* Major shout-out to Laura Reiley of the Tampa Bay Times for her in-depth investigation and subsequent writing of the two-part series, “Farm to Table.” This has journalism award written all over it. No, the California Culinary Academy grad is not your basic food critic.
* This media market lost one of its good guys last week with the retirement of Dave Wirth, the WTSP-Ch. 10 sports reporter and anchor. More solid and friendly than flashy, Wirth, 61, had been at Channel 10 since 1984.