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  • Rachel Iacovone
    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.
  • Halloween Special
    Every holiday has its back-story and a bit of history – many also have associations with the wild things around us. Halloween is a holiday rich in lore of…
  • Scott Faces Pressure from Rival Gun Rights Groups Over Bill
    Governor Rick Scott is being flooded with calls and emails about a bill that would stop some gun sales. What's unusual is: almost all are Second Amendment…
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  • President Obama speaks during a news conference in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday. He told reporters: "Leaks related to national security can put people at risk."
    AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
    His administration has prosecuted six people for giving reporters information about secret national security operations — twice as many cases as all previous presidents combined. Amid criticism from First Amendment advocates, the White House insists it values both press freedoms and national security.
  • Lucia's Letter
  • A portrait photograph of a mature, Caucasian man with a bald head and a neatly trimmed grey goatee and mustache, looking directly at the camera with a gentle, slight smile. He is wearing a dark grey, button-down shirt with a subtle, textured pattern, and a black and white paisley tie. His blue-green eyes are prominent and engaged. The background is a soft, light blue-grey color with the words "MARCO ISLAND NEWS," "NAPLES," and "CAPE CORAL" faintly repeating in a pattern. The lighting is soft and even.
    Michael Braun
    Michael Braun
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  • Facebook Complaints Are A New Kind Of 911 Call In The Platform's Hometown
    From hacking to questionable ads to tech support, Menlo Park police dispatchers get calls about Facebook from all around the world.
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