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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The USS Orleck is expected to arrive in Downtown Jacksonville between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., a step closer to becoming a floating naval museum on the St. Johns River. -
The Los Angeles Times reported that BNC, based in Tallahassee, failed to meet payroll Friday. Khan had invested $50 million into the effort committed to covering Black and brown communities. -
A coalition of local parent teacher associations says the dress code is subjective and biased, using vague descriptions like "distracting" and "form-fitting." They say changes would improve students' well-being. -
Dozens of residents turned out to Tuesday's City Council meeting to comment on a plan to remove all remaining Confederate monuments in Jacksonville. -
The maps garnered widespread criticism during public hearings, but council members made few changes before approving them 17-1. -
Cumber is the fifth candidate to enter the mayoral race early next year. -
The bill would allow governments to place legal notices on their own websites and not in newspapers. Opponents call it an attack on publishers by cutting off one of their income streams. -
Curbside recycling will resume April 4, while city officials try to solve pickup problems that led the city to stop recycling in the first place.
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