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Three Song StoriesDecember 22, 2025 Pam James has been a part of the WGCU Public Media team and family since 2013 - he’s been our Executive Producer of Content since 2020, leading our different teams across media platforms including radio and TV and how it all becomes digital these days. She began her career in 1995 as a TV producer for Kansas City Public Television (now KCPBS) where she created award-winning documentaries, magazine stories, interstitials, and promos, as well as producing live fundraisers for TV broadcasts like pledge drives and auctions. SONG 1: “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band from their self-titled album rel...
2025-12-221h 07
Three Song StoriesThree Song Throwback - Richard Chin QueeA return to the very first (Pilot) episode of Three Song Stories with Co-creator, producer, and sometimes host, Richard Chin Quee. Richard is FM Station manager at WGCU where he and Mike Kiniry make Three Song Stories, and this episode was the prototype for our show, today.
2025-12-0131 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 400 - Charles Monroe-KaneCharles Monroe-Kane is a Peabody award-winning radio producer who spent 24 years as a senior producer and interviewer for the national public radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge which WGCU aired on Saturday mornings until about a month ago when it ended at least in part due to recent funding cuts across the public radio world.His 2024 audio documentary, “The Spirit of Jim Thorpe,” was awarded first place by the Indigenous Journalists Association and in 2025 he produced the “Climate Narratives” audio documentary series in Greenland.Charles’s 2016 book "Lithium Jesus: A Memoir of Mania" recounts m...
2025-11-031h 24
Three Song StoriesEpisode 392 - Scott FaisScott Fais is host of Florida Road Trip produced by WUCF in Orlando and broadcast on PBS stations around the state including WGCU. Prior to joining Florida Road Trip in late 2023, Scott spent two decades in Central Florida as a television reporter, producer, and director. He hosted Florida on a Tankful for about a decade on News 13 in Orlando and Bay News 9 in Tampa.SONG 1: “Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham...it was released as a single in 1983 for the film National Lampoon's Vacation...and then used in that film's sequels over the years. 2:12https://youtu.be...
2025-09-081h 16
Three Song StoriesEpisode 377 - Jameson YinglingJameson Yingling is a filmmaker, philosopher, and social entrepreneur who's work focuses on existentialism, phenomenology of aging and death, postcolonialism, and ecological interdependence. He is an FGCU and Teach For America alum, and he was a founding partner of the Bonita Springs media company Sugarshack.Right now Jameson is spending time as a guest lecturer at FGCU helping to lead what’s called the Rock of Ages initiative alongside Drs. Maria Roca and Tom Felke. He is the founder of the creative studio Existential Co.SONG 1: How Lucky by Kurt Vile off his 2020 EP Speed, So...
2025-05-261h 16
Three Song StoriesEpisode 375 - Teddy ByrneEdward “Teddy” Byrne is a Producer and Writer at WGCU on the “Southwest Florida in Focus” TV show team. After earning degrees in Journalism and Psychology from Keene State College Teddy settled in Southwest Florida starting with a job with WINK News. As a Sports Producer there, he had the opportunity to tag along with the FGCU Men’s Basketball team during their epic “Dunk City” adventure to the Sweet 16 in 2013. A trip back to the newsroom led to him becoming part of the NBC2/ABC7 team that spent multiple days covering Hurricane Ian. Now, he says he feels privileg...
2025-05-121h 29
Three Song StoriesEpisode 372 - Bill BowenBill Bowen is a singer/songwriter/computer engineer who grew up in Fort Myers but headed off to New York City in the 90s, in part to live the big city life and in part to be able to see Moxy Früvous shows. Bill is also the former roommate and Foosball partner of WGCU’s own Mike Kiniry. SONG 1: "Garden Party" released in 1972 by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band on the album of the same name. 3:45 https://youtu.be/1JK0Z6IdLF4?si=Ehx5EuV6wmldcnhw SONG 2: "The Drinking Song" by Moxy...
2025-04-212h 20
Three Song StoriesEpisode 370 - Mickela MallozziMickela Mallozzi is host and Executive Producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a PBS travel series that showcases the diversity of dance from around the world Mickela is a professional dancer and trained musician who had a dream in 2010 about travelling the world with a camera while dancing in the lives of everyday people. Since dreaming that dream she’s collected four Emmy Awards for the show in six seasons, with Season Seven set to release in May. Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi airs Saturdays at 3:30 pm on WGCU TV, and also on WGCU Cr...
2025-04-071h 22
Three Song StoriesEpisode 368 - Kim DunhamKim Dunham was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Michigan. She moved to Connecticut after high school and lived there for about six years before moving to Florida in 1999. Kim’s been working at WGCU since 2019 as part of the membership team. SONGS AND LINKSThe original opening 20th Century Fox intro into the original theatrical release of Star Wars in 1977. https://youtu.be/oJguy6wSYyI?si=SRwB09rUgasvWdrIBlack Celebration by Depeche Mode - it's the title track of their fifth album release in 1986.http...
2025-03-241h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 365 - Tom BaylesTom Bayles is Senior Environmental Reporter at WGCU. A lifelong Florida journalist, Tom has covered stories in 67 counties, including plenty of hurricanes. Tom covers climate change, biodiversity, water quality and quantity issues, Everglades restoration efforts, endangered and invasive species, beach and coastal issues, and the intersections of global warming and the economy, politics, religion, society, and science. Bayles worked for The New York Times Company in Sarasota, the Associated Press in Tampa, Miami, and Tallahassee, and he was a staff writer at the Tampa Bay Times in Clearwater, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. For all of h...
