WGCU has received two 2025 Suncoast Emmy Awards for television work that lifts local voices and examines issues that shape life in Southwest Florida, even as the station manages budget cuts and rising costs.

WGCU was honored in the Public Affairs Program Single Program category for “Southwest Florida In Focus.” The award recognizes host Sandra Viktorova and producer Edward Byrne for reporting that helps viewers better understand the people, places and decisions that affect the region.

The station also received a Suncoast Emmy in the Diversity Equity Inclusion Short Form Content Up to 10 Minutes category for “Reflections of a Colored Girl.” The short film, produced by David Oquendo and Tara Wyrofsky, features Dr. Martha Bireda as she reflects on media labels placed on Black women and on t

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