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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UF Health Jacksonville hospital recently underwent a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) study from the Urban Land Institute.The study identified several… -
Children’s Week in Tallahassee is an annual event in which legislators, policy makers, business leaders and child advocates from across the state come… -
The City of Atlantic Beach is proactively addressing sea level rise and climate adaptation by developing a coastal vulnerability assessment and adaptation… -
A new “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association concludes there has been a 78 percent increase in high school e-cigarette use… -
The city’s newly-formed Task Force on Safety and Crime Reduction recently had its first meeting.The group, which met Friday, is charged with combating… -
After 32 years of one traditional event honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - this year, there will be two MLK celebrations in Jacksonville… -
If this unusually warm winter weather has you thinking about climate change, you’re not alone.Activists around the world and in the United States are… -
Some City Council members are raising the alarm about JEA’s process for selecting a new CEO.Interim CEO Aaron Zahn is perceived to be widely favored, even… -
It's a modern alternative to a hard seawall that can soften the impact of strong storms and rising seas due to a warming planet.Living shorelines, which… -
In recent years, a series of controversial police-involved shootings have led to calls for greater police accountability through the use of body…
