John Wayne Mixson was an American politician and farmer in Florida who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987,and as the 39th governor of Florida for three days in January 1987. Mixson served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1978 prior to being elected as lieutenant governor. He was a lifelong conservative Democrat,and though he served in the Florida legislature and as Florida's lieutenant governor as a member of that party,he supported a mix of Democratic and Republican candidates for various state and national offices after retiring from elected office.
WSCV is a television station licensed to Fort Lauderdale,Florida,United States,serving as the Telemundo outlet for the Miami area. It is one of two flagship stations of the Spanish-language network. WSCV is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC station WTVJ. The two stations share studios on Southwest 27th Street in Miramar;WSCV's transmitter is located in Pembroke Park,Florida. The station also serves as the de facto Telemundo outlet for the West Palm Beach market,as that area does not have a Telemundo station of its own.
WLRN-TV is a secondary PBS member television station in Miami,Florida,United States. It is owned by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district alongside NPR member WLRN-FM (91.3);the two outlets are operated under a management agreement by Friends of WLRN,the stations' fundraising arm. Both stations share studios on Northeast 15th Street and Northeast 1st Avenue in Miami,while WLRN-TV's transmitter is located at McTyre Park in Miami Gardens.
WLTV-DT is a television station in Miami,Florida,United States,serving as the local Univision outlet. It is one of two flagship stations of the Spanish-language network. WLTV-DT is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Hollywood,Florida–licensed UniMás station WAMI-DT. The two stations share studios known as "NewsPort" on Northwest 30th Terrace in Doral;WLTV-DT's transmitter is located in Andover,Florida. The station also serves as the de facto Univision outlet for the West Palm Beach market.
WAQI is a commercial radio station licensed to Miami,Florida,United States,featuring a Spanish-language talk format known as Radio Mambí. Owned by Latino Media Network and formerly operated by Uforia Audio Network,the radio division of TelevisaUnivision,under a transitional agreement,the station broadcasts with 50,000 watts and serves as South Florida's designated primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System,one of three in the state. The studios are located at Univision's Miami headquarters,and the transmitter is located at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Florida State Road 997,near the edge of the Everglades.
WGBS-TV was a television station that broadcast on channel 23 in Miami,Florida,United States,from 1953 to 1957. Originally established as WFTL-TV in Fort Lauderdale,it moved south to Miami when it was purchased by Storer Broadcasting at the end of 1954 and consolidated with a construction permit Storer bought for a Miami station.
The 1978 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Florida A&M Rattlers and the UMass Minutemen. The game was played on December 16,1978,at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls,Texas. The culminating game of the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season,it was won by Florida A&M,35–28.
James Lorenzo Walker was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 89th and 113th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Charles Carey Matthews was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 110th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Sherman S. Winn was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 105th district of the Florida House of Representatives. Winn also served as a member for the 34th district of the Florida Senate.
F. Eugene Tubbs was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 45th and 72nd district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Donald F. Hazelton was an American politician who served as a Democratic member for the 78th district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1970 to 1978.
Robert C. Hartnett is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 106th and 109th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Billy Joe Rish was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 8th and 9th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Arthur H. Rude was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 83rd and 85th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Karen B. Coolman is an American politician. She served as a Democratic member for the 86th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Henry J. Prominski was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 86th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Bob Brannen was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 56th district of the Florida House of Representatives. He also served as a member for the 28th district of the Florida Senate.
Jack Burke Jr. was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 14th district of the Florida House of Representatives.
Harold J. Dyer was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 93rd district of the Florida House of Representatives.
