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Kristen Hare

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Kristen Hare is a Florida-based journalist and author who started exploring Tampa Bay when her family made the move from St. Louis more than a decade ago. She never really stopped. Kristen has written three editions of “100 Things to do in Tampa Bay Before You Die.” Kristen is a media reporter and faculty member at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, where her focuses are the local news industry and early career journalists. She’s also a mom, a wife and, when not adventuring, a very happy homebody.

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Kristen Hare joins us to discuss her new book, the not-quite-history-not-quite-travel-guide Hotels, Motels, and Inns of Florida.

Kristen Hare, author of 100 Things to Do in Tampa Bay Before You Die, takes us on a road trip in her latest book, Hotels, Motels & Inns of Florida, uncovering the stories behind the most historic and beloved places

Get into spooky season with these haunted Florida hotels.

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