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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What's Health Got to Do with It?Dr. Rohina Gandhi-Hoffman and Dr. Shilpi Khetarpal discuss hair, health and where they intersect. -
First Coast ConnectJacksonville mayor debate; OneJax parts ways with UNF; Surrogacy; Players Championship -
What's Health Got to Do with It?"What's Health Got to Do with It" talks with experts from Arizona State University and Rethreaded, a Jacksonville nonprofit that helps trafficking victims. -
First Coast ConnectA bill in the Florida Legislature would allocate millions to Florida’s State Transportation Work Program. Also, a food festival this weekend will help earthquake victims in Turkey; WJCT broadcasts "Untold Stories"; and THE MOVE lists the best events in town. -
Students protested the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion programs until the policies of Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
What's Health Got to Do with It?On this week’s program, we discussed how brain waves can be used to help manage two common conditions: tremors and depression. -
What's Health Got to Do with It?Our Medical Roundtable discusses the biggest news in the world of health care. -
What's Health Got to Do with It?Our medical roundtable takes a closer look at how to keep your brain healthy — and your memory sharp -
First Coast ConnectFlorida is a hotbed of human trafficking. What's being done locally? Plus: Attorney John Phillips is running for City Council. -
First Coast ConnectCommunity activist Ben Frazier says he’ll press City Council again to remove Confederate monuments from public property.
