Tara Calligan
Reporter/Producer/Social Media ManagerEmail: Tcalligan@wgcu.org
Twitter: @TlCalligan
Tara Calligan is an award-winning journalist and a public media producer, writer and online content creator at WGCU. She started her public media journey as a news intern for the station in 2015 and has been cranking out content ever since.
She has presented at several PBS and NPR conferences, including PBS TechCon. In January 2021, she became a member of PBS' Media & Marketing Advisory Council, providing direct, local station feedback to the Public Broadcasting Service.
She is one of the hosts and producers for the podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music, which brings out the guests’ personalities, and personal histories, by mining the connections music has made during their lifetimes. She is also a producer for WGCU's radio talk show Gulf Coast Life. When she is not writing up a storm, editing, or booking shows, she assumes the alter ego Moria Midnight, Monarch of Macabre, a late-night horror host on WGCU HDTV.
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Emergency officials are working around the clock to evacuate residents from Sanibel and Captiva Island. It is currently unknown how many people remain stranded on the islands in the wake of the near-Category 5 Hurricane Ian. -
An army of first responders, county staff, and volunteers have been working around the clock in Charlotte County doing their best to help residents get thru Hurricane Ian safely. -
Hurricane Ian is expected to impact Southwest Florida as early as Tuesday afternoon. Bonita Springs residents prepare for what’s to come. -
The Healthcare Network Community Outreach Team is continuing door-to-door health canvassing in Immokalee. This person-to-person approach began in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and has evolved to include chronic care health resources. -
Prepare for a major storm or hurricane in Florida with these resources and checklists. -
Dig into the history of the Cuban sandwich with the authors of the new book “The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers.” -
The documentary Facing Suicide airs Tuesday, Sept 13 at 9, on WGCU TV. Today on Gulf Coast Life, we hear from two local clinicians who discuss how the problem hits locally, and how to help loved ones. -
A new branding project SWFL Fresh: Choose Local, Choose Fresh" hopes to expand public knowledge and buy-in about locally grown foods to better connect Southwest Florida producers with consumers. -
The FutureMakers Coalition held its annual Student Voice Summit at the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers this month. The coalition is working to strengthen Southwest Florida's workforce by getting insights from students across the region. -
As director of new UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research, Dr. Matthew Thomas will bring together more than 120 UF/IFAS scientists dedicated to the control of nonnative and invasive wildlife and plant species.
