SWFL Fresh Press with Eric Raddatz

Steve Hilfiker is a film producer, former CEO with 32 years’ experience in business. Steve is a successful environmental and cardiac advocate with extensive relationships in the Florida legislature. 

Producer Credits include: "Stoneheart: an Undying Gift" and "Warriors: The Bernie Mac Disease", which recently screened at the Fort Myers Film Festival winning best short of the fest, before heading to Cannes. His Current film projects include a true-story feature film and a docuseries about organ donation, sarcoidosis, and cardiomyopathy.

Steve is a successful environmental and cardiac advocate with extensive relationships in the Florida legislature. During his environmental career, Steve was the founder and President of Environmental Risk Management, Inc and currently serves on the Board of the Florida Ground Water Association (FGWA). He has served in similar environmental association roles since 1991.

An extended battle with misdiagnosed cardiac sarcoidosis resulted in a successful heart transplant on August 3, 2020. As a man of faith with a youthful heart and clean bill of health, Steve is using his skills to raise awareness for organ donation and sarcoidosis, including proposed research appropriations and funding grants for early detection of cardiomyopathy.

We talk top picks for things to do in #SWFL this week with Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson!

This week go Sidneys songwriting competition hosted by Melissa DeHaven at The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s Sounds of Summer Series, check out the Alter Eagles, an Eagles tribute band, see the “Murder on the Orient Express” at Broadway Palm, go bacon crazy at BaconFest and don't miss exhibits at Tribby Art Center.

Thanks to our sponsors the Fort Myers FIlm Festival, be sure to submit your film today and save the dates for May 22-26, 2024. To Riverside Reality It doesn’t cost more, you just get more with Riverside Realty Group Free home staging head to Riversidefl.com and the Marcus Jansen Foundation of SWFL.

Listen in as we speak with filmmaker/director Justin O’Neal Miller on working on the film “Oppenheimer” as well as is a joint project he is working on with Erin Beute called “Seminole Man.” Both have had success in their films “Peggy”  and “Birds Eye,” both official selections in the Fort Myers Film Festival.

#SWFL TOP PICKS: This week go see Little Eddie and the Fat Fingers at GCTC, Dave Isaacs at Babcock, blues guitarist Selwyn Birchwood at Buckingham Bar, Fortitude at Tribby Arts, On Board at SBDAC with special guest filmmaker Anna Honorata.

#SWFL’s things to do this week include Nostaljah at Mercato, POTUS at Lab Theater; Ben Allen Band at Artis Naples as well as Little Mermaid at Broadway Palm and Counting Crows at Barbara B. Mann.

This week we are in studio with Dana Wexler, an actress, mom, musical theater performer, personal trainer specializing in sports nutrition and weight loss management as well as an influencer. She is an inspiration to many who follow her.

This week check out Counting Crows and Dashboard Confessional at Barbara B. Mann, WWE at Hertz, Loston Harris at Arts Bonita,  Thunder Beach at DeRomos and more as we sit down with special guest Fort Myers Councilman Liston Bochette

Tara Frase has been active in different elements of the entertainment industry for over 10 years. Since graduating with her BFA in Theatre from

Top picks this week to check out around SWFL are Music Walk, Sheena Brook, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Little Mermaid — also plan your #BARBENHEIMER weekend, with nods to other films playing this week in #FreshPress with special guest Scott Thompson

Things to see and do in SWFL this week include Little Mermaid at Broadway Palm, Stephen King inspired art at SBDAC, Denny Laine at Alliance for the Arts, Plain White T's at Seminole Casino with Indiana Jones, Spiderverse and No Hard Feelings films out. This week with special guest Melissa DeHaven.

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