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We Meet the Filmmakers Behind 'Southwest Florida’s Mangrove Coast'

Live Oak Production Group

Florida wildlife and nature is a bountiful subject for photographers, filmmakers, environmentalists and artists, alike.Elam Stoltzfusis an environmental filmmaker with a focus on the nature of Florida. He’s filmed more than 10 documentaries, and he has been recognized by environmentalist groups like theFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionandFlorida Wildlife Corridor Expedition.

Elam, and his co-producer and son Nic, join us in the studio to discuss his latest film, "Southwest Florida’s Mangrove Coast,” which tells the story of the Rookery Bay Research Reserve’s now 40 year effort to protect the fragile ecosystem between Marco Island and Naples. It will air on WGCU-TV on Earth Day, that’s coming up on April 22nd.

 

 

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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.
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.