Eagle Media

Founded in 1997, FGCU’s first student publication debuted as “The Eagle.” Over the years, the paper took on other monikers including “The Eaglet” and “The Swamp Times” before settling on its current title “Eagle News” in 2003. In 2007, the Student Media Advisory Board, made up of University appointed faculty, staff, media and business professionals was formed to provide guidance and oversight.

In 2015, a small group of students within Eagle News developed Eagle News TV to provide video news, opinion and entertainment segments published on the Eagle News website. Around the same time, two students began a campaign to launch a student radio program on campus. In 2016, the university hired a full-time staff adviser to provide professional guidance to the news staff and help launch a student radio program. Through that effort, Eagle Radio was born providing original student podcasts and spear-heading the development of the university’s first on-campus TV and radio production studio for students. In 2017, the Student Media Advisory Board recognized Eagle News, ENTV and Eagle Radio were recognized jointly as Eagle Media, FGCU’s only student-led media program.