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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Dozens of books the Duval County school district ordered in the summer of 2021 will never hit classroom shelves. A review found they may not comply with new state laws. -
Influential Republican donor Kent Stermon used a personal badge to access Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office buildings more than 700 times over the past five years, according to records obtained by Jacksonville Today. -
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry blocks people he doesn’t follow from replying to some of his tweets. Experts say that could amount to viewpoint discrimination on a government page. -
Superintendent Diana Greene told principals the decision to split ties with JASMYN was a reaction to inappropriate "program materials." The move came after coverage by two conservative media outlets. -
Here's what the city has and hasn't done since Mayor Lenny Curry promised to remove Confederate monuments in 2020. -
The event is traditionally held in October. It will take place this year on National Transgender Day of Remembrance. -
Jacksonville held a special election to pick a replacement after former Sheriff Mike Williams resigned. Williams endorsed Waters. -
Duval County School Board Chair Elizabeth Andersen gave a tearful farewell to the School Board this week, calling for the school system to continue calling out hate. -
The announcement from the state Department of Education comes even though the district slashed its LGBTQ+ support guide, removed All In for Safe Schools and rescinded part of the sex ed curriculum. -
Jacksonville's leaders met in private Friday to discuss their next move after a federal court struck down the city’s new voting maps as racial gerrymandering.
