Rick Flagg
Host of Sunrise
Rick Flagg has been covering politics in the Florida Capitol since 1978, when he was a student at Florida A&M University. He has covered every governor since Reubin Askew and actually liked a couple of them. During his 40+ years as a radio reporter, he won dozens of awards and was part of the team that won a national Edward R Murrow award for best news in radio. Rick has two daughters, two grandsons and more than 200,000 bees in his yard.
Rick Flagg has hosted 248 Episodes.
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Vaccine ahead?
July 28th, 2020 | 27 mins 18 secs
eldercare, florida, florida man, florida politics, geraldine thompson, government, mike pence, politics, ron desantis, seniors, tallahassee, united faculty of florida, university of miami
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Voices
July 27th, 2020 | 19 mins 14 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, nikki fired, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Grim record
July 24th, 2020 | 19 mins 9 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, iguanas, politics, rnc, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Back to school?
July 23rd, 2020 | 21 mins 25 secs
apalachicola bay, covid 19, debbie mucarsel-powell, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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No worries
July 22nd, 2020 | 20 mins 33 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, department of health, florida, florida man, florida politics, florida taxwatch, government, politics, robert weissert, ron desantis, scott rivkees, tallahassee, unemployment benefits
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Restart
July 21st, 2020 | 26 mins 11 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, florida, florida education association, florida man, florida politics, government, hecklers, nursing homes, orlando, politics, protests, ron desantis, senior care facilities, tallahassee, vote-by-mail, voting rights groups
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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No improvement
July 20th, 2020 | 21 mins 29 secs
carole bascom, coronavirus, covid-19, debbie wasserman shultz, donna shalala, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, iguana, lois frankel, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee, ted deutch, tiger king
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Stacked deck
July 17th, 2020 | 20 mins 14 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, politics, reopening schools, ron desantis, surgeon general, tallahassee, u.s. senate, uemployment
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Disgruntled Dems
July 16th, 2020 | 23 mins
board of education, coronavirus, covid-19, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, politics, reopening schools, senate democrats, tallahassee, walmart
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Epicenter
July 15th, 2020 | 26 mins 15 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, epicenter, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, medical marijuana, miami-dade, politics, public-school, ron desantis, senate district 27, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Heckler
July 14th, 2020 | 25 mins 22 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, department of health, florida, florida man, florida politics, francis rooney, government, heckler, jacob ogles, politics, ron desanits, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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National record
July 13th, 2020 | 23 mins 40 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, dan uhlfelder, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, grim reaper tour, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Loans
July 10th, 2020 | 20 mins 45 secs
anthony fauci, coronavirus, covid-19, eugene scalia, florida, florida democratic party, florida economy, florida man, florida politics, government, nikki fried, paycheck protection plan, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee, wilton simpson
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Ocoee
July 9th, 2020 | 18 mins 49 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, debbie mucarsel powell, florida, florida man, florida politics, francis suarez, government, miami, miami-dade, ocoee election day massacre, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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School's in?
July 8th, 2020 | 24 mins 43 secs
carlos giménez, coronavirus, covid-19, debbie wasserman schultz, donna shalala, florida, florida man, florida politics, florida schools, government, miami, moonwalking, politics, public schools, reopening, richard corcoran, ron desantis, tallahassee
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.
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Nothing to see
July 7th, 2020 | 22 mins 5 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, florida, florida man, florida politics, government, miami-dade, parody songs, paul simon, politics, ron desantis, tallahassee, theme parks, tourism
Rick Flagg takes you through the day's Florida news on SUNRISE.