Rick Flagg

Radio reporter covering Florida Capitol since 1978. Host of Sunrise podcast on Florida politics. Proud father of Jenny and Katy. Beekeeper since 2010

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Found the perfect meme for a gonzo journalist / beekeeper.

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Today is the first day of retirement. Had a nice cup of coffee when I woke up and went right back to bed. I could get used to this. And I never again have to cover a press conference where our governor is being an asshole.

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The pecan branch that fell in the bee yard last night is huge. 2 foot diameter at the base and covered with ferns. Hives have smaller branches on them but were not breached. Think I’ll leave the bees alone till it warms up

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Brendan Small. Voice guy extraordinaire who did most of the classic animated shows on Adult Swim

[Brendan Farrington @bsfarrington]

Gonna pick another random Brendan to follow. Open to suggestions.

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Huge branch from 150 year old pecan tree fell on the bee yard tonight. Just missed the bee house and the car. The entire tree is leaning now and has to come down... but we were quite lucky

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

@JoeyWhite1212 @PeterSchorschFL @GovRonDeSantis @realDonaldTrump Hi Joey. The outdoor sites that use tents and canopies vulnerable to wind were closed but are already starting to reopen. Testing at the county health departments never stopped

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@TamaraLush We used to call that a pornstash.

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Enjoyed our first family meal at a sit down restaurant in two months. Tasty. But as we dined on the outdoor deck, I realized the dot over the “I” looks suspiciously like the coronavirus 🦠

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

My daughter Katy and her friend Drew were king and queen of Tallahassee’s “Night to Shine” Friday and @TimTebow did the crowning.

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Note to @marcorubio and @SenRickScott. If this potato can grow a pair, you can too.

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

This is my first Veterans Day without dad, who ended his tour of duty last month at the age of 85. He was a bad ass during two tours in Vietnam and is still my hero. My thanks to everyone who served our country in the armed forces.

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Got a text from my ole radio bud Jason Taylor today letting me know Debbie and I made the big time: we’re on Google earth suited up to work the bees. Looks like we were hiding from the sun when the google camera drove past

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Just wrapped up the recording of tomorrow’s Sunrise podcast featuring a one on one interview with Rick Wilson... the OG Of Never Trumpers. He’s the Rickest of the Ricks. Check it out in the morning.

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This could have ended badly in the basement of a gun shop.

[Jim Rosica @JimRosicaFL]

I left a briefcase - more valuable than you can imagine - belonging to my boss, Marsellus Wallace, in the back of my @Uber and the driver realized it and returned it within minutes. And he didn't even open it. Thank you @Uber!

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

Gary scooped me on my own announcement. Well done, sir.

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Been meaning to do this: Congrats to @RadioRicko and his new podcast and his return to the fray...couldn't stay in Colorado forever....

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[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

So in case you hadn’t heard, I’m doing a daily podcast on Florida Politics for Peter Schorsch, the brains behind https://t.co/fLkpTefuj8. You can find it at Apple or at https://t.co/oS8iwDbKtH

[Rick Flagg @RadioRicko]

@ForrestWUFTNews Hi Forrest! You can reach me at [email protected]. My six month sabbatical is nearly over so I’ll be going back to work next month

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Debbie wasn’t worried about how high we were. She just didn’t want to take a selfie in a hot air balloon 🎈

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Our first hot air balloon flight courtesy of Debbie’s cousin Brittany. She earned her commercial pilot’s license last week.

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Just out of the Colorado mountains. Was enjoying roads in New Mexico without thousand foot cliffs when some clown tried to pull into my lane before he finished passing. Barely avoided a high-speed collision. Of course the clown car had Florida tags.