FGCU Journalism

Books on LGBTQ+ topics are currently being restricted in schools across Florida due to proposed legislation. Educators share how access to similar books helped them understand their sexual identities growing up.

Fort Myers Beach is known for its quaint, colorful shops and homes. Visitors and residents are embracing the reputation of the beach town and creating art from the debris that still litters the island.

Beach Pottery Etc. was one of many Fort Myers Beach businesses impacted by Hurricane Ian’s destruction. Alanna Osborne is the owner of Beach Pottery Etc. and has lived in the neighborhood behind the store for over 11 years. She purchased the store in April of 2019, two years after Hurricane Irma.

Research done by America’s Warrior Partnership implies that former service members commit suicide at a rate 2.4 times greater than reported by the Department of Veterans Affairs. AWP has taken information from its Operation Deep Dive study and applied it to reach veterans before it’s too late. A senior analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute said the AWP study is flawed and misleading.

For those who stayed at FGCU campus shelter in Alico Arena, it was an experience like no other.

People in the 18-29 age range tend to have the lowest voting rates in the nation. Southwest Florida officials, and even young people themselves, say that probably will not change in this November's election.

As Florida Gulf Coast University’s academic year comes to a close, we reflect back on the first year of the university Journalism program’s “Democracy Watch” initiative. It’s a collaboration between FGCU’s Journalism BA program and the WGCU-FM news team designed to give exceptional upper-level students real-world experience reporting in the field while also enhancing and expanding WGCU’s coverage of important local government actions that often go overlooked and unreported. We reflect back on this first year of the program with members of the inaugural class of “Democracy Watch” fellows.

Before he was featured on MSNBC, Buzzfeed, and more for his body transformation business, Stephen Campolo started with his own dramatic 100-pound weight loss.

Eighteen years ago, Ken Johnson quit his job as a sales representative in Minneapolis. After moving to Florida in 2019, he began a new job as a mobile pantry driver for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. In just two short years, he’s decided to stay until he retires.

"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was meant to be a gag Christmas gift for friends and family, nothing more. Dr. Elmo Shropshire didn't expect the success that came once it played on the radio.