
Heather Schatz
Senior Producer, Talk ShowsHeather is the senior producer of WJCT 89.9 FM talk shows including First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, the Florida Roundup and What's Health Got to Do with It?
Heather spent close to 10 years at CBS News in New York City, where she worked for CBS Network Radio, CBS This Morning and The Early Show, producing news and feature stories for television and radio. While there, she was nominated for a national Emmy Award for a feature series and received National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Certificates of Recognition for the reporting of the September 11 events and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Since returning to Florida in 2007, Heather has worked as the communications director for Best Buddies International and the National YoungArts Foundation and as a communications consultant for a number of businesses.
She is also a long-standing member of the Writer’s Guild of America, East, and contributes to Edible Northeast Florida magazine. Heather has a master's degree in journalism and mass communications from New York University and a bachelor's degree in public policy from Cornell University.
Heather lives at the Beaches with her husband and two children.
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The brewery announced Wednesday that it will release “Hey Putin, Go F*** Yourself!” or HPGFY, a Belgian-style Tripel, to raise money for humanitarian relief efforts in the besieged country.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossAn activist's arrest; Jan. 6, one year later; culinary trends; What's Good Wednesday
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossAn activist's arrest; Jan. 6, one year later; culinary trends; What's Good Wednesday
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Southeastern Grocers, the Jacksonville-based parent company of the Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarket chains, is officially pulling the plug on its plans to take the company public — at least for the time being.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossMillions of Americans will be affected by President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements for the workplace.If you work for a company that has 100 or more…
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossCOVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to rise in our area, as students are preparing to return to school in a few weeks - without a mask…
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Editor's Note: Heather Schatz is the senior producer of WJCT News' talk shows. In this essay she shares her family’s experience with her son’s COVID…
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossState Representative Angie Nixon joined us to discuss her thoughts about how the Orange Crush Festival was handled other issues related to recent policy…
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This week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, announced he’s running for governor in 2022.Crist has had a long career in Florida politics, serving…
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossOn this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including:Former Rep. Corrine Brown’s conviction has…