Matthew F Smith
Matthew Smith is a reporter and producer of WGCU’s Gulf Coast Live.
Originally from Delaware, he moved to Alaska in 2010 for his first job in radio. He spent five years working as a radio and television reporter, as well as a radio producer, talk show host, and news director at stations across Alaska, where his reporting received awards from the Alaska Press Club and the Alaska Broadcasters Association. Relocating to southwest Florida, he spent several months producing television news before joining WGCU as the Gulf Coast Live producer in August 2016.
Matthew studied English and journalism at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, where he wrote for the school newspaper and other school publications. He taught English as a Second Language for several years before pursuing a career in journalism.
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Florida's opioid addiction crisis, already declared a "public health emergency" by Gov. Rick Scott, now faces a funding crisis: a $20.4 million federal…
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Five central Florida cities are teaming up with the ridesharing company Uber to offer discounts on rides within the five-city area, as well as to...
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Bees often bring to mind images of large hives dripping with honey and buzzing with the common honey bee. But thousands of North American bee species...
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While most of the complaints about Southwest Florida's recent rainy weather center on the comeback of the annoying mosquito, the rain brings out another...
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Hoping to get ahead of potential Zika outbreaks , Planned Parenthood of Collier County is launching a new education initiative aimed at prevention....
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New research shows the Zika virus was likely in the state earlier than health officials had previously thought—and had arrived in the state on multiple...
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Theaters in South Florida, and across the United States, Canada, and Europe, are screening the film adaption of George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984...
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Few animals arouse the instinct to hunt quite like the Burmese Python. The invasive species has slithered across the Everglades and into every corner of...
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The FGCU student government has passed a resolution calling on university administrators to work toward adopting a "sanctuary campus" policy. The...
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New estimates through mid-2016 show Florida's surge in syphilis cases continued last year, with cases of infectious syphilis jumping statewide by 36...
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Florida lawmakers hid hundreds of millions of dollars for special projects inside funding for state universities, a report from the Naples Daily News...
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South Florida is a hotspot for invasive species, and the exotic plants, reptiles, amphibians, and fish that take root in the subtropical region of...