Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we are at the Lawndale Museum (The Hiram Smith Williams Home) in Rockledge. Lawndale is a historic home in Rockledge, Florida, built by Hiram Smith Williams, a carriage builder by trade. Williams came to Florida from Alabama to find new prospects during the economic turmoil of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. He began working to promote and lead the community, became the first postmaster for Rockledge, served as County Treasurer, served as a ...
Apr 01, 2022•51 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we speak with Mark Grainger of Cocoa Beach Dolphin Tours, operated by Island Boat Lines. Cocoa Beach Dolphin Tours offers numerous tours from various locations, offering fun for the whole family on Florida's Space Coast. We will be discussing the various scenic wildlife tours, sunset cruises, and launch viewing cruises on pontoon boats.
Mar 25, 2022•49 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Start your engines and join us we speak with drag racer Elaine Larsen of Larsen Motorsports. Elaine Larsen has over 20 years of drag racing experience behind the wheel of her jet dragsters. Her motto is Live Fast and Play Hard, and she practices what she preaches. Based in Palm Bay, FL, the headquarters of Larsen Motorsports has embedded itself within the heart of Florida’s Space Coast manufacturing and technology corridor. We will be on location at Larsen Motorspor...
Mar 18, 2022•55 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we speak with Heather Lewis, Marketing Director for Ron Jon Surf Shop, and Mitch Varnes, Event Director of the Ron Jon Beach 'N Boards Fest. Ron Jon Beach ‘N Boards Fest has been the Nation’s premier active lifestyle Spring Break destination since 2013. With almost every type of boarding sport under the sun, Cocoa Beach and the Ron Jon Beach ‘N Boards Fest will be the place to be March 9-13, 2022! We will be discussing this year's Beach 'N Boards Fest eve...
Mar 04, 2022•46 min
Welcome to 321 Lift Off. Join us as we speak with Nina Gadodia and Yasmin Majeed, 2022 Committee Members for Indiafest. Indiafest is a fun family festival sharing the Indian culture in Brevard County, catering to all age groups with hands-on activities for the youth and mouth-watering Indian cuisine for all to enjoy. We will be discussing the highlights of the festival, including live traditional Indian music, Yoga and Zumba demonstrations, traditional folk, classical, and modern Indian dances, ...
Feb 25, 2022•45 min
Blast off with us when we speak with Ashley Nelsen with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems. Exploration Ground Systems at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center develops and operates the systems and facilities necessary to process and launch rockets and spacecrafts during assembly, transport, and launch. We will be discussing the highlights of the Artemis I Program, NASA's newest program to return astronauts to the moon by 2024. They plan to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon, using ...
Feb 18, 2022•49 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we take a visit to Cocoa Beach Fish Camp Grill. Cocoa Beach Fish Camp Grill is Cocoa Beach's only Fish Camp that features Swamp food with a flair! We will be discussing this funky eatery with a patio and live music whipping up frogs legs, gumbo, BBQ smoked voodoo wings, and jambalaya. It's a Bayou at the Beach!
Feb 11, 2022•49 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we are on-site at Oceanside Distillery in Cape Canaveral. The story of Oceanside started with two brothers who had a dream of making craft spirits on Florida’s Space Coast using the very best Florida and regionally sourced ingredients, the best oak barrels, and some of the most technically advanced distilling equipment. We will be discussing the various types of "Fresh from Florida Spirits" distilled right here on the Space Coast and the behind-the-scenes tour...
Feb 04, 2022•46 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Come join us on the farm while we speak with Lina and Jeremy Graves, owners of Romelia Farms in Merritt Island. Romelia Farms is a 27-acre wildlife preserve and exotic petting farm/zoo with fishing ponds that focus on the education & preservation of the animals. We will be discussing the petting farm, which is home to various animals like sloths, a kangaroo, ring-tailed lemurs, and camels, to name a few. The farm also offers horseback trail rides, hayrides, pony...
Jan 28, 2022•54 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we speak with Nancy Peltonen, President, and CEO of the Greater Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, and Suzanne Sherman, Palm Bay City Manager The Greater Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce supports all businesses across all industries in the city. They attract, support, and grow business through advocacy, economic development, and business development. We will be discussing the first annual Multicultural Festival scheduled for Saturday, January 29, at Fred Popp...
