Rachel Iacovone
Rachel Iacovone is a reporter and associate producer of Gulf Coast Live for WGCU News. Rachel came to WGCU as an intern in 2016, during the presidential race. She went on to cover Florida Gulf Coast University students at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill and Southwest Floridians in attendance at the following day's Women's March on Washington.
Rachel was first contacted by WGCU when she was managing editor of FGCU's student-run media group, Eagle News. She helped take Eagle News from a weekly newspaper to a daily online publication with TV and radio branches within two years, winning the 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best Use of Multimedia in a cross-platform series she led for National Coming Out Day. She also won the Mark of Excellence Award for Feature Writing for her five-month coverage of an FGCU student's transition from male to female.
As a WGCU reporter, she produced the first radio story in WGCU's Curious Gulf Coast project, which answered the question: Does SWFL Have More Cases of Pediatric Cancer?
Rachel graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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Para leer esta noticia en español, haga clic aqui.There are more than 13 million registered voters in the state of Florida. Before in-person Early Voting… -
Today is the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends from September 15th through October 15th. In honor of those of Hispanic heritage here in… -
As winds from passing Hurricane Michael pushed tides higher on Florida’s Gulf Coast, floodwaters rose in some parts of Southwest Florida.The colorful… -
We're now more than halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends from September 15th through October 15th.So, in honor of those of Hispanic… -
Hoy es el último día para registrarse para votar en Florida.La boleta se incluye carreras para gobernador y por Senado de Estados Unidos — también,… -
We're now more than halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends from September 15th through October 15th. So, in honor of those of Hispanic… -
We're now more than halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends from September 15th through October 15th. So, in honor of those of Hispanic… -
We are now more than halfway through National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15. In recognition of those of… -
We're now more than halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends from September 15th through October 15th. So, in honor of those of Hispanic… -
To hear this story in English, click here.Un año después de Huracán Irma, WGCU está analizando el daño y la recuperación entonces. Rachel Iacovone,…
