Recently Fl. Governor Charley Crist accepted from public radio producer
Donna Green-Townsend a copy of UF Broadcast Journalism's award
winning CD- News Documentary, "Apalachicola Doin Time". Donna and
Crist while attending apointments on campus discussed the CD and its
educational and media potential.

Crist acknowledged the river-water negotiations and the importance of
public understanding of this largest river system issues soon to be
decided.  To Florida's future and to esturine Northern Gulf of Mexico
fisheries this radio doc. addresses the issues Crist has more generally
regarded such as his concern for manatees regulation changes this
week by FWC.

The enviromentally alert Governor assured Donna that he definately planned
to listen to the documentary and its songs before negotiating with Georgia
and Alabama concerning a  water flow agreement mandated by orders of
a Federal Court ruling.

The song "Apalachicola Doin Time" by Dale Crider is available thru
Will Mclean Foundation