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 ConnectJaguars owner Shad Khan announced Tuesday that the Jaguars have reached an agreement with the NFL office to play two home games at Wembley Stadium in… -
Actor Bill Murray’s mug may be the new ambassador for a Jacksonville's Murray Hill neighborhood if a local artist gets his way.Jason Tetlak has launched a… -
On today’s program we discussed teacher pay and E-Verify, as Florida lawmakers prepare to reconvene on January 14.Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nuñez… -
Public pressure continues to mount for accountability and a thorough investigation into JEA's senior leadership and the now-halted negotiations to sell… -
First Coast ConnectThe Duval County Democratic Party is calling on State Attorney Melissa Nelson to recuse herself from investigating JEA.Nelson’s office is looking into… -
First Coast ConnectNancy Soderberg, a foreign policy strategist who served as the third-ranking official on the Clinton Administration's National Security Council, and as an… -
On today’s program, we spent the full hour looking ahead to the 2020 elections in November, including what’s being done to ensure votes are secure and… -
We devoted today’s program to Florida’s environment, how climate change is impacting it, and what it will take to become more resilient with:Dr. Jayantha… -
On today's progrm we looked at how Florida lawmakers reacted to this week’s impeachment vote with Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL 27).We also took a look at how… -
First Coast ConnectThe Jacksonville Civic Council is calling for a grand jury investigation into JEA board and senior management. Michael Ward, the retired CEO of CSX…
