John Davis
Host, Reporter, Assistant News Directorjrdavis@wgcu.org
John Davis has been a Reporter/Producer for WGCU since 2007. For more than a decade he served as the local host for NPR’s Morning Edition. He currently serves as producer and host of WGCU’s radio talk program Gulf Coast Life Arts Edition with John Davis. Prior to joining WGCU, he worked at WDUQ-FM in Pittsburgh, PA (now WESA) covering local government and general assignments. John studied journalism at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Florida Gulf Coast University. His work has garnered awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and a first-place award and “Best in Show” from the Florida Associated Press for his investigative work in 2011. Davis helped lead news team coverage around the clock during Hurricane Irma in 2017, which won a National Edward R. Morrow Award. More recently, his election and political coverage has garnered awards from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists.
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In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Sunny Lubner interview her very good friend Ella Nayor about her career in journalism, her life-long interest in Holocaust studies and her passion for anti-hate work. -
Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers is currently performing Tom Dudzick’s holiday play, “Greetings,” through Dec. 22. We explore the show in a conversation with director Ted Wioncek III, and cast members Carrie Lund Cacioppo and Douglas Rees. -
In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Dr. Martin Price and his wife Bonnie Price talk about how their faith led them to the ECHO Global Farm in North Fort Myers. -
Internationally renowned landscape photographer and environmental advocate Clyde Butcher is best known for his break-taking black and while landscape photographs of Florida’s pristine wild spaces. He recently sat down for a conversation at his gallery and studio in Venice about his life, work, legacy and enduring passion for environmental conservation and preservation. -
In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear former CEO of the Dr. Piper Center Melissa Bonner and Shavon Chester, a member of the Center’s Board of Directors talk about the remarkable life, work and legacy of Dr. Ella Mae Piper, and the center’s ongoing social services outreach. -
Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers is currently performing Tom Dudzick’s holiday play, “Greetings,” through Dec. 22. We explore the show in a conversation with director Ted Wioncek III, and cast members Carrie Lund Cacioppo and Douglas Rees. -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be under consideration to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense during a second Trump term, as the President-elect’s first choice is embroiled in allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse. -
In this encore installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Dr. Pierre Lorado tells his wife Elizabeth Lorado about his childhood, daring to dream big, defying others’ expectations, and becoming a pediatrician. -
In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear best friends Navneet Chaudhary and Elizabeth Loredo talk about Chaudhary’s journey from India to the U.S. and the hard work and sacrifice that led to her building her own business in Fort Myers. -
The Marco Island Historical Society is hosting a retrospective exhibition of works by Naples-based impressionist painter Paul Arsenault titled, “Reflections of South Florida: A 50-Year Art Adventure,” through Feb. 15, 2025. We listen back to our conversation with Arsenault ahead of the opening reception about his work, his storied career, and his advocacy for protection of our natural world.
