Rachel Iacovone
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.
Rachel was first contacted by WGCU when she was managing editor of FGCU's student-run media group, Eagle News. She helped take Eagle News from a weekly newspaper to a daily online publication with TV and radio branches within two years, winning the 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best Use of Multimedia in a cross-platform series she led for National Coming Out Day. She also won the Mark of Excellence Award for Feature Writing for her five-month coverage of an FGCU student's transition from male to female.
As a WGCU reporter, she produced the first radio story inWGCU's Curious Gulf Coast project, which answered the question:Does SWFL Have More Cases of Pediatric Cancer?
Rachel graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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Allergy season in Southwest Florida is only loosely associated with regular seasons, but suffice to say- right now many people are suffering with watery... -
As springtime unfolds and temperatures warm up, many animals are more active, leading to more opportunities for human interaction. You may have seen the... -
Trouper , the blind raccoon, captured the heart of Dorothy Lee (aka Miss Dot) several years ago. Miss Dot is a wildlife rehabilitator, who fought to... -
Florida Gulf Coast University 's sociology club held its 7th Annual Social Science Symposium on Thursday. Along with a number of faculty presenters... -
The Southwest Florida band Bargain Bin Heroes recently dropped their second EP titled, “ Droppin’ the Deuce .” The group has been bringing their high... -
Students and professors of a Media Exploration class at Florida Southwestern State College performed a conceptual protest piece during the “ March for... -
A new Florida beer launched last Friday, but the brew is not only for beer lovers. It’s also for butterflies. Bartram’s Blonde Beer gets its name from... -
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be issuing new Medicare cards in the coming weeks and months in an effort to combat identity theft... -
We’re taking the show on the road to Punta Gorda in Charlotte County in order to mark the 50 th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.... -
Perhaps the most vulnerable victims of the opioid crisis are babies born addicted. Known as neonatal abstinence syndrome, babies born to mothers who’ve...
