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Hispanic Heritage Month: Voices from SW Florida’s Latino Community

Lucy Maldanado, Fiscal Manager for the Lee County Board of County Commissioners:  Visitor and Convention Bureau.  Maldanado is featured in WGCU-FM's weeklong "Hispanic Heritage Month" series
Rachel Iacovone
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Lucy Maldanado, Fiscal Manager for the Lee County Board of County Commissioners: Visitor and Convention Bureau. Maldanado is featured in WGCU-FM's weeklong "Hispanic Heritage Month" series

We are now more than halfway through National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15.  In recognition of those of Hispanic heritage here in Southwest Florida, WGCU reporters Rachel Iacovone and Andrea Perdomo are featuring the voices and perspectives of local Latinos from across the region from all sorts of professions, genders and backgrounds.  We’ll get a sneak preview of the weeklong series, airing weekdays at 8:45 a.m. during Morning Edition and at 5:45 p.m. during All Things Considered.

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John Davis has been a full-time Reporter/Producer for WGCU since 2009. He is the local host for NPRââââ
RachelIacovoneis a reporter and associate producer ofGulf Coast LiveforWGCU News. Rachel came toWGCU 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.
Andrea Perdomo is a reporter for WGCU News. She started her career in public radio as an intern for the Miami-based NPR station, WLRN. Andrea graduated from Florida International University, where she was a contributing writer for the student-run newspaper, The Panther Press, and also a member of the university's Society of Professional Journalists chapter.