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About Florida Road Trip

Florida Road Trip was born out of an idea to allow viewers to learn more about the cities and towns in which they live and visit. The first show premiered on October 5, 2017, in Sanford, Florida. In 2022, the show, originally called Central Florida Roadtrip expanded to cover the entire Sunshine State.

Take a ride through history to discover some of the most interesting people and places in Florida.

On The Road - Where We've Been

Behind The Scenes

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Javier Castillo (Maxwell Groves Country Store) shares citrus history of Avon Park

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Lara Milligan informs us the importance the Brooker Creek Preserve has on Pinellas County

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Sandra Rooks (Pinellas County African American History Museum) tells us about Black history in Tarpon Springs

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Scott Fais tinkers with a vintage carbon arc projector at the Silver Moon Drive-in in Lakeland

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Debbie Komanski (Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens) shares Albin Polasek’s Inspirational story

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Scott Fais (Host) and Luis Monroy (Senior Producer) recording in Clearwater Beach

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Darien Andreu, PhD shares Minorcan History - St Augustine, FL

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Jetson Grimes - Sarasota, FL

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Columbia Restaurant - Tampa, Florida

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Arthur Larkins describes the impact Robert L. Taylor had on his community - Sarasota, FL

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Westcott Building - Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL

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Pedro Reis, Founder of the Circus arts Conservatory - Sarasota, FL

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Jamie Spurrier, MLIS speaks with Allison Godlove about the Florida Invertors Hall of Fame

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Dan Ellis gives us a look at Wynwood’s street art culture - Miami, FL

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Oldine Monestine dives deep into Vizcaya history - Miami, FL

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Gypsy Gold Horse Farm - Gainesville FL

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The Ringling Museum - Sarasota, Florida

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Jackie Llaguna shares the heritage and culture of Little Havana, Miami, FL

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St. Pete Museum of History - St. Petersburg, Florida

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Susan Gladstone Pasternack – Jewish Museum of Florida - Miami Beach, FL

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Gregory Mansfield, PhD shares the history of the Ancient Spanish Monastery - Miami Beach, FL

Meet The Host - Scott Fais

Florida Road Trip host Scott Fais is no stranger to The Sunshine State's unique communities, fascinating history, and warm culture.

Prior to joining Florida Road Trip for Season 10, Scott spent two decades covering hurricanes, space shuttle launches, and Florida's dynamic tapestry of characters and personalities as a television reporter, producer, and director. As the host of Florida on a Tankful for a decade, Scott earned the reputation as a master storyteller on News 13 in Orlando and Bay News 9 in Tampa, the Spectrum news channels in Florida with a combined audience of more than 2 million households.

Scott has earned a dozen Associated Press Awards and 16 honors from The Society of Professional Journalists. Following more than 20 Emmy nominations for reporting, editing and writing, Scott finally won a golden statue in 2009. He now has six sitting on his parents' shelves.

The Society of Professional Journalists honored Fais with the Green Eyeshade Award as the Leading Travel Writer on Television in the Southeast United States.

A believer in the power of television as a medium, Scott worked at the Ohio News Network (ONN-TV) as the state-wide news channel's political and public affairs producer. He also spent time at WSYX-TV in college and later as an overnight newsource anchor at WBNS-TV, both in Columbus, Ohio. Scott's career got an early start when he became a production assistant at WTTE-TV in Columbus during high school.

Always traveling, Scott earned his college degree by way of London, England, at Roehampton University; American University in Washington, D.C.; and finally, Otterbein University in his native Westerville, Ohio. In 2012, Otterbein honored Scott with the school’s Young Alumni Award.

When at home in Orlando, Scott spends time volunteering with Give Kids The World, a non-profit organization in Kissimmee granting children with life-threatening illnesses and their families a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Central Florida.