2025-03-031h 13
Three Song StoriesEpisode 361 - Renée BenmelehRenée Benmeleh is a multi-cultural vocalist, composer, instrumentalist and teacher. She has been joyfully singing Improv, Jazz, World, Ritual, and her own Original music for more than 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She’s the founder and agile facilitator at Sound Nourishment where she leads monthly classes, workshops, and events. She is also a Drum Circle Facilitator, and a childhood music practitioner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-02-031h 15
Three Song StoriesEpisode 360 - Chris KeysChris Keys has been in the restaurant business for just over 30 years and has spent almost 18 of those years with Melting Pot. He’s been an Owner/Operator of the Fort Myers restaurant since 2018. Before he settled in with Melting Pot, Chris worked with a few different national restaurants that include Checkers, Lonestar Steakhouse, and TGIFriday's. But he says most places he’s worked at were independently owned - including spending 4 years at one called Crowley’s at Stonehenge in North Carolina where he started his management career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-2759 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 359 - Judge Michael CicconettiJudge Michael Cicconetti is a retired Municipal Court Judge who served for more than 25 years in his hometown of Painesville, OH. He gained a nationwide reputation during his time on the bench for handing down sentences that could be accurately described as unique in certain cases. For instance, teenagers who flattened tires on school buses were ordered to throw a picnic for the school children whose outing was cancelled because of their prank. While some may have not exactly approved of his approach, the recidivism rate in Judge Chick’s court was around 10% versus the nat...
2025-01-201h 26
Three Song StoriesEpisode 358 - Shirlette AmmonsShirlette Ammons is a Durham, NC-based musician, writer, and producer who grew up in rural Eastern North Carolina in an area called Beautancus near the little town of Mount Olive (where they make the pickles). As a musician, Shirlette has released four albums including her latest, called Spectacles which came out in April of 2024. She’s published several books of her poetry, and is currently working on a podcast called “Tending” that explores the stories of Black farmers who were claimants in the class action lawsuit, Pigford vs. Glickman. That suit alleged that the USDA discriminated against Black fa...
2025-01-131h 03
Three Song StoriesEpisode 357 - Mark RodriguezMark Rodriguez is a stonemason who was born and raised and still lives in Sante Fe, NM. Mark is on a very short list of people who have received two double lung transplants. Mark’s experiences and trials have brought him to a place where bringing a message of resilience, perseverance, and great faith has become central to his perspective, which he brings to his work as an author, international speaker, and transformational empowerment coach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-062h 14
Three Song StoriesEpisode 356 - Matthew SabatellaMatthew Sabatella is a Hollywood, FL-based musician who performs regularly, both as a solo artist and as the leader of the Rambling String Band. He earned first-place ribbons in the 2019 Florida Folk Festival’s Old-Time Banjo Competition and the 2023 Florida Old-Time Music Championship’s Old-Time Banjo and Singing competitions. Matthew also teaches about America’s music at Lifelong Learning Institutes, including at Florida Atlantic University, George Mason University, Florida International University, University of Miami, and Nova Southeastern University. He's also founder of the nonprofit “Ballad of America”, and Vice President of the Southeast regional chapter of Folk Al...
2024-12-311h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 355 - Dr. Mark SchulmanDr. Mark Schulman is an award-winning pollster and was co-founder & CEO of one of the nation’s largest survey research & polling firms, SRBI. He's has worked with news media, major corporations, foundations, and government. For news organizations he has tracked presidential job ratings, political campaigns, analyzed election results, and probed policy issues. Dr. Schulman served as Time magazine’s pollster for almost ten years and was also on the ABC News Election Decision Desk for many years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-12-231h 04
Three Song StoriesEpisode 354 - Dr. Joe KiniryDr. Joe Kiniry (Mike's big brother) - is a Principal Scientist at a Portland, Oregon-based technology company called Galois. He’s also the Principled CEO and Chief Scientist of a Galois spin-out company called Free & Fair that works on high-assurance election technologies and services. Prior to joining Galois in 2014, Joe was a Full Professor at the Technical University of Denmark where he headed up the Software Engineering section. He also held a guest appointment at the IT University of Copenhagen, and has held permanent positions at four universities in Denmark, Ireland, and The Netherlands. Joe holds five ad...
2024-12-161h 38
Three Song StoriesEpisode 353 - Jeff MarksJeff Marks is a retired journalist and television executive who grew up and started his career as a radio reporter in Kentucky. He's held senior management positions in television newsrooms in Kentucky and Washington, D.C. including serving as general manager for television stations in Maine, New Jersey, Georgia and Virginia. Jeff became known worldwide in 2015 as the public face of WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va. when two of their journalists were murdered on live TV.Jeff is a past chair of the Radio-Television-Digital News Association, and he's taught journalism and news production, in Ukraine, Romania, and the Re...
2024-12-091h 12
Three Song StoriesEpisode 352 - 3SS LIVE! Marc CollinsMarc Collins serves on The City of Ft. Myers Planning Board, the Ft. Myers Charter Review Committee, and since late 2022 he’s been the Executive Director of the Uncommon Friends Foundation. The list of the nonprofits and other local organizations he’s either directly involved with or that he supports somehow is far too long to list here. Marc is very involved in the Southwest Florida arts and social scene, working to raise awareness and funds for those in need. He can often be found serving as emcee and speaker at local events.See...
2024-12-0251 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 351 - Griogair LabhruidhGriogair Labhruidh is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose distinct musical stylings merge Scottish Gaelic language, music, and cosmology with modern influences like analog boom-bap, hip-hop and soul-inflected jazz, creating a truly unique sound. Griogair has gained international recognition for his voice as a featured soundtrack artist and songwriter on the TV series Outlander. And he’s shared the stage with many preeminent Celtic artists, and has made an impact in the world music scene as a leading member of the multi-platinum record-selling group, Afro Celt Sound System. Griogair will soon be releasing his long...
