Jeff Ashton thanks voters the day after he was elected state attorney in August. Photo credit: Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel
Ashton talks about the job, his plans and his decision not to re-hire some former co-workers in the state attorney’s office, moderator Greg Warmoth said. Ashton also discusses the Casey Anthony case, including revelations about the search on the Anthony family computer for fool-proof suffocation.
“Central Florida Spotlight” airs at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Departing State Attorney Lawson Lamar will be Warmoth’s guest on the next show.
In other local public-affairs programs this weekend:
Bob Graham, the former U.S. senator and Florida governor, will be a guest on “Political Connections.” The program can be seen at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday on Central Florida News 13. Analysts Lou Frey and Dick Batchelor discuss the fiscal cliff and divisions in Congress. Frey and Batchelor also discuss the death of Bill McBride, his contributions to Florida, and what his death could mean for the political future of Alex Sink, McBride’s widow.
State Sen. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, will be a guest on “Orlando Matters,” which airs at 7 a.m. Saturday on WRBW-Channel 65. Soto and moderator Keith Landry of WOFL-Channel 35 will discuss the economy, foreclosures, education funding, the state budget and property insurance reform. Landry also interviews Greg Snavely from Operation Airboat, which sends care packages to U.S. soldiers serving overseas.
Lauren Rowe looks at the “25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida” on “Flashpoint,” which airs at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. The program is based on reports by Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel. He is Rowe’s guest along with Martha Haynie, Orange County comptroller, and Dr. Case Thorp of First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. Rowe, Haynie and Thorp were among the nine community leaders who helped compile the list.