Melissa Ross
Talk Show Host/Executive ProducerMelissa Ross joined WJCT in 2009 with 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including stints in Cincinnati, Chicago, Orlando and Jacksonville. During her career as a television and radio news anchor and reporter, Melissa has won four regional Emmys for news and feature reporting.
In addition to hosting First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, she also co-hosts the weekly Florida Roundup, which airs Fridays on NPR stations across the state.
Her many accolades include a fellowship with the Metcalf Institute Science Immersion Workshop, where she learned hands on about the science of climate change.
As executive producer of The 904: Shadow on the Sunshine State, Melissa and WJCT received an Emmy in the documentary category at the 2011 Suncoast Emmy Awards. The 904 examined Jacksonville’s status as Florida’s murder capital.
WJCT’s First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross has received multiple national awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc. for best call-in program.
Prior to joining WJCT, Melissa spent three years in the corporate communications field at Jacksonville’s Dalton Agency. During her stint at Dalton, she was cast in the HBO film "Recount" playing — what else? — a reporter!
Married with two children, Melissa is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and Communications.
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First Coast ConnectOver 16,000 children are uninsured in Duval County even though they qualify for free or low cost health insurance through a program provided by the State… -
First Coast ConnectA new documentary takes a look what some consider to be one of the most exploited groups of workers: Florida farm pickers.Food Chains examines the tangled… -
First Coast ConnectA event in St. Johns County this weekend will honor civil rights icon Stetson Kennedy.Kennedy first rose to prominence with his book The Klan Unmasked,… -
First Coast ConnectThere has been a recent string of deaths due to child abuse in Northeast Florida.At least three children have died at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in the…
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First Coast ConnectJacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said this week that he is optimistic he can strike a deal with the city to develop the Shipyards property.Jaguars… -
First Coast ConnectThe state's uninsured have a new chance to get covered this month.Uninsured Floridians will be able to sign up for coverage at the website HealthCare.gov… -
First Coast ConnectWith songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical, Randy Newman has used his many talents over the years to create musical masterpieces… -
First Coast ConnectThe results of election 2014 and Jacksonville's pension are making headlines this week.Governor Rick Scott narrowly won re-election Tuesday, defeating… -
First Coast ConnectThe interfaith group OneJax held the latest in their Civil Discourse discussion series last week about an issue that will most likely play a role in… -
First Coast ConnectThe 2014 governor's race and crime in Jacksonville are making headlines this week.According to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday,…