2024-11-251h 44
Three Song StoriesEpisode 350 - Tracy WaughTracy Waugh is co-founder of a dark wave cover band called the Lovecats with her best friend Missy Balsam. These days, she sings in the cover band Rockadelic with Joe Palumbo and Dan Wolkoff. Tracy has been in a series of original bands since high school, she says her favorite being Space Vacuum (From Outer Space). They released their album Starcade in 2005 on Dionysus Records. It featured songs with titles like Space Monkeys, Plastic Planet People, Spy Fi Agent, and Space Booty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-11-181h 02
Three Song StoriesEpisode 349 - Eric KingEric King s a senior interpretive naturalist with the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department. He manages and conducts nature-based education at Castellow Hammock Nature Center & Preserve in Redland Eric is also an avid butterfly and vegetable gardener as well as an eclectic musician who writes and produces everything from folk to cinematic music - and he’s currently in the process of reviving a folk rock project called The Brothers King with his older brother, Scott. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-11-111h 25
Three Song StoriesEpisode 348 - Paula PoundstonePaula Poundstone is well-known to NPR listeners - especially those who tend to tune in on the weekends to catch Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, on which she’s a regular and beloved panelist. Beyond Wait Wait, Paula is a legendary stand-up comedian, author, actress & voice actor, interviewer, and commentator. She was introduced to the world at large in the late 1980s through a series of hour-long HBO comedy specials and has continued performing to this day. She’s also a podcaster these days, making Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone with fellow Wait Wait semi-regular Adam Felber.
2024-11-041h 14
Three Song StoriesEpisode 347 - Daniel DonlanDaniel Donlan was born in Narragansett, Rhode Island but his family moved to southwest Florida when he was just five so pretty much considers himself a Florida man. He graduated from FGCU in 2021 and then taught high school algebra (where he was in charge of his students’ DND club) for two years before deciding that was enough of that -- he now works at Gartner in Fort Myers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-2856 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 346 - Guest Music Show Vol. 5It's time for another throwback to the songs our musician guests played for us. Bulletproof Heart by Dan Navarro (Ep 309) Lucky to Find Love Again by Tim McGeary (Ep. 323) Hills by Coyote Island from the Sugarshack Sessions (Ep. 311) Preston Rumbaugh Maggie Campbell Blues (Ep. 314) Favorite Things by DAVE!Ja!Vu! (Ep. 326) Buzzcut by Charlie Pace (Ep. 327) The Ballad of Cilantro by Dan Navarro (Ep. 309)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-2125 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 345 - RAZZLE DAZZLE ShowcaseThis week, we're featuring 3 clips from the podcast hosted by our audio producer, Jared Gonzalez - The RAZZLE DAZZLE Show. First up, a look back at Guitar Hero, then an with renowned music composer and writer, Adam Gubman, and finally, THE DELTA QUEST, their monthly D&D campaign!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-151h 24
Three Song StoriesEpisode 344 - Laura KiniryLaura Kiniry (no relation by the way) is a freelance journalist specializing in travel, food, and culture. Laura has gone on numerous adventures including a six-month solo journey across Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand - she spent a summer working in Montana's Glacier National Park, and has visited all seven continents. Laura’s work can be found in publications including Smithsonian Magazine, Atlas Obscura, BBC Travel, and Conde Nast Traveler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-071h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 343 - Lauren RobieLauren Robie co-founded Hope Eternal Gardens in Punta Gorda with her husband Chris Alonso. It’s a licensed natural burial cemetery with planting forests and meadows where people can celebrate loved ones in a park-like setting. The dream of creating Hope began with the last wish of Lauren’s mother-in-law, and she and her husband have kept that promise and brought her dream into reality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-301h 21
Three Song StoriesEpisode 342 - Jessica LindseyJessica Lindsey is System Director for Performance Excellence at Lee Health (the largest public health system in Southwest Florida). She has her master's in healthcare administration but has held all sorts of roles with Lee Health over the years. Jessica also serves as treasurer on the SWFL Inc. Board of Directors and is an Advisory Board Fellow. Beyond her professional roles, Jessica volunteers with several local community nonprofits helping their boards of directors with strategic planning. She also engages in community initiatives through The Dubin Center, The Collaboratory, and Quality Life Center of Fort Myers. Se...
2024-09-231h 02
Three Song StoriesEpisode 341 - JP SoarsJP Soars is a Boca Raton-based multi-instrumentalist who’s been releasing his music with his powerhouse trio The Red Hots since 2008, when he released his debut album Back Of My Mind. JP has won the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge in 2009 and the prestigious Albert King guitar award. In 2012, he was named a Blues Music Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Male Blues Artist, and in 2019, he climbed his way to the top ten of Billboard’s blues chart. In 2022, JP was a Blues Music Award nominee for Best Blues Instrumentalist on Guitar, and he was no...
2024-09-161h 06
Three Song StoriesEpisode 340 - Casey Kalmenson AKA Little MonarchCasey Kalmenson is a Los Angeles-based singer, writer, and producer who makes music under the moniker Little Monarch. She’s also an integral member of Gracie Abrams' band and played a pivotal role in the highly acclaimed Taylor Swift The Era's Tour in 2023, showcasing her exceptional talent on a global stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-091h 17
Three Song StoriesEpisode 339 - Vivian HowardVivian Howard is the chef at the center of A Chef’s Life, which ran on PBS from 2013 to 2018 - and 2020’s Somewhere South. Vivian won a Peabody, Emmy, and James Beard award for A Chef’s Life. She also runs three restaurants: Lenoir and Handy & Hot in Charleston, South Carolina, and The Kitchen Bar at Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC. Vivian is author of two books, Deep Run Roots: Stories & Recipes from My Corner of the South, which was a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the International Association of Culinar...
2024-09-021h 27
Three Song StoriesEpisode 338 - Kelsie WattsKelsie Watts is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville. Raised in a musical family, she went on to study opera, vocal performance, and commercial music. Following her collaboration with AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and her appearance on The Voice, she released original songs in 2021 and 2022. When not writing and performing, Kelsie is a mental health advocate, working with organizations like the Not Alone Challenge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-08-261h 01
Three Song StoriesEpisode 337 - Jay AllisonJay Allison is host and producer of The Moth Radio Hour, host, curator, and producer of This I Believe on NPR, and creator/producer of hundreds of documentaries, essays, and special series for national and international broadcast. Jay has won virtually every major industry award for his productions and collaborations, including six Peabodys. He was also the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry’s highest honor. Jay is also a founder of the Association of Independents in Radio and founder of The Publ...
