{"id":626,"date":"2018-04-17T20:46:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T00:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/?p=626"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:31:28","slug":"craig-pittman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/craig-pittman\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Craig Pittman Shares Stories About Weird Florida at SPC Midtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/friends-partners\/about\/locations\/midtown-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Petersburg College Midtown Center<\/a> hosted journalist and author\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/craigpittman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craig Pittman<\/a>\u00a0at an SPC Reads event in March.<\/p>\n<p>Pittman works for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a> and focuses on environmental journalism, particularly in Florida. In 2006 and 2007, he won the Top Investigative Reporting Award. He has authored:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and The World\u2019s Most Beautiful Orchid\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManatee Insanity: Inside the War over Florida\u2019s Most Famous Endangered Species\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPaving Paradise: Florida\u2019s Vanishing Wetlands and The Failure of No Net Loss\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOh Florida! How America\u2019s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the March 22 SPC Reads event at the Midtown Center, Pittman discussed how bizarre Florida can be as well as how the odd state can influence other states in the country. As he went through his presentation, laughter from students and staff echoed throughout the room and flowed out into the main building. He talked about all topics from Florida\u2019s strange history to unusual facts pertaining to the state.<\/p>\n<p>What I learned from the event is Florida is crazier than I thought! Pittman was extremely informative on unusual facts pertaining to the state. He delved into some interesting history, involving how Florida use to be called \u201cRogue&#8217;s Paradise\u201d while it was a territory and the first Florida flag said \u201cLet Us Alone.\u201d He also mentioned the creation of NASCAR in 1947 in Daytona, FL.<\/p>\n<p>The one fact that stood out to me the most is when Pittman talked about a contest over who could eat the most cockroaches with the winner taking home a python.\u00a0 The winner of the contest died from insect parts blocking his airway!<\/p>\n<p>Overall the presentation done by Pittman was interesting. I got to speak with him before his presentation, and he is very passionate about what he does. I love his enthusiasm when it comes to nature and anything pertaining to Florida itself!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About the Author<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Kali Sheehan, and I am student at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/friends-partners\/about\/locations\/allstate-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC Allstate Center<\/a>. I major in Crime Scene Technology and plan to start my B.A.S. in Public Safety Administration next spring term. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After I graduate with my B.A.S., I am planning to work as a Crime Scene Technician. I chose to attend the event once I read Craig Pittman\u2019s book \u201cThe Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and The World\u2019s Most Beautiful Orchid.\u201d The book covers a unique situation of crime that has not been covered by anyone before. 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