the Central Florida Classic STOL Competition
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
If you like planes - especially takeoffs and landings - this is the event for you.
STOL stands for Short Takeoff and Landing, and its the hottest aviation competition category going.
Joining us is Anitra Goddard of the National Stol Series to talk about the Central Florida Classic STOL Competition going on in Lakeland Dec. 3 and 4 as part of the Sun N Fun Holiday Fly-In and Car Show.

Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Josh Hicks takes us on a tour of Davenport‘s newest community center
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Growing by leaps and bounds, Davenport needed a community center.
Josh Hicks has been there since the doors opened and shares the town's vision for their future.

Friday Nov 19, 2021
Artist and entrepreneur, Lakeland‘s Gillian Fazio
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Both artist and entrepreneur, Gillian Fazio has paved her own way to success. Her murals can be found throughout Central Florida and even on the Central Florida Visitor Information Center in Davenport. Listen in to how, just four years out of college, she's created her own career path.

Friday Oct 29, 2021
Amada Anderson of Winter Haven Food Tours
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
With more than 30 restaurants in a two mile radius of downtown, Amada Anderson knew that Central Florida's Winter Haven was the perfect spot for a food tour.
We talk food, her YouTube channel and more on this episode of the Polk Experience.

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
An RV park so nice that Margaritaville came knocking
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
It started as a blueberry farm.
It became an RV resort
And in just a few months, Cabana Club will finish its transformation into Camp Margaritaville RV Resort and Cabana Cabins in Auburndale. The hospitality brand, named after the Jimmy Buffett beach bum classic, is known around the world.
Less known are the Cabana Cabins. More tiny house than rustic abode, these charming overnight options allow we who don’t RV to enjoy this amenity package destination.
Giving us our tour today are Alexa Russo and Beth Wiley, their marketing department’s dynamic duo.