2024-08-191h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 336 - Tara Lynn RyeTara Lynn Rye is a musical artist and filmmaker from New Jersey who calls southwest Florida home these days. She spent time in New York City and Los Angeles honing her craft in film - she directed, produced, shot, and edited short films, documentaries and episodics. Tara’s played shows with her band at Rockwood Music Hall, the Peppermint Club, and the legendary Viper Room. She released her song “Gator Country” back in May along with an energetic music video See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-08-121h 04
Three Song StoriesEpisode 335 - Mitchell AustinMitchell Austin is the Urban Design Manager at the City of Punta Gorda, where he is responsible for long range planning and capital projects planning and design. Since arriving on August 16, 2004 (three days after Hurricane Charley devastated Punta Gorda), Mitchell has focused on the art and science of urban place-making in Punta Gorda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-08-051h 21
Three Song StoriesEpisode 334 - Courtney McNeilCourtney McNeil is museum director and chief curator at the Baker Museum at Artis—Naples. She’s an award-winning curator, art historian, and museum leader with more than two decades of museum and gallery experience. Prior to joining Artis—Naples, Courtney served 15 years in the curatorial department of Telfair Museums in Savannah, ultimately holding the title of chief curator and deputy director for curatorial affairs. Earlier in her career, Courtney held positions at Childs Gallery in Boston, where she specialized in American painting and works on paper, and in the publications department of the National Gallery in London...
2024-07-291h 04
Three Song StoriesEpisode 333 - Missy BalsamMissy Balsam is a yoga teacher, singer-songwriter and recording artist. Missy began teaching yoga in 2007, after spending her 20s and 30s in a stressful, high-level sales and marketing career in New York City and Los Angeles. Missy began her music career by blending elements of alternative rock with Sanskrit mantras from the yogic tradition called kirtan. Her 2016 debut studio album REVEALED was called a "spiritual rocker" by Yoga Chicago magazine. She’s toured nationally, performing her music at yoga and music festivals -- and she’s also performed as lead vocalist with B432, a psychedelic rock...
2024-07-221h 15
Three Song StoriesEpisode 332 - Chuck GarfienChuck Garfien is an Anchor and Reporter for NBC Sports-Chicago - he hosts White Sox Pre and Post-Game Live with Ozzie Guillén, Frank Thomas, and other former White Sox players. He also writes for nbcsportschicago.com and hosts the White Sox Talk Podcast. Chuck basically gets to live and breathe Chicago White Sox for a living.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-151h 08
Three Song StoriesEpisode 331 - Sean DunniganSean Dunnigan is Owner of Ollie's Pub in Cape Coral, FL, a punk venue located on Cape Coral Pkwy. Ollie’s was one of the few venues in Southwest Florida that hosted live, original rock, metal, punk, and experimental concerts and events. Following a challenging 2020 and weathering the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Ollie's, unfortunately, had to make the difficult decision to close its doors in April of this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-082h 01
Three Song StoriesEpisode 330 - CLAYCLAY is a Los Angeles-based alt-pop musical artist who has amassed more than 45 million streams across her platforms, and just wrapped up her “Waiting for God in the Garden” tour, which was her first full headlining run across the U.S. with performances in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, New York, Nashville, Denver, and San Francisco. She joined us from her home in LASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-0159 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 329 - Ken WellsKen Wells is vice president and general manager of Cabbage Key. His family has owned Cabbage Key since 1976. As a young boy he collected and sold shells to visitors out of a cardboard stand along Cabbage Key’s shoreline. In October of 2023, Ken was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer at the age 44. He turned to making music as an emotional outlet amid the physical and emotional battles that overwhelmed his life. That experience taught him the crucial need for cancer patients to tend to both their physical health and mental health, and so he established th...
2024-06-241h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 328 - Dr. Chaerin KimDr. Chaerin Kim is a multi-instrumentalist (she actually plays 10 instruments) who currently teaches piano and harp at University of Massachusetts Boston. She’s also a conductor and composer who has released 146 songs on 7 albums, and she’s scored more than 100 versions of her original song “Rendezvous” which began as a piano piece but has now been produced in 80 different languages. Dr. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea and lived there until she moved to London for her first round of graduate school at the Royal Academy of Music. She was recently elected as an Associate of the Acade...
2024-06-171h 13
Three Song StoriesEpisode 327 - Charlie PaceCharlie Pace is a Southwest Florida singer-songwriter who's been performing since she was 7 years old. She released first her single at the age of 14, and a few months out of high school, Charlie became a backup vocalist for the nationally-touring Pink Floyd Tribute band, Floyd Nation. She performs original and cover music under her own name, as well as original punk music with her side band CAAM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-06-1053 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 326 - Dave!Ja!Vu!Dave McMahan (known best by his stage name Dave!Ja!Vu! is a prominent name in SWFL's local music scene, taking the stage as a one-man acoustic guitar and harmonica playing folk punk band. Fueled by DIY punk energy, Dave records all of his own albums and handmakes his merch, down to the artwork inserts and clothing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-06-031h 20
Three Song StoriesEpisode 325 - April JamesDr. April Lynn James (AKA The PhDiva) is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard. Her “delightfully readable” book, The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera debuted at #1, and is an international best-seller. During her doctoral studies did she begin her holistic wellness journey in earnest, in order to heal from stress induced weight gain, depression, and tendonitis. The “Decade of Awfulness” following graduate school took her further along this path, leading to encounters with her guardian angel, Madison Hatta, Sonneteer, with whom she continues to collaborate in creating poetry and Wonderland-inspired Whimsica...
