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Diane Egner
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Editor and Online Publisher, 83 Degrees
Saint Petersburg, Tampa
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Biography
Diane Egner is a community leader and award-winning journalist with more than four decades of experience reporting and writing about the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. She serves on the boards of the University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications Advisory Council, The Institute for Research in Art (Graphicstudio, the Contemporary Art Museum, and USF’s Public Art Program) Community Advisory Council, Sing Out and Read, and StageWorks Theatre Advisory Council. She also is a member of Leadership Florida and the Athena Society. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism, she won the top statewide award for editorial writing from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors while at The Tampa Tribune and received special recognition by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists for creative work as Content Director at WUSF Public Media. Past accomplishments and community service include leadership positions with Tampa Tiger Bay Club, USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP), Alpha House of Tampa Bay, Awesome Tampa Bay, Florida Kinship Center, AIA Tampa Bay, Powerstories, Arts Council of Hillsborough County, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Diane and her husband, Sandy Rief, live in Tampa.
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Content
By Diane Egner Verified| 83 Degrees Verified About 20 members of Athena Society of Tampa recently toured MacDill Air Force Base in South Tampa to learn more about what goes on there and how the surrounding community can be supportive. MacDill Air Force Base invites such small groups of local business and community leaders on base tours to increase public awareness of missions, policies and programs of the 6th Air Refueling Wing and the U.S. Department of Defense, including Central Command and Special Operations Command.
By Diane Egner Verified| 83 Degrees Verified Need an escape from the hustle and bustle of this week’s chaos? Yearning to take a leisurely walk outdoors on a largely shaded path among tranquil gardens overlooking the waterfront? Interested in learning more about Florida orchids and other tropical plants and what makes them thrive? Or want to delve a little deeper into the biodiversity that makes Florida and the tropics a unique growing space for species of flora you can’t see at other places?
By Diane Egner Verified| 83 Degrees Verified The eclectic work-play environment of Port Tampa Bay includes gantry cranes for unloading cargo arriving from around the globe, cruise ships and ferries filled with passengers headed to and from Florida and a variety of boats designed for different purposes, some more obvious than others. Curious to learn more? At the top of the page, scroll through the photo gallery of images taken during a recent visit. Enjoy this story? Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.
Company Info
83 Degrees
83 Degrees Media is a digital magazine based in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It is part of Issue Media Group and focuses on solutions-based and narrative journalism. The magazine highlights stories about thought leaders, innovation, diversity, and community building in the Tampa Bay area. The company publishes a weekly digital magazine that covers a variety of topics, including local talent, neighborhoods, and urban living. It aims to engage the community by providing in-depth coverage of local issues and showcasing positive stories related to community development. With a focus on areas such as agriculture, arts, health, and technology, 83 Degrees Media serves the broader Tampa Bay community, including local businesses and residents. Its headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida.
Founded: 2009