Welcome to the new Family Album!

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Welcome to the new Family Album!

For ten years, Family Album Radio brought you lively, up-to-date, unbiased daily radio features about issues facing today’s families. University of Florida faculty from the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences and IFAS Extension, in partnership with WUFT-FM, made it possible for listeners in Florida and across the country to benefit from this program.

In line with new university priorities, however, the radio portion of the show is now on hiatus. Instead, we will be focusing on our brand new blog right here, along with our Facebook page and Twitter feed. The new Family Album will still feature the same great research-based, peer-reviewed content you’ve come to expect, only in a more up-to-date, interactive format.

Thank you so much for your past listenership and support. It has been a pleasure bringing you the radio program. We hope you’ll join us here at the new blog, and please follow us on Facebook and Twitter, too.

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Posted: December 5, 2013
Last Updated: May 7, 2026



Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
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