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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First Coast ConnectThe U.S. Surgeon General said Monday to expect new outbreaks of the coronavirus resulting from the nationwide protests - protests that have seen thousands… -
First Coast ConnectThousands of protesters took to the streets in Jacksonville on Saturday to demand justice for George Floyd and transparency around the police-involved… -
First Coast ConnectOn Monday, an attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting death of the Brunswick, Ga. man… -
A new piece of public art is coming to life in Avondale, thanks to some Douglas Anderson graduates and resident Ron Rothberg.The mural, titled “Swan… -
First Coast ConnectWednesday morning, we took a closer look at the global movement to encourage everyone to wear masks with Jeremy Howard, co-founder of the #Masks4All… -
Adults aren’t the only ones who may be feeling more anxious than usual due to COVID-19.Many children are as well, according to reporting done by NPR.Dr.… -
Jacksonville artist Heather Hailstones' work is about to appear on close to 50,000 cans of beer.Hailstones, who attended Fletcher High School and the… -
First Coast ConnectA Florida International University student has filed what is at least the third potential class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for students in the state… -
First Coast ConnectOn Wednesday’s program, we took a closer look at the jobs and employment situation in Northeast Florida with Tim Gibbons, Editor of the Jacksonville… -
Duval County saw a 25% increase in overdose 911 calls from mid-March until now, year over year.In response to the spike, the county is giving out free…
