Michael Braun
Managing Editor for News/Digital News DirectorMichael Braun joined the WGCU Public Media staff in August 2022.
He has been a working journalist for 49 years, starting as a reporter with the Lisbon Morning Journal in Lisbon, Ohio in June 1977.
He also worked at the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News where he was on staff for 17 years as a page designer/copy editor and breaking news reporter.
He also worked for 25 years at The Vindicator in Youngstown, Ohio, serving as a general assignment reporter, rewrite editor, copy editor, Sunday edition editor, outdoors columnist, designer and chief of the design desk.
He graduated in 1977 with a degree in media communications from Youngstown State University where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Jambar, in 1976-77.
He lives in Fort Myers and is originally from Peoria, Illinois.
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They came early and lined streets, parking lots and bridges in every part of the country for a No Kings protest rally that was focused on non-partisan voter participation. -
A report issued Friday said that inspectors making an unannounced inspection of the site near Ochopee in January found that detention center staff could not clearly identify which detention standards they used for holding detainees on immigration-related charges. There were also concerns over small metal cages used for confinement at the site. -
Primary election results Tuesday showed some surprising victories and expected wins across the state. -
Since shortly before the turn of this century, volunteers and others have been helping the annual Big Backpack Event hand out school supplies. It wasn't a surprise, then, when one of those they helped returned Sunday to give back a bit. -
A man that a local community group said was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agents Friday has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security. -
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Fort Myers attorney Christopher "Chris" W. Crowley in a case involving freedom of speech and a political campaign between Crowley and State Attorney Amira Fox. -
The Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Center is returning as an official early voting and Election Day polling location for the 2026 primary and general elections to ensure accessibility for voters in the Dunbar community and surrounding area. -
Since the start of May there have been six Florida panthers killed, likely by vehicle strike, Florida Wildlife Commission statistics show. -
When the Florida Department of Health in Lee County recently issued a water quality advisory for the Sanibel Causeway area that put the brakes on a special baptism event planned for Saturday at the beach by the Ocean Church in Estero. -
Bonita Springs approved a zoning change for what the application calls a "data center." The application, however, also carries the data center label, which is not exactly describing the project. The application says that label was the only one that was appropriate. Confusion and concern came along with the label.