2024-05-271h 12
Three Song StoriesEpisode 324 - Dr. Fredara HadleyDr. Fredara Hadley is a professor of ethnomusicology at Juilliard in New York City. She teaches courses on ethnomusicology, jazz history, and African American music - and her research focuses on the diverse musical legacies and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Hadley’s commentary is featured in the recently released PBS series, "Gospel" and the 2021 series "The Black Church”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-05-201h 17
Three Song StoriesEpisode 323 - Tim McGearyTim McGeary is a singer-songwriter who started out in the New York club scene playing at CBGB's, Trax, and Danceteria. In 1982 he was signed to A&M records with the band The Rescue - they were together for two years and opened for the likes of Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Simple Minds, Missing Persons, and Stray Cats. Tim has recorded three solo albums, the first two under the name "Wonderful Johnson" called "Authentic Memphis Samich" and "12" and the third under his own name called "Second Hand Saint." In early 2024 he produced and performed on the Robert Paul...
2024-05-131h 39
Three Song StoriesEpisode 322 - Emma RodriguezEmma Rodriguez is a journalism student at FGCU. She’s southwest-Florida born and raised and says her goal is to help keep the spirit of local journalism alive in her hometown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-05-061h 17
Three Song StoriesEpisode 321 - Chion WolfChion Wolf is the host of Audacious on Connecticut Public Radio. It features conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions. Audacious is a three time Gracie Award winner - the Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment. She is also the host of Other People's Poems - an event during which people share one poem they love that they didn’t write. Those who have their poems memorized win a loofah. Chion used to produce and host a li...
2024-04-291h 30
Three Song StoriesEpisode 320 - Kirsten HinesKirsten Hines is a writer, photographer, and environmental educator who started out as a wildlife biologist, but found herself being drawn toward storytelling with images and words versus collecting data so made a big pivot in that direction. Kirsten’s photographs and writings have appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, including eight books…the latest of which is “Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey.” It’s like a conversational field guide that explores Florida’s animal diversity, and its blending of creatures from the tropics with those from North America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
2024-04-221h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 319 - Jason CrosserJason Crosser is owner and operator of 8-bit Hall of Fame, where he buys, sells, and trades video games, consoles, collectables, accessories, trading cards, pro-wrestling memorabilia, and Vinyl albums, figurines. In 2022 hurricane Ian destroyed his store and more than $2 million of inventory, but the store reopened and Jason is back doing what he loves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-04-151h 03
Three Song StoriesEpisode 318 - Stacey HolmanStacey Holman is Series Producer & Director of the new four-part PBS documentary series, Gospel. She's a Harlem-based filmmaker who has directed and/or produced a number of award-winning projects including an episode of the 2018 PBS series Reconstruction: America After the Civil War hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. She was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, and she was an Associate Producer on the Emmy award-winning film Freedom Riders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-04-071h 12
Three Song StoriesEpisode 317 - Gina SabistonGina Sabiston has been a DJ, sold puppets, is an eight-time Golden Apple Finalist, and has served on the City of Fort Myers Historic Preservation Board since 2003, also chairing the board for a significant portion of that time. She has served on the Charter Review Committee, ran for city council, and dedicated her time to nearly 30 boards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-04-011h 17
Three Song StoriesEpisode 316 - Walt TiburskiWalt Tiburski spent more than 50 consecutive years in the commercial radio business, starting in college at a local radio station as a “gopher” and working his way up to becoming a radio station group owner of 23 stations. Walt quickly rose from Account Executive to Sales Manager to Vice President and General Manager of the legendary WMMS 101.1FM “The Buzzard” in Cleveland. Also during that time The Buzzard was named "Radio Station of the Year" by Rolling Stone Magazine for 5 consecutive years. Walt rounded out his half-century-plus in radio with Alpine Broadcasting Corporation’s WAVV 101.1FM in Southwe...
2024-03-251h 16
Three Song StoriesEpisode 315 - Katie GarciaKatie Garcia is Vice President of A&R at Capitol Music Group. Prior to that Katie worked at Secretly Group for 8 years and helped sign some of their flagship artists including Slowdive, Faye Webster, serptentwithfeet, Japanese Breakfast, and Phoebe Bridgers. Before that she was the label manager and head of A&R at the independent record label, Captured Tracks. She also co-founded Bayonet Records with her husband Dustin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-03-181h 16
Three Song StoriesEpisode 314 - Preston RumbaughPreston Rumbaugh is a roots-music veteran now based in Clarksdale, Mississippi where he is a member of the Big A & the Allstars blues trio. He also leads his own blues band that features Big A & the Allstars members Anthony "Big A" Sherrod and Lee Williams, and he plays solo gigs. Preston has backed a who's who of blues legends including Robert "Bilbo" Walker, Big George Brock, and Terry "Big T" Williams, and he's a regular at festivals like the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale and venues like Ground Zero Blues Club.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
2024-03-111h 05
Three Song StoriesEpisode 313 - Grace LougenGrace Lougen is a guitarist and songwriter from Buffalo, NY. She toured Europe and the US with award-winning bandleader Robert Parker and with Grace Stumberg, who also performed as Joan Baez’s background vocalist for 8 years. In the studio, Grace has contributed her songwriting and guitar playing to more than a dozen full-length records and in 2018 she joined forces with Megan Brown, Josh English, and Dylan Hund to form the band Grosh. They have put out two albums and an EP, and are currently at work on their third record, produced by the legendary Tim Lefebvre. Se...
2024-03-041h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 312 - Dawn BelamarichDr. Dawn Belamarich is president and CEO of the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers, which used to be the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. She leads a team that coordinates efforts to solve Southwest Florida’s social problems on an eighteen-year deadline. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and Leadership, and has dual master’s degrees in Sociology/Criminology, as well as Mental Health Counseling. Prior to coming to Southwest Florida, her previous roles included Senior Vice President of Clinical and Operational Excellence, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director at Recovery Centers of America, a natio...
