Ryan Benk
REPORTER / HOST "Indie Endeavour"Ryan Benk is a former WJCT News reporter who joined the station in 2015 after working as a news researcher and reporter for NPR affiliate WFSU in Tallahassee.
Originally from Miami, he graduated with a bachelor's in English literature from Florida State University. During his time in Tallahassee, Ryan also worked as a policy and research analyst for legislative-research firm LobbyTools.
Ryan left WJCT News in August 2018 to explore new pursuits.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has suspended Jacksonville City Council members Reggie Brown and Katrina Brown. The news comes a day after a federal indictment…
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Updated 6:03 p.m.: This story was updated to include new details on the case and quotes from Reggie Brown. Jacksonville City Council members Reggie Brown…
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State Attorney Melissa Nelson is rolling out a court diversion program to help people with suspended driver’s licenses get back on the road faster.Fines…
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For the third year in a row a counseling project spearheaded by Jacksonville’s Wayman Ministries will get state funding. State Sen. Audrey Gibson,…
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Clinical trials can allow doctors to test potentially life-saving medicines, but they depend on brave patients’ participation.The percentage of cancer…
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An environmental engineer and professor emeritus at the University of Florida with decades of experience in water reclamation and regulation said there…
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CityHealth, an initiative founded by the de Beaumont Foundation and health insurer Kaiser Permanente, rates Jacksonville near the bottom for policies that…
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Jacksonville’s Emergency Pregnancy Services center is holding a fundraiser Wednesday night at Bold City Brewery in Riverside and protesters will be there…
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Tampa Bay area counties – including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota - all saw decreases in total crime between 3.3...
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Crime in the Jacksonville area has seen a drop, but still trends higher than statewide numbers, according to the 2017 Uniform Crime Report which was…