New political TV show headed for Hillsborough

JULY 29, 2008

Budget cuts have put the Hillsborough County television station in jeopardy, but that doesn't mean you won't be seeing County Commissioner Rose Ferlita on the tube.

Ferlita will be the host of Taking Sides, a new political affairs talk show on WTTA-Ch. 38 that debuts Sunday at 10:30 p.m. Ferlita will moderate a 30-minute program that will feature six guests debating a single topic. This week's show will focus on the recent Rays stadium proposal and where the issue is headed now.

The panelists will be drawn from a pool of "regulars:" Times columnist Ernest Hooper, Hillsborough Clerk of the Circuit Court Pat Frank, St. Petersburg resident Ed Davis, former Tampa mayor Dick Greco, attorneys Fred McClure and Brad Culpepper, Tampa hotel broker Lou Plasencia and Christa Watson, former director of investor relations for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

Initial plans call for the show to air twice a month.

Posted by Times Editor at 11:03:36 am on July 29, 2008 in

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