2024-02-2659 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 311 - Bryce IvieBryce Ivie is Events Director for Sugarshack Music Channel - and he hosts their podcast that features conversations with the cool bands they bring to their porch. He’s also the frontman for an Americana Folk Rock band called Sun State Blues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-02-191h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 310 - Chef Paul RogalskiChef Paul Rogalski is the Culinary Director & Co-Owner of Rouge Restaurant in Calgary - one of San Pellegrino’s "World’s 50 Best Restaurants". He can be seen starring in Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest on PBS, where he explores natural landscapes across North America with Survivorman Les Stroud. In each location, Les forages native ingredients that Paul then turns into culinary delights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-02-121h 35
Three Song StoriesEpisode 309 - Dan NavarroDan Navarro is a singer and has been a songwriter for artists including Pat Benatar (he co-wrote “We Belong”) The Bangles, Jackson Browne, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick and more. He's also a voice actor and singer. Most recently, he sang on six Lin-Manuel Miranda songs in the Disney Film Encanto. He’s also done voice work for Family Guy, American Dad, and for video games and TV commercials. Dan’s latest album, "Horizon Line" was produced by multiple Grammy®-winner Jim Scott who’s worked with the likes of Tom Petty, Wilco, and the Dixie Chicks.
2024-02-051h 33
Three Song StoriesEpisode 308 - Alexander GoldsteinAlexander Goldstein has composed music scores for 26 feature films, two silent classics, approximately 300 documentary films, animations, countless radio and television shows, circus and stage shows, commercials, and sports programs in the U.S. and abroad. More than 40 Olympic Medals and over 120 World Medals were won using the music that he either edited or arranged.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-291h 25
Three Song StoriesEpisode 307 - Jazmyn HunterJazmyn Hunter is the first-ever City Curator for Sofar Sounds, a movement that creates intimate concerts with local artists in nontraditional settings, in 400 cities around the world. After recently moving to Ft. Myers and falling love with the local music scene there, she’s made it her personal mission to disprove the myth that Fort Myers is boring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-221h 08
Three Song StoriesEpisode 306 - Liz CochranLiz Cochran is owner of Stellar Records. Born and raised in New York, she quickly became immersed in the Southwest Florida music scene when she moved there at 20 years old. She's a buyer, seller, collector, and advocate for listening to new and vintage music on vinyl.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-151h 47
Three Song StoriesEpisode 305 - Nick WaltersNick Walters left his job in Finance in 2020 and moved to Napa, California where he spent time at Cakebread Cellars and Chappellet Winery. In 2021 he joined the team at Eleven Madison Park, a 3-Michelin Star restaurant in NYC, frequently named one of the top restaurants in the world. Now a Sommelier there, he helps to oversee one of the most awarded wine and beverage programs in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-081h 13
Three Song StoriesEpisode 304 - Guest Music Roundup vol4It’s the end of the year and that means it’s time for our next Parting Tune Roundup! Music Guests: Jen & Amelia Ford (and Seth) - Leave My Mangoes Alone Apollo Fresh - Rich off the Internet Michaela Berres - It Don't Mean a Thing Camryn Cole - Them There Eyes Jim Hale - Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain Cadence Bakker - And She Smiled Mia Borders - These Roads Phil Roy - Melt Dan Bern - Regent...
2024-01-0138 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 303 - Eli & FurEli & Fur are DJs and electronic music producers originally from London. The duo’s debut track "You’re So High" reached the top 3 on Hype Machine in 2013 and has since received more than 73 million views on YouTube. They’ve performed regularly around the world at clubs, and at festivals including Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Glastonbury. They've relaunched their own record label, NYX Music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-12-251h 05
Three Song StoriesEpisode 302 - Samantha UzbaySamantha Uzbay is a Producer and Director of Business Development at Premier Music Group, a firm that oversees the music for film, television, advertisements, and more. Most recently, she contributed to the GRAMMY-nominated For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, a 242-piece collection of original music, poetry, and art, including works by Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Ronson, Beck, and others, all inspired by birdsong to benefit birdlife. Samantha is also a professional violist and violinist who earned her B.A. in Viola Performance from Boston University's College of Fine Arts and studied at the Royal College of Music in...
2023-12-181h 08
Three Song StoriesEpisode 301 - Eddie KoppEddie Kopp is the founder of the Sugarshack music channel. The YouTube-based platform showcases local, emerging, and national Musicians, with videos of them performing intimate, stripped down acoustic versions of their songs. The channel has grown from a backyard hobby into a business that includes audio and video production, photography, graphic design, and conceptual development, as well as a YouTube channel with than 350K subscribers and 400M views.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-12-111h 00
Three Song StoriesEpisode 300 - Rebecca Shaw & Ben KronengoldRebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold are both comedy writers just coming off of a 2-year stint on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where they were the youngest writers in late night television. They also have several new shows in the works. Their new book, called “Naked in the Rideshare” is a collection of stories about the different stages of life, from childhood to college to adulthood. One of the blurbs on the jacket comes from Will Ferrell, who describes it as “Incredibly original, bizarre, and funny.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-12-041h 06
Three Song StoriesEpisode 299 - DEVO co-founder Bob LewisBob Lewis is a poet, composer, and musician – probably best known as co-founder and early guitarist for the band DEVO. Bob attended Kent State University in the late 60s and after the Kent State shootings on May 4th, 1970, Bob and his friend Gerald Casale started exploring the theme of what they termed “de-evolution.” Peter Gregg joined them the following year and the trio recorded three proto-Devo songs —"I Been Refused", "I Need a Chick" and "Auto Modown".In 1973, they formed the band DEVO with Mark Mothersbaugh and made their debut performing at the K.S.U. Creative Arts Festival as the Sexte...
