Valerie Alker
Valerie Alker hosts All Things Considered. She has been a Reporter/Producer and program host at WGCU since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Southwest Florida and has also produced documentaries for WGCU-TV’s former monthly environmental documentary programs In Focus on the Environment and Earth Edition. Valerie also helps supervise WGCU news interns and contributes to NPR programs.
Prior to joining WGCU, she worked at WUSF Public Radio in Tampa, WMNF Community Radio in Tampa and at WPAS Radio in Zephyrhills.
Her work has been honored by the Society of the Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association, Public Radio News Directors, Inc., the Florida Associated Press, the American Heart Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Valerie’s interests included canoeing, reading, cooking, photography, gardening and swimming.
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Wednesday bulldozers broke through a section of the original Tamiami Trail, about thirty miles west of Miami. With the roadway gone, water will able to… -
Nearly one in every five Floridians gets help from the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Right now, the budget for… -
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Ft. Myers resident Willie Green was there. The former head of the… -
People with disabilities in Lee County plan to turn out in force for budget hearings on September 4 and 18. At issue are proposed cuts to public… -
It’s the peak of hurricane season. We’re joined by a director from the National Weather Service who’ll explain how new technology is helping forecasters… -
Releases from Lake Okeechobee continue – easing pressure on the aging dyke that surrounds the lake, but wreaking environmental havoc down-stream. Our… -
Lee County is cutting its budget in the face of a $30 million operating deficit. One program that could be seriously downsized is the Cooperative… -
High water this summer in the Florida Everglades could mean a massive die-off of white-tailed deer and other terrestrial species. Deer, along with smaller… -
The mood at the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is somber. That’s the word from Public Information Officer Debbie Bowe. An deputy was killed in the line… -
Allegiant Air has added eight flights to its service from Punta Gorda Airport.The Las Vegas-based carrier provides point- to-point flights to small…
