Kate Cronin
Associate Producer and JournalistKate Cronin is an associate producer and multi-media journalist with WGCU Public Media. She is a founding producer of the daily television program “Southwest Florida in Focus.” She graduated with honors and magna cum laude in 2025 with a degree in journalism and minors in French and art from Florida Gulf Coast University. She began her career in journalism as a news fellow with WGCU in 2024, creating content for digital, radio, and television mediums. She lives in Fort Myers and is originally from Kansas City, Kansas.
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Those looking to attend a political rally at Florida Gulf Coast University today featuring President Donald Trump started lining up on the campus early. Vehicles were lining up before 6 a.m. along campus streets leading to the Alico Arena rally venue. Many had to leave after the arena filled to capacity.
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The last place you would normally expect to find a firefighter is at the ocean. But that’s exactly where they were recently as North Collier Fire Control and Rescue unveiled the first ocean rescue tower in Collier County. -
It was a show of protest, frustration, disaffection and concern and it was shared by thousands Saturday in various Southwest Florida sites, other parts of the state and across the United States and the world. The No Kings III event was billed as a protest rally and drew people of many different political affiliations who said they had concerns with how the current administration in Washington run by President Donald Trump was handling things. -
The Lee County Courthouse was the home for a legal showdown between The Immigration Detention Center known as Alligator Alcatraz and several former detainees.
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A store dedicated to roller skating recently opened in Fort Myers. Rotten Hearts is run by Cammi Laboa and Jessica Blair, who met while playing for the Fort Myers Roller Derby League. With the nearest skate shop located in Tampa, the two women decided to open their own store dedicated to skaters of all levels. -
Next month, the window will officially be open for a NASA manned flight that will circumnavigate Earth’s closest celestial partner to track potential landing sites for an official moon landing.
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Roller Derby brings the thrills, and bruises, to the roller rink. The sport grew in popularity in the 1950s and in recent years has had a surge in fandom.
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An unlikely hero is helping empty out garages for Annual Tire Amnesty Day. Lee County Mosquito Control, located off Homestead Road, will collect up to eight tires from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan 17. The effort is a collaboration with Lee County Solid Waste and the Rotary Club of Fort Myers East to clear neighborhoods of discarded tires. -
A Fort Myers eleventh grader was awarded first place in the U.S. District Court essay contest. Noah Moon described his experience founding a nonprofit organization that brings youth together through sports. As president of Athletes Activating Champions for Empowerment (AACE), Moon uses his love for sports to mentor those around him and provide a supportive space for kids from all backgrounds. -
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is boosting safety and convenience along I-75 with upcoming installations. A pre-construction information session covering new interchange construction at I-75 at Toledo Blade Boulevard and Sumter Boulevard in Sarasota County will be held on Tuesday, Jan 6.
