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[NEWS] "WBTT names Scott Ferguson marketing and communications director" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-names-scott-ferguson-marketing-communications-director

[NEWS] "The Sarasota Scene 5/18/18" - Bobbilynn Hollifield, SCENE Magazine
"WBTT Names Scott Ferguson Marketing and Communications Director"
http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/the-sarasota-scene-51818/2/

[NEWS] "WBTT Names Ferguson Marketing and Comms Director" - Jacob Ogles, SRQ Daily
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2018-05-17/8381_WBTT-Names-Ferguson-Marketing-and-Comms-Director

[NEWS] "WBTT hosts Booker Middle School DIVAS for end-of-year celebration" - Bradenton Patch
https://patch.com/florida/bradenton/wbtt-hosts-booker-middle-school-divas-end-year-celebration

[NEWS] "WBTT hosts Booker Middle School DIVAS for end-of-year celebration" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-hosts-booker-middle-school-divas-end-year-celebration-0

[NEWS] "Sarasota Scene 5/18/18" - Bobbilynn Hollifield, SCENE Magazine
"WBTT Hosts Booker Middle School DIVAS for end-of-year celebration"
http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/the-sarasota-scene-51818/3/

[EVENT] "WBTT Voices: Diversity & Inclusion in the Entertainment Industry" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/calendar/event/20180607/352325/wbtt-voices-diversity-inclusion-in-the-entertainment-industry

[NEWS] "WBTT Announces 2018-2019 Season" - Tempo News
http://temponews.suncoastpress.com/#folio=2

[RADIO] "The Mezz: 5.05.2018" - Brian Hersh, WSRQ
Joel P.E. King of touring production "Real Life" is interviewed
https://omny.fm/shows/the-mezz-wsrq-sarasota-106-9-fm-1220-am-talk-radio/tmezz05052018-brian-welcomes-from-west-coast-black

[NEWS] "We are Sarasota celebrates inclusion, diversity" - Gayle Guynup, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180502/we-are-sarasota-celebrates-inclusion-diversity

[OPINION] "Editorial: The past and future meet at We Are Sarasota" - Editorial, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/opinion/20180502/editorial-past-and-future-meet-at-we-are-sarasota

[TV] "Opera House presents 'We Are Sarasota'" - Justin Robicheau, SNN TV
http://www.snntv.com/2018/04/30/opera-house-presents-sarasota/

[PHOTOS] "'We Are Sarasota' unites audiences of all backgrounds" - Niki Kottmann, Observer Media Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/photo-gallery/we-are-sarasota-2018?time=1525210024#photo-1

[PHOTOS] "We Are Sarasota" - Rod Millington, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/photogallery/LK/20180501/NEWS/501009999/PH/1

[NEWS] "WBTT Names Ferguson Marketing and Comms Director" - Jacob Ogles, SRQ Daily
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2018-05-17/8381_WBTT-Names-Ferguson-Marketing-and-Comms-Director