Michael McEwen
Coastal Desk ReporterMichael McEwen covers the environment for WWNO/WRKF's Coastal Desk.
Michael previously worked as a reporter and photographer for Mississippi Public Radio, covering state politics, police investigations, the criminal legal system, prisons, voting rights, natural disasters, environmental justice disputes and the causes and impacts of poverty in the country’s poorest state.
As a freelancer at South Florida’s NPR station, WLRN, he covered topics ranging from Everglades restoration, youth gun violence, Latin American politics and the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in coastal Lee County.
Michael has also researched indigenous land rights disputes in Nicaragua and the country’s post-revolution history. In 2025 he was recognized with two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his continuing national coverage of the Rankin County "Goon Squad" and feature reporting from coastal Mississippi’s oyster fleet.
Michael was raised between coastal Southwest Florida and the Everglades and is beyond excited to call the Gulf home again.
Michael can be reached at michael@wrkf.org.
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There was a time back in the 1980s when overfishing had decimated popular fish like red snapper and grouper in the Gulf. Today, we hear the remarkable success story of how unlikely partners joined forces to save an industry and an ecosystem through a controversial program called catch shares. -
The federal flood insurance program covers nearly 500,000 Louisianans. Real estate associations say the lapse in coverage will hamstring thousands of home sales. -
If the program isn’t extended ahead of a government shutdown, officials say it could spell disaster for residents, business owners and the real estate market. -
Woodside Energy’s $17.5 billion production and export facility, best known as “Louisiana LNG,” represents the largest foreign direct investment in state history. -
Today, we bring you three stories exploring what it really takes to be ready for the next big storm. But at their core, these stories are about something deeper: the determination to keep living here on the Gulf Coast, and about the choices we’re making that will decide whether that’s possible.
