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MELBOURNE, FLA.—WFIT 89.5 FM, the City of Melbourne and Florida Institute of Technology present Music in the Panthereum Sunday, Jan. 22, from 3 to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy an evening of free jazz performed by the Ron Pirtle Quintet. Pirtle, a jazz bass player working throughout the Space Coast, plays…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, was recently awarded a $6,407 grant from the Brevard County Community Cultural Grants Program. The program is funded by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and managed by the Brevard Cultural Alliance. Its objective is to support arts and culture in Brevard County by funding private nonprofit arts…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, will wrap up its fall fund drive Oct. 10. WFIT’s goal this fall is $50,000. A noncommercial, public radio station, WFIT obtains funding for operations and equipment from individual listener gifts, local business support, grants and special fund raising events. Continued community and grant support is all the more…

MELBOURNE, FLA—Florida Institute of Technology’s WFIT hosts a jazz-themed cruise on the Indian River Queen Paddlewheel Boat March 26. The boat will leave Whitley Bay Marina in Cocoa Beach at 6:30 p.m. and return at 9:30 p.m. Boarding is at 5:30 p.m. The cost of $35 includes a box supper. Featured artists will perform throughout the boat. The Christian Tamburr…

MELBOURNE, FLA—WFIT 89.5 FM, the City of Melbourne and Florida Institute of Technology present Jazz at the Panthereum Sunday, Feb. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy an afternoon of free jazz performed by the Dave Dunscombe Trio. Joining drummer Dunscombe will be Mark Hubrouck on keys and Rabbitt…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s WFIT 89.5 FM and the city of Melbourne present Jazz at the Panthereum on Sunday, Jan. 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. The free event will be held in Florida Tech’s outdoor Panthereum. The concert will feature Wilson on drums, Brad Baker on saxophone and Kenny Clarke on organ. Wilson plays drums with many different…

The Brevard Nature Alliance presents: The 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival January 27-February 1, 2010 WFIT will be there – and YOU should be too!

MELBOURNE, FLA.-WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, presents an evening with National Public Radio’s Noah Adams featuring pianist John Ryan. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Florida Tech’s Gleason Performing Arts Center in Melbourne. Adams will discuss “The Classics– 30 Years of Radio Production.” Former long-time co-host of NPR’s All…

MELBOURNE, FLA. — WFIT 89.5-FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, has received the 2009 Hampton Dunn Media Award for broadcasting “Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society.” Hampton Dunn, a longtime journalist in newspaper and television, pioneered efforts to preserve Florida history through photographs. The Hampton Dunn Broadcasting Award is given annually to electronic…

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech will be awash in the cultures, costumes and cuisines of many countries when it hosts the Third Annual International Festival on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 from noon to 6 p.m. The free event, a highlight of the university’s Golden Anniversary festivities, will take place in the outdoor Panthereum area, located off Country Club Drive and…