Jan 21, 2022•49 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us when we speak with Jimmy Lane, President, and CEO of the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce serves as the voice of business, enhances the quality of life in the community, and acts as a catalyst for business success. We will be discussing Mr. Lane's plans for activities in the Cocoa Beach area and how he and his family are enjoying their new lifestyle on the Space Coast.
Jan 14, 2022•52 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we were live from the Brevard Renaissance Fair. Gather one and all for the 7th season of the Brevard Renaissance Fair in the Forest of Wickham Park in Melbourne, Florida. We will be broadcasting live from the Renaissance Fair, which features colorful characters, dancing, and more. With over 100 stage shows daily, varieties of foods and treats, and numerous artisan merchants with handcrafted wares, the Brevard Renaissance Fair invites guests to immerse themselv...
Jan 07, 2022•46 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today, we hope you're ready for tourism talk! Despite the recent challenges going on in the world, the Space Coast's tourism has had a record year with the help of the area's various offerings to tourists, like: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, increased rocket launches, 76 miles of sandy beaches, cruising out of Port Canaveral, the Brevard Zoo, sporting events, cultural events, nature activities, and more! We will be speaking with Peter Cranis, Executive Direc...
Dec 24, 2021•54 min
Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we speak with Meagan Happel, the Film Commissioner of the Space Coast Film Commission. Florida’s Space Coast has many bio-diverse natural landscapes, historical points, and other available destinations, which have made the area a popular filming destination for movies like Armageddon, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and The Right Stuff (2020). We will be discussing upcoming and past movies, TV commercials, music videos, and fashion shoots that picked the Space...
Dec 17, 2021•51 min
Welcome back to the show! Today we speak with George Trosset, the man behind Cocoa Beach's Surfing Santa event. What started as a small family day in Cocoa Beach has turned into a global phenomenon where people from all over congregate on Christmas Eve in Cocoa Beach to celebrate the holidays with Santa, friends, and family. Whether you surf or are looking to join in the holiday spirit, there is no other beach having this much fun on Christmas Eve! We will be discussing how you can be part of hu...
Dec 10, 2021•47 min
Welcome to 321 Liftoff! Today, we are at Route 7 Adrenaline Warehouse, a new attraction on the Space Coast. Route 7 Adrenaline Warehouse is a premier family entertainment center located in Florida’s iconic Space Coast, with 60,000 square feet of total, absolute, and mind-blowing FUN. We will be onsite discussing the various high-end attractions and action-packed events found at Route 7 Adrenaline Warehouse.
Dec 03, 2021•51 min
Welcome to 321 Lift Off! On todays show we meet with Korinn Braden, a member of Museums of Brevard (affectionately called the MOB), and Mel Thomas, Vice President of Business Development for the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce. Christmas is in the Air on the Space Coast as the Museums of Brevard showcases its 2nd Annual Christmas Tour of Historic Homes, where you can travel back in time to the Christmases of yesterday to see the unique architecture and gorgeous seasonal decorations. We wi...
Nov 26, 2021•39 min
Welcome to the show! Today 321 Lift Off is at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport to discuss Allegiants' new non-stop flights to Pittsburgh, PA, Concord, NC, and Nashville, TN, home to the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. To celebrate the new ultra-low fare flights from Melbourne to Pittsburgh, Nashville, and Concord, NC, the airport will offer free parking for up to three days to passengers that fly on Allegiant throughout November and December. Melbourne Or...
Nov 19, 2021•41 min
Join us Friday 11/12 at 10:00 a.m. when we speak with our guests Executive Director of the American Space Museum Karan Conklin and Mark Marquett, community liaison and host of “Stay Curious.” The American Space Museum houses exhibits featuring many items donated by individuals, astronauts, space workers, NASA, and space contractor companies. The exhibit halls offer everything from spacecraft parts to astronaut suits to photos and working launch consoles. They even have Soviet Space Program memor...
Nov 12, 2021•56 min
Join us Friday 11/5 at 9:30 a.m. at Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville as they prepare for their Veterans Day Open House scheduled for November 13 and 14. The theme of the Open House will be “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” and admission to the open house is free for all active duty, retired or separated military, and Florida residents. We will be on scene at the museum to discuss the Open House and the various types of exhibits visitors can experience throughout the weekend!...
