Erin Thatcher is both our special guest representing the Arc of the Emerald Coast as well as our new show co-host. She interview Tracy Fitzgerald with the Emerald Coast Parrotheads about their organization and it’s non-profit fundraising motto of “Party with a Purpose” as well as talk about the upcoming “Chilli Cookoff” fundraiser for the Arc of the Emerald Coast. An RJ Murdock introduces a video produced by his Leadership Okaloosa Class of 2019 for his team’s project about what they learned about the Town of Shalimar.
Produced in the Emerald Coast TV Studios at the Landmark Center in downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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Our Emerald Coast Community – Northwest Florida Ballet & STEM Day @ Doolittle Institute
The Northwest Florida Ballet is our featured non-profit for this episode with Josh Finely (Community Relations) and Julia Sandwith (current Board President), interviewed by co-host Erin Thatcher (Chair of the C.A.R.E. committee at the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce). Also featured is Rick Soria with the STEM Outreach program at the the Doolittle Institute in Niceville, Florida. Interviewed by co-host RJ Murdock.Produced in the Emerald Coast TV Studios at the Landmark Center in downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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2020 Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade
Enjoy this replay of the 2020 Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade – “Christmas Nights & Winter Nights”, which took place on December 7, 2020 on Eglin Pkwy at 6:30pm CDT.
The weather was brisk but dry at folks came bundled up to watch business, local organizations and schools marching bands pass by and spread joy. Sponsored by the City of Fort Walton Beach and hosted by Ted Corcoran, the CEO of the FWB Chamber of Commerce and Heather Ruiz, the 2021 Chair of the board for the chamber who also represents Destin Commons shopping center. The Judges were Vince & Kimberly Mayfield (BitWizards), Seth Luttrell (chamber Dir Operations) and John Hofstad (Okaloosa County Administrator).
The winners of this year’s parade are as follows:
– Best Service – 501st Legion Parjai Squad
– Best Marching – Choctawhatchee High School Style Marchers
– Best Youth – Niceville High School Robotics
– Best Religious – Communidad Familiar Tabernaculo De Adoracion
– Best Commercial – RBM Contracting Produced byEmerald Coast TV Technical Producer & Editor – RJ Murdock
Additional Cameraman – Max Murdock -
Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade 2019
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida 2019 Christmas Parade, “A Storybook Christmas” took place at 6 :30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. The route begins at First Street and proceeds north on Eglin Parkway to the old K-Mart parking lot. The parade includes approximately 100 entries ranging from non-profits and the military to area schools, bands, civic organizations and area businesses. Parade entries are divided into five categories and awards will be presented for the following: Best Marching, Best Youth Organization, Best Religious Organization, Best Service and Best Commercial. Santa will close the parade riding on the Fort Walton Beach fire truck. The parade is recorded and will be rebroadcast on Facebook, YouTube, Emerald Coast TV and Cox Channel 6 during the month of December.
