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 ConnectJacksonville Today education reporter Megan Mallicoat shares what she discovered in an extensive public records dive. -
First Coast ConnectOur media panel breaks down the week’s top stories, from a yacht party backlash to the arrival of professional women’s soccer. -
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First Coast ConnectNew York Times reporter and author David E. Sanger discusses an increasingly contentious global landscape. -
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First Coast ConnectWe ask the president of Wolfson Children's Hospital what needs to be done to better serve pediatric patients. -
First Coast ConnectA congressman demands closure of Baker County’s immigration detention facility, and a Five Points staple moves to Tampa. -
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First Coast ConnectOur media panel breaks down the week's biggest stories — including garbage fees, an ICE lawsuit, Duval school district changes and a three-day tire fire.
