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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Williams is stepping down June 10. -
District attorneys say the guide is being modified to comply with Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law — dubbed by critics as "Don't Say Gay." -
Of the five ZIP codes that have seen their rent increase by more than 60% over the past half decade, three have a median household income of less than $32,000 a year, according to census data. -
In the end, the board took no action on a resolution to modify the district's LGBTQ Support Guide. Legal staff is studying whether the guide conflicts with Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law. -
As Nassau County moves forward on constructing water and sewer lines, the existing American Beach Water System owner is worried he’ll be put out of business and the community will lose a piece of its history. -
More than 14% of Florida families don't have enough to eat, the highest in more than a year, recent census surveys show. -
The district says it's recruiting teachers out of state, holding local job fairs and providing extra training to get under-qualified applicants up to speed, but progress is slow. -
City officials want to make a portion of the community a federally recognized National Historic District. -
Civil rights groups called the maps "unconstitutional racial gerrymanders," but the mayor signed the maps late last week with no formal announcement. -
It’s been almost a year since a barge transporting coal ash from Puerto Rico to a landfill in Folkston, Georgia, spilled more than 5,000 tons of the toxic industrial byproduct into the ocean off Atlantic Beach.
