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Press Releases. Updates. February 15, 2022

New voice on WGCU in the morning

By Dayna Harpster

After a little more than a decade as local host of NPR’s Morning Edition, WGCU Assistant News Director John Davis is switching roles to general assignment […]

Press Releases. Updates. Watch. June 2, 2021

WGCU and APT present ‘Surviving Disasters with Les Stroud’

By Dayna Harpster

Les Stroud just might have the antidote to worrying. And in this modern world, that’s a really good thing. Because there’s an uncomfortable reality that is […]

Press Releases. April 21, 2021

Corey Lewis named new WGCU general manager

By Dayna Harpster

Following an extensive search, WGCU is pleased toannounce that Corey Lewis will be WGCU Public Media’s next general manager.Lewis spent the first 18 years of his […]

Education. Press Releases. Updates. WGCU Kids Blog. February 10, 2021

WGCU partners with local early childhood educators, families in Sesame Street in Communities grant

By Dayna Harpster

WGCU receives Sesame Street grant to support early childhood education

Press Releases. Updates. January 7, 2021

WGCU awarded Arthrex grant for Family Learning Workshops

By Dayna Harpster

WGCU Public Media has been awarded a $9,000 charitable grant from Arthrex to support its education initiatives, specifically WGCU’s Family Learning Workshops. WGCU’s Family Learning Workshops […]

Press Releases. Updates. September 2, 2020

WGCU receives award for water resource coverage

By Dayna Harpster

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dayna Harpster Communications Specialist WGCU Public Media 239-425-5124 or dharpster@wgcu.org Fort Myers, FL  (Sept. 2, 2020) – WGCU has won the Marjory […]

Press Releases. Updates. August 6, 2020

WGCU receives grants for PBS At-Home Learning and LearningMedia

By Dayna Harpster

WGCU Public Media is pleased to announce it has received two local grants in support of its At-Home Learning and PBS LearningMedia resources and curriculum for […]

Press Releases. Updates. June 3, 2020

Descriptive video now available for some PBS programs on WGCU

By Dayna Harpster

WGCU is now offering descriptive video capability for PBS shows that offer the service. Descriptive video provides audible narrative description of key visual elements of a […]

Press Releases. Updates. WordPress. January 23, 2020

PBS colleagues mourn loss of NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer

By Dayna Harpster

PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer died Thursday, Jan. 23, peacefully at home. Lehrer served as anchor of the NewsHour for 36 years before retiring in 2011. […]

Press Releases. Special Coverage. Updates. January 16, 2020

WGCU covers impeachment and election news on TV, radio, web and social media

By Dayna Harpster

The special coverage web page, wgcu.org/specialcoverage, will be your continuing source of information about events leading up to the presidential election on Nov. 3. On this […]

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