Contributors

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Tony Winton

TONY WINTON is a veteran journalist and the founder of the Key Biscayne Independent and the president of the parent nonprofit, Miami Fourth Estate. He worked for three decades for The Associated Press, covering wars, disasters, presidential campaigns, and the space program.  He is the winner of multiple Edward R. Murrow awards. 


A graduate of Columbia College, he studied meteorology before going into journalism. 

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Jan Dillow

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John Pacenti

Guests

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Dana Goldman

DANA GOLDMAN is a former mayor of Sunny Isles Beach and an expert in condominium law. 

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Daniella Levine Cava

Daniella Levine Cava is the mayor of Miami-Dade County

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David Jolly

DAVID JOLLY is an attorney and former Republican Congressman from the Tampa Bay Area. He switched parties in opposition to President Donald Trump. 


Vote Smart Profile 


https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/146146/david-jolly

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JAMES FRANKLIN

JAMES FRANKLIN is the former chief of the Hurricane forecasting branch at the National Hurricane Center and one the nation's leading hurricane meteorologists. He flew more than 80 missions into hurricane eye walls. 


Franklin received more than a dozen awards during his NOAA career,
including the National Weather Service’s Isaac Cline award and the American
Meteorological Society (AMS) Editors Award. He was twice chosen for the
AMS Banner I. Miller award and was awarded the Department of Commerce
Gold Medal on three occasions - for improvements to the accuracy of
hurricane analyses through innovative application of GPS dropsonde data, for
leading NOAA’s operational use of the QuikSCAT satellite, and for his
contributions to advances in hurricane modeling.

 He has published more than 20 scientific articles on hurricane motion, inner-core structure, forecasting, and meteorological instrumentation.

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Kirsten Hines

Kirsten Hines is a Coconut Grove, Florida-based author, wildlife photographer, and conservationist with a master’s degree in biology and background as an environmental educator. She has written numerous articles and five books including Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens , Key Biscayne (Arcadia Publishing, Florida Authors and Publishers Book Award winner), Biscayne National Park(Arcadia Publishing), and Dry Tortugas National Park 


Kirsten is dedicated to restoring South Florida’s natural areas, with a particular emphasis on re-greening the urban corridor.https://kirstenhines.com

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Robin Peguero

Robin Peguero is an attorney and  former Miami-Dade prosecutor. A graduate of Harvard Law, he is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 27th Congressional District. 

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Stacy Miller

STACY MILLER is the director of transportation and public works for Miami-Dade County,