Mike Kiniry
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.
He became the first producer of Gulf Coast Live when the show launched in 2004, and also worked as the host of All Things Considered from 2004 to 2006, and the host of Morning Edition from 2006 to 2011. He then left public radio to work as PR Director for the Alliance for the Arts for five years, and was then Principled Communicator at the election integrity company Free & Fair for a year before returning to WGCU in October, 2017.
In the past Mike has been a bartender and cook at Liquid Café in downtown Fort Myers, a golf club fixer/seller at the Broken Niblick Golf Shop in Fort Myers, and a bookseller at Ives Book Shop in Fort Myers. He lives near downtown Fort Myers with his daughter, and their dog and two cats.
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On "Gulf Coast Life," we discuss the nexus between light pollution and human health, the environment and public safety with cardiologist Dr. Mario Motta, a part-time Naples resident and avid astronomer. -
"Gulf Coast Life" talks with two of the overseers of robotic-assisted surgery at Lee Health: program manager Dr. Juan Ibarra and vice president of surgical services Cheri Cartwright. -
A pair of specialists help increase awareness and get a sense of how treatments and screenings for it have evolved since 1985, when Breast Cancer Awareness Month was initiated. -
After she stepped away, Dr. MaryAnn Wilbur embarked on a project to conduct interviews with doctors who had either recently left their practice or were strongly considering doing so. -
To learn more about mosquito precautions, here's an informative conversation with representatives from the Lee County Mosquito Control District. -
On WGCU's "Gulf Coast Life," we talk to Jennifer O’Brien, a USF associate professor of psychology and one of the lead investigators in the Active Mind study. -
On this episode of “Gulf Coast Life,” we touch base with the State Emergency Mental Task Force’s clinical director to get a sense of the work in the early days of recovery from Idalia. -
The increasing rate of ASD diagnoses has driven a growing demand for education, therapy and other services for neurodivergent kids, their families and their support networks. -
The renowned autism activist is the guest on WGCU's Gulf Coast Life in advance of her talk on Saturday in Fort Myers. -
In this interview with author Rebecca Totora, we explore ways our response to the pandemic might have similarities to other plagues, and how writers like William Shakespeare responded.
