

It has been displayed in the museum's "Scribes and Mikemen" exhibit and from 2002 to 2006 it was a part of the "Baseball as America" traveling exhibition. WRUF's sports news departments, staffed almost entirely by School of Journalism students, are fairly large for a station of its size by at least one account it has the largest local radio news department in Florida.Ī WRUF microphone used by UF alumnus Red Barber during the 1930s is part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's collection. Joy Browne, Larry King Live and Sporting News Radio, plus religious programming on Sunday mornings, including Bill Gaither, The Director of Programming is Rob Harder, Assistant Program Director/Brand Manager is Seth Harp and the Sports Director is Steve Russell. WRUF featured a mixture of local and syndicated programs, including Jim Bohannon, Dr. The station signed on in October 1928 and is the fifth-oldest station in the state. Unlike its public sister stations, WUFT TV and WUFT-FM, WRUF is a commercial station and, despite being state-run, is run no differently from privately owned commercial stations. WRUF is a sports station that covers University of Florida athletics. WRUF (850 kHz) is an AM radio station that operates from the University of Florida's main campus in Gainesville, broadcasting at 850 kHz.