Nov 05, 2021•54 min
Join us Friday 10/29 at 11 a.m. when we sit down with a very intriguing person here on the Space Coast, Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Sheriff Ivey has been a Law Enforcement Officer for over three decades, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. We will sit down with Sheriff Ivey, who has made national news with his creative approaches to safety, to discuss the various methods that have made our Sheriff a beloved comm...
Oct 29, 2021•47 min
Take a trip down the yellow-brick road with us on Friday 10/22 at 10 a.m. when we visit the newest attraction on the Space Coast, the Wizard of Oz Museum, opening soon in Cape Canaveral! There is no place like the Wizard of Oz Museum, which features a new immersive Wizard of Oz show where visitors can be placed into Dorothy's shoes and travel through a tornado, munchkin land, the dark forest, and the poppy field that leads into Emerald City. We will be on location somewhere over the rainbow at t...
Oct 22, 2021•54 min
Lift off with us on Friday, October 15 at 10 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where we will be enjoying the flavors of the Taste of Space food festival. The food festival runs from October 8 through November 5 and offers a new menu of gastronomic delight. Guests can try delectable, seasonal food items and local brews and may attend a progressive dinner event, including a “Marstini” shake-off event at the end of the festival. Some of the delicious meals served at the Orbit Café inclu...
Oct 15, 2021•50 min
Cast a line with us on Friday, October 8, at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guest Mayor Rob Medina with the City of Palm Bay and JT Kenney, the Major League Fishing television and live-stream commentator. The Palm Bay area offers a vast selection of options for the modern fisherman. Prime boating access on the Indian River Lagoon and the Intercoastal Waterway makes Palm Bay a fishing paradise. Mayor Medina, who is also and a member of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council, along with Mr...
Oct 08, 2021•54 min
Join us on Friday, October 1, at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guest Dennis "Captain Twister" Inman of Twister Airboat Rides at Lone Cabbage Fish Camp. We will be on location at Lone Cabbage Fish Camp, an old-style Florida Fish Camp that sits on the banks of the beautiful St. John's River, offering food and fun with Airboat Tours from "Capitan Twister." We will discuss the ride through the grassy marsh of the scenic Saint John's River and Lake Poinsett while guests travel at speeds up to 45 mph...
Oct 01, 2021•45 min
Tee off with us on Friday, September 24, at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guests Gina Liberto, Development and Marketing Administrator for the City of Melbourne Parks and Recreation, and Erinn Stranko, the Sports Commissioner for the Space Coast Office of Tourism. Florida's Space Coast is home to many sports venues, especially golf, and offers golfers twenty of the most notable golf courses in Florida. The Space Coast is a top-class golf destination offering visitors the opportunity to experien...
Sep 24, 2021•53 min
Join us Friday, September 17 at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guest, Astronaut Mike McCulley, a retired American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, former NASA astronaut, and was the first submariner in space. In addition to his time in space as Space Shuttle pilot for the STS-34 mission, Mr. McCulley has flown over 50 aircraft types, logging over 5,000 flying hours, and has nearly 400 carrier landings from six aircraft carriers. We will be on location at Longboards Tiki Beach Grille, where we...
Sep 17, 2021•53 min
Join us Friday, September 10, at 11 a.m. when we speak with our guest Shelley Parker, Owner and Guide for Canaveral Tours out of Port Canaveral. Canaveral Tours offers Canaveral Lighthouse, Spaceflight & Wildlife Tours of exploration to enjoy the historic and natural wonders of Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island & the Space Coast of Florida. We will be on location at the Canaveral Lighthouse, where we will discuss the history of the lighthouse and how you can reserve a seat to the historic s...
Sep 10, 2021•44 min
Join us Friday, September 3 at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guest Keith Winsten, Executive Director of the Brevard Zoo The Brevard Zoo is a 75-acre property that houses over 900 various types of animals and is a leading institution in top zoo lists and awards from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. We will be on location at the Zoo, discussing the daily animal encounters, how you can kayak or take the aerial tree-top zip line trek around the wildlife park, and discuss the plans for the new...
Sep 03, 2021•53 min
Join us Friday, August 27 at 10 a.m. when we speak with our guests James Draper, the Director of the Sands Space History Center and Museum, and John Hilliard, the docent (or voluntary guide) for the museum, who has a wealth of knowledge on the history of Cape Canaveral. The Sands Space History Center displays historical information for each Launch Complex (LC) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. We will be on location at the History Center and Museum located in Port Canaveral, discussing the ...
Aug 27, 2021•53 min
