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 Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat.
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Tampa could become the first U.S. city to get a water treatment system with technology that can help filter out forever chemicals known as PFAS.
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“Florida is always in the political spotlight ... so, I think we also see some political experiments being tried here, in terms of what campaigns are catching fire, and what words are really buzzworthy and that voters are responding to," said Alissa Schafer with the Energy and Policy Institute. -
“I'm sure there's folks in the agricultural industry that are probably like me scratching their heads wondering ‘what was he thinking?’"said land broker Dean Saunders. -
Florida Forever would receive $100 million. Another $100 million is earmarked for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, and $800 million would fund projects connecting the Ocala and Osceola National Forests. -
Florida Power & Light Co. will increase rates in its northwest territories by 8.3% and in the peninsula by 10.3%. -
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. -
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.
