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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A recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision ruled in favor of the family of a Florida landowner against the St. Johns River Water Management District. The case,… -
Dozens of area residents with disabilities celebrated the 23rd anniversary the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Friday.The day-long… -
A Naples teen is a finalist in the Bridgestone America’s Teens Drive Smart Video Contest.Natalie Barrios, a rising senior at Florida Gulf Coast… -
Tampa Bay Times Columnist Jeff Klinkenberg is out with a new book, “Alligators in B-Flat, Improbable Tales from the Files of Real Florida.” Klinkenberg… -
Continued heavy rainfall means an increase in water releases from Lake Okeechobee starting Saturday. The Army Corps of Engineers manages the releases –… -
Farmworkers and their advocates are on Capitol Hill Tuesday pushing for tougher federal rules for pesticide application and worker protection in America’s… -
Seven rehabilitated manatees rescued from area waters during a prolonged red tide outbreak were released into the Caloosahatchee River Tuesday morning.… -
A new interest in food preservation, spurred by foodies and the “great recession”, has translated to canning classes at the Lee County Cooperative… -
The city of North Port’s only tourist attraction may be closing its doors on July 1. Warm Mineral Springs and Day Spa is a fairly popular destination, but… -
Charlotte County Pride holds its first Pride Fest this Saturday at the County Fairgrounds in El Jobean. Cary Egbert is President of Charlotte Pride and…
