Julie Glenn
Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Fluent in Italian, Julie has also worked with Italian wine companies creating and translating web content and marketing materials. Her work has been featured in international, national, and local magazines. She has served as president of the local chapter of Slow Food where she remains on the board. Her interests include cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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Lee County is inviting the public to an open house meeting Wednesday night from 4 to 7 p.m. at the county's public works building. The move is in... -
Last year, when then-Gov. Rick Scott called two state of emergencies, one for red tide in the gulf and another for blue-green algae contamination in the... -
Florida wildlife and nature is a bountiful subject for photographers, filmmakers, environmentalists and artists, alike. Elam Stoltzfus is an... -
It’s been three years since journalist Jason Rezaian was released from an Iranian prison, where he had been jailed for alleged espionage. Now, in a new... -
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway depot in downt own Fort Myers served as a community hub, and a connection to the outside world, for decades beginning in... -
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular over the past 15 or so years. These small, handheld electronic devices simulate the feeling of smoking by... -
Man’s best friend has served people for years with companionship, protection and love. Dogs have the intellectual capacity to obey commands, and... -
What is sustainable dining, and is it something anyone can do? And beyond the reach of reducing, reusing and recycling, how does a restaurant... -
In several locations in Lee County, including at Florida Gulf Coast University, tents and booths are erected by people selling locally sourced goods.... -
When an investigator with the Department of Children and Families follows up on a call to its abuse hotline and determines there is reason to suspect a...
