Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition

About Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition

John Davis has been a full-time Reporter/Producer for WGCU since 2009. He is the local host for NPR’s Morning Edition and producer and host for WGCU’s radio talk program Gulf Coast Life! John came to WGCU as an intern in 2007, and is now reporting on a broad spectrum of topics of interest to Southwest Florida. Prior to joining WGCU, he worked at WDUQ-FM in Pittsburgh, PA covering local government and general assignments.John studied journalism at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Florida Gulf Coast University. His work has garnered awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and a first place award and “Best in Show” from the Florida Associated Press for his investigative work in 2011. Send news pitches to wgcunews at wgcu.org

Publisher

John Davis

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Dec 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

132 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Florida Philharmonic opens 3rd season with “Masquerade: Symphony of Shadows”

   The Florida Philharmonic kicks off its third season with a concert celebrating the mystery, magic and macabre of Halloween with a program titled “Masquerade: Symphony of Shadows.”The concert features well-known works by composers from the Romantic Era along with more contemporary pieces by Emmy award-winning composer Anthony DiLorenzo. We’ll get a preview in a conversation with Maestro Richard Stoelzel and Concertmaster Ming Gao.

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Players Circle Theater 8th season preview

   Players Circle Theater kicks off it’s 2026-2027 performance season this month with the Broadway farce “The Nerd.” The season also includes a holiday show, a comedy, a romantic comedy, a one-man historical drama, a musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell and the regional premiere of the sci-fi drama “Marjorie Prime.” We’ll explore the season ahead in a conversation with Bob Cacioppo and Ted Wincek.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Lab Theater mounts production of dark comedy/thriller “The Pillowman”

   Laboratory Theater of Florida is mounting a production of playwright Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman.” It is simultaneously a dark comedy, crime procedural, and psychological thriller about a fiction writer being interrogated after a string of horrific child murders bear a striking resemblance to his own disturbing short stories. We will explore the show in a conversation with cast members Ryan Adair and Christian Rivero.

Who has been a guest on Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ted Wioncek III
• AJ Mendini
• Steven Kennedy
• Muffy Clark Gill
• Neil Volz

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

12,334,145

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

27

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Books guests

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