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 ConnectOur panel unpacks the week’s biggest headlines, from a local trash clash to rifts in the state GOP. -
First Coast ConnectFrom rare GOP defiance of the governor to fallout over a federal funding halt, we break down the latest state and local headlines. -
First Coast ConnectA new Jacksonville billboard campaign launches to combat hatred of Jews. -
First Coast ConnectAs the fire-ravaged West Coast begins to grapple with the realities of rebuilding, the cost of the disaster and the scale of the destruction slowly come into focus. -
First Coast ConnectDuval County School Board members want parents to weigh in before state-mandated time changes take effect. -
First Coast ConnectOur media panel unpacks the week’s biggest headlines, from falling snow to fallout over an accidental police shooting. -
First Coast ConnectTwo community leaders share the stark realities of their diagnoses, treatment paths and lessons learned in a candid new podcast. -
First Coast ConnectStemming the demand side of the human trafficking equation. -
First Coast ConnectResponse to and reflections on the inauguration of the 47th commander in chief. -
First Coast ConnectOur media panel dives into the week’s biggest headlines, from the City Council’s override of Mayor Donna Deegan’s first veto to a criminal indictment against the longtime leaders of the Duval teachers union.
