Did you know that WGCU Public Media… …broadcasts FIVE separate television channels? …broadcasts TWO separate radio channels? …provides a special RADIO READING SERVICE for the blind and print challenged? …produces two PODCASTS? …provides a portal to PBS and NPR PROGRAMS online? … and has a MOBILE APP that allows you to access it all? Yes,
For all of you cord-cutters out there, I have some news that I think will please you. Â On March 14, PBS launched a subscription streaming channel on Prime Video Channels called PBS Living. Iconic series such as This Old House, Antiques Roadshow, and the French Chef along with newer titles like Milk Street and No
General Manager Rick Johnson and WGCU were recognized as the Business of the Year for 2018 at the annual People of the Year breakfast celebration Friday morning at the Westin Cape Coral. The ceremony was sponsored by The News-Press and is a tradition of more than 30 years, held to honor the people, organizations and
We had the great good fortune of hosting Joshua Johnson of NPR’s 1A earlier this month at WGCU. Johnson is a rare and charismatic talent. He wowed our WGCU Public Media Advisory Board, reception guests and 150 fans during the course of the eight hours he spent with us. We were fortunate to be
I’ve responded to a number of viewers (and a few listeners) in the past month who have complained about the length of our on-air fundraising drives and the repetitive program scheduling. I have been in the public media business since 1978. On-air fundraising has been No. 1 on the complaint list for all 40 of
Our upcoming Feed Public Radio – Feed a Family fundraising campaign, December 12 to 15, marks a decade of partnership with our friends at the Harry Chapin Food Bank. This is a partnership that grew out of a need at the height of the Great Recession. Southwest Florida was ground zero of the mortgage crisis
On November 12 and 13, WGCU – along with our partners at The News-Press, the Naples Daily News and Florida Gulf Coast University – will present the 2018 First Amendment Festival, which will focus on free speech, freedom of the press and the public’s access to information in the U.S. You can get more information
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