Jessica Meszaros
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of Morning Edition at WUSF Public Media.
She’s been a voice on public radio stations across Florida since 2012 - in Miami, Fort Myers, and now Tampa.
Jessica’s writing, reporting, and hosting has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters, the national Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Society of Professional Journalists.
In June 2018, she was named the recipient of RTDNA’s N.S. Bienstock Fellowship for promising minority journalists in radio. Jessica graduated from Florida International University in Miami, earning a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from FIU's Honors College.
Contact Jessica at 813-974-8635, on Twitter @JMMeszaros or by email at jmmeszaros@wusf.org.
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Florida is trying to eradicate the giant African land snail — again. The invasive snail carries a disease-causing parasite. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 7, 2022.)
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Whether or not researchers discover brevetoxins in the pesky flies, the results are expected to be scientifically relevant. -
'Tampa Bay Toxic Bus Tour' Highlights Energy Inequality And Potential Disaster Zones In HillsboroughLocal residents and activists were guided through Hillsborough County by environmental justice advocates, who are fighting for clean energy, equality and safety.
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After months of drafting a resolution, the city of Tampa has officially committed to transition to 100% renewable energy, which aligns with the mayor's own plan.
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Scientists say the area of little-to-no oxygen is about the size of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie put together.
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As red tide continues to plague Florida’s west coast, it also seems to continue expanding north.
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An organizer for a group that's been fighting the University of South Florida administration over a proposal to develop a preserve in Tampa said he was “quite surprised” about the sudden retirement of USF’s president.
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A red tide bloom in the Gulf has reached the coast as far north as Pinellas, causing fish kills and respiratory irritations, according to state wildlife officials.
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More than 60,000 homes, businesses and billboards are powered by solar energy across Florida right now, and one nonprofit is trying to increase that number by getting residents to purchase through multiple groups.
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Along with toxic red tide blooms, a nontoxic cyanobacteria that blooms annually in the Gulf of Mexico has also been reported in the past week or so.
