Anne Schindler
Host, "First Coast Connect"Anne Schindler joined WJCT News as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television.
Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure.
In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates.
Anne graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in journalism. Her first job in journalism was at the Twin Cities Reader, under the paper’s then-editor, David Carr.
She currently serves as chair of the Northeast Florida Media Committee and is a member of the University of North Florida School of Communication’s Professional Advisory Board.
Her credits include a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative journalism, eight Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Awards and five NATAS Suncoast Emmy Awards, including in the investigative reporting and topical documentary categories.
“To bring everything I’ve learned to First Coast Connect at this moment in our region’s evolution is a dream opportunity,” Anne said. “I’m ready to listen — and to ask the hard questions that matter to our audience.”
You can reach Anne at aschindler@wjct.org.
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First Coast ConnectWe get Hurricane Milton updates and a closer look at the SCOTUS docket. -
First Coast ConnectWith wars in four Mideast countries and Gaza largely destroyed, Ambassador Nancy Soderberg talks about how the world has changed in the past year. -
First Coast ConnectA dockworkers strike, a camping ban and a new deal between Florida Blue and Baptist Health. -
First Coast ConnectA new documentary, “Beyond Triathlon,” tells the story of the Northeast Florida marathoner and her role in advancing women in sport. -
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First Coast ConnectJacksonville’s former director of community initiatives opens up about the year since her husband’s near-fatal stroke. -
First Coast ConnectFrom Hurricane Helene to a $2 billion city budget, we talk about the week’s top headlines. -
First Coast ConnectHow drug and alcohol impairment affects the rights of defendants. And: the latest on Hurricane Helene. -
First Coast ConnectThirty-six previously removed schoolbooks are going back on the shelves in Nassau County. -