2023-11-271h 21
SWFL Fresh Press with Eric RaddatzS1 EP30: WGCU's Michael Braun and Eric discuss the state and future of journalism and things to do around town this week
Managing editor Michael Braun at WGCU Public Media; Former breaking news journalist, page designer, copy editor for the News Press and Naples Daily News; Former journalist (25 years, reporter, editor, designer, columnist) at The Vindicator in Youngstown, Ohio; Lives in south Lee County, Florida; From Peoria, Illinois; Six children. That's Brauny in a nutshell.
Michael Braun and Eric discuss the state and future of journalism and things to do around town this week including Arts on Tap with JJ Grey and Mofro at Alliance for the Arts, Festival of Trees at Sidney & Berne, Elf at B...
2023-11-2628 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 298 - JAMES-HAICK (On Location at Scout Comics)James Haick III is the president of Scout Comics - a publishing house for creator-owned comics that also connects writers and artists (and their characters) with producers of movies, tv shows, and video games. He's also the creator of several comics, including Solar Flare (set in a post-apocalyptic world brought about by sudden disabling of technology) CODENAME: Ric Flair (a comic about the secret agent adventures of Ric Flair the pro wrestler - who worked on the comic with James), and The Mall (three teens in the 80’s become owners of mall stores that are actually mob-fronts).S...
2023-11-201h 26
Three Song StoriesEpisode 297 - Kidd Kwest (AKA John McCullers) Kidd Kwest is founder and member of DeadLink Clique art collective, and the booking and event manager for Trackout Studios. He writes all his own lyrics, raps, and produces music as well as dabbling in acting. He’s performed in New Jersey, California, and Texas for SXSW, and all over Florida including the 2nd ever Rolling Loud Hip Hop festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-11-131h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 296 - Andrew Armstrong Andrew Armstrong is a pianist who has performed for audiences all over the world, including performances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and Warsaw’s National Philharmonic. He has performed with conductors including as Peter Oundjian, Itzhak Perlman, Günther Herbig, Stefan Sanderling, Jean-Marie Zeitouni and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and has appeared in solo recitals and in chamber music concerts with a bunch of Quartets and as a member of the Caramoor Virtuosi, Boston Chamber Music Society, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and the J...
2023-11-061h 23
Three Song StoriesEpisode 295 - Brent Crawfourd Brent Crawford is the Managing Director for Busey Bank’s Wealth Management Group Southwest Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-10-301h 08
Three Song StoriesEpisode 294 - Wendy Oxenhorn Known as the “Barefoot Baroness”, Wendy Oxenhorn is the founding director and vice chairman of the Jazz Foundation of America, a non-profit that helps jazz and blues musicians in need of emergency funds. Prominent board members include Quincy Jones, their current chairman; Richard Parsons, Agnes Varis, Elvis Costello, Danny Glover, Michael Novogratz and Lou Reed. Under her leadership the foundation has raised more than $70 million and helped countless musicians in crisis over the decades. Wendy also plays a mean harmonica and was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2016.See omnystudio.com/list...
2023-10-231h 33
Three Song StoriesEpisode 293 - Jon Brooks Jon Brooks is a Canadian singer songwriter who holds record for most nominations for ‘Songwriter of the Year’ at The Canadian Folk Music Awards. His seven albums explore themes of paradox, love, fear, grief, religion, war, post traumatic stress, AI, refugee crises, animal justice, murder, ecology, esoterica, and the stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-10-161h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 279 - Dr. Jonathan Harrison Dr. Jonathan Harrison obtained his PhD in Sociology from the University of Leicester in the UK in 2006 and then migrated to Florida that same year. He has taught as an adjunct instructor since 2012 at FGCU, Florida Southwestern State University, and Hodges University. Jonathan has written extensively about segregation in Fort Myers and contributed to the WGCU documentary With a Made Up Mind, which explores the history of voter suppression in Southwest Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-1056 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 277 - David Oquendo David Oquendo worked in business and retail management more than a decade, and decided decided to turn his passion for film and television in his actual job. Since then, has worked on productions for CMT, PBS, Oxygen, the Travel Channel, and the El Rey Networks, and is now at the helm of WGCU’s video productions for TV and web.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-06-261h 39
Three Song StoriesEpisode 274 - Tim Morrison Tim Morrison is a lifelong musician and singer, but he says he still took the safe path and made sure to go to college. A Journalism degree later and a move to New York City led him to a unique career and life that wound up in anti-counterfeiting in the fashion world. Deaths in the family lead to a move to Naples in 2005 and a return to music. His self-written/performed/engineered/produced/promoted/laptop album ended up with his song “Weight” featured on All Songs Considered - Second Stage and an interview on Gulf Coast...
2023-06-051h 10
Three Song StoriesEpisode 271 - Dayna Harpster Dayna Harpster is a journalist, writer, and Communications Specialist at WGCU. She started teaching journalism classes at Florida Gulf Coast University last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-05-151h 03
Three Song StoriesEpisode 246 - Rendy Ramos Rendy Ramos is a videographer, editor, and avid cinephile. He has worked on shoots including ESPN, music festivals on cruises, nationally broadcast dog shows, wedding films, and music videos. Rendy moved back to Southwest Florida in 2013 and was a Production Director for Waterman Broadcasting, the local NBC/ABC affiliate before shifting to Photojournalism and joining us here at WGCU developing content and stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-11-251h 05
Three Song StoriesEpisode 242 - Mike Braun Mike Braun is managing editor at WGCU working with our reporters to dig deeper and add context to stories affecting Southwest Florida. In his career in print media, he's been a general assignment reporter, copy editor, Sunday edition editor, designer, and chief of the design desk. In 1985 he convinced the editors that he could fill a page weekly with news about hunting, fishing and conservation topics, and did just that as de facto outdoor editor for the next 20 years in addition to his regular duties. Mike then moved to southwest Florida and joined T...
