Claire Heddles - Jacksonville Today
ReporterClaire joined WJCT as a reporter in August 2021. She was previously the local host of NPR's Morning Edition at WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee. During her time in East Tennessee, her coverage of the COVID pandemic earned a Public Media Journalists’ Association award for investigative reporting.
Claire grew up in the desert city of Tucson, Arizona and received a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. As a student, her work with Al Jazeera's Contrast VR won a Webby award. After graduation, Claire worked at NPR as a national desk intern.
Claire’s work has aired nationally on NPR’s All Things Considered, and she has bylines at NPR, The Advocate Magazine and Truthout.
Outside of reporting, Claire enjoys trying new recipes and restaurants around Jacksonville, throwing pottery and spending time outdoors. You can contact Claire with tips, story ideas or comments at (904) 250-0926, cheddles@wjct.org or on Twitter @claireheddles.
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Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the race for the City Council at-large group 3 seat. -
More people than ever attended the last of four redistricting public hearings Thursday. Many are concerned about proposed City Council maps. -
Before heading out for early voting this week, test your knowledge about the two people vying to be Duval County’s next council representative. -
Plans call for nearly half of the revenues generated to go toward fixing roads. The rest would be spent on libraries, parks, fire stations and a sheriff’s command center. -
JAXPORT has signed a 20-year agreement with the Tennessee-based Ceres Terminals. The agreement includes at least $15M in port upgrades. -
The largest share of funds is from Democrat Tracye Polson's own pocket. She and Republican Nick Howland have gone after each other's funding streams in recent weeks to discredit one another. Here are the facts. -
Early voting runs from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20 in the Jacksonville City Council race between Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Nick Howland. -
Under pressure, commissioners eventually agreed to pitch in county money, but residents of Florida’s oldest Black beach still need to pay upfront — and risk a lien on their property — before getting a refund years later. -
Former high school math teacher Sherman Reed is among a growing number of teachers leaving the profession. A new poll from the National Educators Association found that 55% of teachers plan to leave teaching earlier than they originally planned. -
A group of teachers and staff are gathering at the school district's headquarters Tuesday afternoon to demand N95 masks, contact tracing and more vaccination campaigns.
