Ryan Benk
REPORTER / HOST "Indie Endeavour"Ryan Benk is a former WJCT News reporter who joined the station in 2015 after working as a news researcher and reporter for NPR affiliate WFSU in Tallahassee.
Originally from Miami, he graduated with a bachelor's in English literature from Florida State University. During his time in Tallahassee, Ryan also worked as a policy and research analyst for legislative-research firm LobbyTools.
Ryan left WJCT News in August 2018 to explore new pursuits.
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Update 4:03 p.m.: This story has been updated to include comments from Airbnb Florida.Like the protracted legal and legislative battle over supervising…
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The Jacksonville airport will open a premium lounge early next year, if all goes to plan.That’s after the Jacksonville Aviation Authority board on Monday…
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Florida’s 14 nonprofit waterkeepers are asking environmental regulators to conduct an audit of the state’s vulnerability to storms and sea level rise.The…
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Jacksonville’s Memorial Hospital this week received state approval to operate its trauma center that’s a specialized facility treating the most gravely…
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After a few days of black activists demanding St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver denounce and stop advertising with a blogger who sent a racist email to a…
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Next month, a group of 11 black community leaders will embark on an inaugural yearlong course designed to help build out the local network of people of…
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As a pilot program to intervene in opioid overdoses in Jacksonville reports continued success, a plan to create a permanent epidemic panel and city…
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If the Jacksonville City Council gives the OK to Mayor Lenny Curry’s annual budget proposal, UF Health Jacksonville, which serves as a safety net for many…
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At Jacksonville City Hall Friday, it became official — the city’s Main Post Office in New Town is now known as the Rutledge Pearson Post Office.Pearson…
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First Coast Parents, Therapists Of Autistic Patients Call On State To Speed Up Therapy AuthorizationNortheast Florida parents of autistic children and their therapists are calling on state health regulators to speed up Medicaid coverage approvals for a…