{"id":31850,"date":"2012-01-17T10:31:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=31850"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:50:51","slug":"new-season-time-for-wucfs-metro-center-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/new-season-time-for-wucfs-metro-center-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"New Season, Time for WUCF’s ‘Metro Center Outlook’"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong>Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will be the first guest on the second season of WUCF TV\u2019s Metro Center Outlook<\/em>, which will move to a 6 p.m. Wednesday time slot when it premieres this week.<\/p>\n Hosted by Diane Trees, director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies at UCF, Metro Center Outlook<\/em> explores issues impacting Florida\u2019s economic prosperity and development.<\/p>\n The new season will kick off with a two-part interview with Graham to air consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n Graham will discuss his novel, \u201cKeys to the Kingdom,\u201d and war in the Middle East during the first show, which will premiere Jan. 18.<\/p>\n The second part of the interview focuses on homeland security and terrorism. That episode will broadcast at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.<\/p>\n Metro Center Outlook<\/em> will re-air on Thursdays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Additional guests on this season\u2019s Metro Center Outlook<\/em> include former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, UCF President John C. Hitt and PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff.<\/p>\n Trees\u2019 Metro Center, in partnership with other institutions and organizations, was established in 2001 to serve as a link between UCF and the community in a regional approach that encompasses 13 Central Florida counties. It was founded by former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin.<\/p>\n WUCF TV is a partnership between the 海角直播 and Brevard Community College, created to keep PBS in Central Florida. The station launched July 1 for more than 3.5 million viewers with the promise of providing the community PBS favorites and high-quality local programs.<\/p>\n WUCF TV airs on Bright House Networks digital cable channels 1 and 1001 in Orange, Brevard, Seminole, Osceola, Flagler, Volusia, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties.<\/p>\n