2022-10-281h 00
Three Song StoriesEpisode 233 - Brendan Rivers Brendan Rivers is the lead reporter for ADAPT, which is WJCT’s digital magazine exploring how Northeast Florida is adapting to sea level rise and other effects of climate change. He also hosts the ADAPT podcast. Brendan originally planned to pursue a career as a composer, arranger, music producer and recording engineer, but he got an internship at WGCU and that convinced him he belongs in broadcasting and public media. He’s been a Special Projects Producer at WJCT in Jacksonville since 2018. Prior to that he spent time as a reporter and then News...
2022-08-261h 02
Three Song StoriesEpisode 223 - Scott Miller Scott Miller comes from a radio background as his father was a DJ in Toledo when he was growing up. He spent 4 years in the United States Coast Guard, and has worked in radio for the last 29 years in both management and sales roles. For the past 9 years he’s been a resident of Southwest Florida and worked as a Sales Manager for iHeart Media before joining WGCU as Associate General Manager of business partnerships and corporate investments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-06-1751 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 220 - Mike Walcher Mike Walcher worked for 42 years as an anchor and reporter in radio and TV News, almost always as a hard and breaking news reporter, covering things like the police beat, courts, politics, and local government. Mike retired from broadcasting at the end of 2016 and immediately started teaching journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University. He’s currently teaching the new Democracy Watch course and fellowships at FGCU and is working closely with us here at WGCU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-271h 00
Three Song StoriesEpisode 218 - Samantha Romero Born in Venezuela, Samantha Romero immigrated to Miami, FL in to 2006, and is now a journalism student at FGCU. She’s also a reporter at WGCU, and produces Noticias de WGCU en Español – a weekly news round up produced at WGCU and aired on Radio Conciencia, a community radio station in Immokalee, FL. Sam also works at WINK News where she edits video, and does photography for FGCU. Sam also produces music, documentary film, knits sweaters, and even breeds butterflies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-131h 03
Three Song StoriesEpisode 216 - Sabrina Salovitz Sabrina is the Editor-in-Chief of Eagle News and is one of WGCU’s Democracy Watch Fellows, covering news local to Southwest Florida with a focus on government. She’s also been a Next Generation Radio reporter for NPR. Sabrina plans to graduate this semester, and will be working on her Masters in Journalism at NYU in the Fall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-2954 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 214 - Katie Fogarty Katie Fogarty is a junior Journalism major at FGCU. She's involved in Eagle News, the FGCU Odyssey Magazine, the Journalism department at FGCU, and WGCU as a News Reporting Intern. Over the summer, Katie plans to intern at the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting in Jackson, Mississippi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1546 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 210 - Jim Hale Jim Hale graduated from Dartmouth in 1962, and from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1965. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren at the Supreme Court in 1965-66 where he spent a significant amount of this time helping to draft the Miranda opinion. After 13 years with the Minneapolis law firm of Faegre & Benson in 1979 Jim joined General Mills as head of its international acquisition team. He then joined Dayton Hudson Corp. in 1981, which was later renamed Target Corp., where he served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary until r...
2022-03-1854 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 151 - Jarrett Eady Jarrett Eady Jarrett is a 4th generation native of Fort Myers and an alumni of FSU where he majored in Political Science with minors in History, Urban and Regional Planning, and Black Studies. He also served as Student Body President, was a member of the Florida State University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Florida Board of Governors. Jarrett serves as Chairman of the City of Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, he’s on the Alliance for the Arts Board of Directors, WGCU’s Content Committee, the Omicron Xi Lambda Chapter of Al...
2021-01-291h 14
Three Song StoriesEpisode 138 - Les Stroud Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician. He’s best known as the one-man-band creator of the TV series Survivorman. He has also worked as a full-time wilderness guide, survival instructor, and he’s a musician. As a musician Stroud has shared the stage with many names and bands at the top in the business. He has written all the theme songs for his TV shows and scored several independent films. Les has recorded six albums, including Bittern Lake in 2018, and most recently Mother Earth in 2019. He’s also working on a ne...
2020-10-301h 24
Three Song StoriesEpisode 136 - Dustin Hapli Dustin Hapli is a former engineer, producer, and host for WGCU Public Media where we make this show. He co-created Gulf Coast Live with me and Ryan Warner (Ep. 116) in 2004. He's worked for WUSF, WMNF, iHeartMedia, and now serves as Director of Technical Operations for Entercom. You can see a video of Dave Dave Dave (Cowan) performing this week's parting tune, as well as an extended shot of a cat, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xuDTabOIk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-10-161h 09
Three Song StoriesEpisode 132 - Alexandra Figares Alexandra Figares is a recent journalism graduate from FGCU, and once interned for the WGCU radio newsroom. She was also editor-in-chief for the university newspaper Eagle News. Originally born in Arica, Chile, but grew up in Naples her entire life, she came to the U.S. when she was just one year old. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-09-1846 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 128 - Bruno Halpern Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Bruno Halpern graduated from FGCU last year with a degree in journalism and is starting a master's in Educational Leadership at FGCU this Fall. During his time at the university he worked as Opinion Editor and Entertainment Editor at the student-run paper Eagle News. He's also been a citizen-board member at The News-Press, a radio newsroom intern at WGCU, and an editor for ABC/NBC TV. Bruno also recently won the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalism Award for Best Sound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-08-211h 11
Three Song StoriesEpisode 122 - John Davis John Davis is a host, reporter, and producer for WGCU - where we make this show. He is the local host for NPR’s Morning Edition and he’s a producer and host for WGCU’s radio talk program Gulf Coast Life. Prior to joining WGCU, he reported at WDUQ-FM in Pittsburgh, PA. He studied journalism at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Florida Gulf Coast University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-07-1055 min
Audio from the Naples Daily NewsNews-Press journalists talk mental health project on WGCU's Gulf Coast LiveThe News-Press and USA Today Network-Florida launched a year-long project Sunday on the children's mental health crisis in Southwest Florida. Reporters Frank Gluck and Janine Zeitlin discussed the project on WGCU's Gulf Coast Live on Monday, May 6, 2019.
Audio courtesy of WGCU Public Media.
2019-05-0636 min