Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Murphree interviews author Gary Mormino, emeritus professor of history at the University of South Florida at St Petersburg. In the interview, Mormino discusses the special issue he recently guest edited for the Florida Historical Quarterly titled, “500 Years of Florida History in the 20th Century”. This issue includes the final component of a series of six special issues published in recognition of the quincentennial of Ponce de Leon’s first visit to Florida in 1513. After the Gary Mormino interview, the episode also includes two tributes to Michael Gannon and Jerrell Shofner, scholars who passed away in April of 2017.
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Murphree interviews author Gary Mormino, emeritus professor of history at the University of South Florida at St Petersburg. In the interview, Mormino discusses the special issue he recently guest edited for the Florida Historical Quarterly titled, “500 Years of Florida History in the 20th Century”. This issue includes the final component of a series of six special issues published in recognition of the quincentennial of Ponce de Leon’s first visit to Florida in 1513. After the Gary Mormino interview, the episode also includes two tributes to Michael Gannon and Jerrell Shofner, scholars who passed away in April of 2017.
