At first glance one may not recognize Fort Myers resident Randy Thomas. But the moment she speaks the picture changes. Thomas is a voice over professional. Working from her studio in her home she lends her voice to television programs and broadcast commercials. This Sunday she’ll be the voice of the 80th annual Academy Awards. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez recently talked with her about the fact this was her seventh time voicing the Oscars…and just how she became one of television’s most recognized voices.

Season’s been good so far at the Southwest Florida Museum of History in downtown Fort Myers. But while the number of overall visitors is up, just who’s doing the visiting is changing. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

Florida has the second highest rate of foreclosures in the nation. Two efforts were announced Wednesday in Tallahassee to try to protect future mortgage holders. Gina Jordan reports.

Florida’s public schools currently teach a maximum of four foreign languages. Two Florida lawmakers want to see that number increased to eleven. Tom Flanigan reports…

A controversy over whether to teach evolution in Florida’s public schools resulted in a compromise as the state Board of Education approved new science standards while calling evolution a theory. Florida Public Radio’s Margie Menzel reports.

Attorney General Bill McCullum together with State Senator Paula Dockery and State Representative David Rivera have unveiled a new bill that would broaden protections for victims of child pornography. Lynn Hatter has more.

Miami Republican State Representative David Rivera has filed legislation that would put the Florida lottery out of business and reverse the governor’s gaming compact. Lynn Hatter has more.

The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness is confronting the challenges of implementing a statewide fitness and nutrition program for Florida public school students. As Alyssa Zamora reports council members met with health and education officials Tuesday in Jacksonville.

Nola Thiess is back from a trip to the “U-N Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking Conference” in Vienna, Austria. Thiess is the Executive Director of the Human Trafficking Awareness Partnership. She’s also heading up the local Esperanza Project which brings Florida Gulf Coast University and Lee County law enforcement together to fight the growing problem of human trafficking in southwest Florida. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez talked with Thiess about her trip and some of the newest information on the fight against human trafficking.



-- Nola Theiss, Executive Director, Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc.
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Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in a close race for the Democratic nomination. Washington State and Wisconsin are holding their primaries Tuesday - along with Hawaii’s caucus. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the debate over whether Florida’s delegates should count.