Craig is a native Floridian and spent over 30 years as a journalist for the Tampa Bay Times. He has authored a half-dozen award-winning books about the wild ideas and quirkiness of our state. Among his publications are Oh Florida!, Cat Tale, The State You're In, and Manatee Insanity. In 2022, Craig was given the Rachel Carson Award by the Sierra Club, which honors sustained achievement by professional journalists or authors and was also awarded a Florida Literary Legend by the Florida Heritage Book Festival.Craig is now a columnist for the Florida Phoenix and co-hosts the weekly Welcome to Florida podcast. https://www.instagram.com/craigpittman78/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-floridaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/florida-uncut/donations