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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A Jacksonville housing development set to open this week blends temporary crisis and permanent low-income housing — mostly for women.Monday, Evin Willman… -
A lack of employment opportunity, an excess of generational poverty and lack of access to financial institutions — and the fiscal literacy they provide —… -
Two days after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Lance C. Whitaker was killed in a single-vehicle crash near I-295 and Alta Drive, a procession of police… -
Two councilmen, one an emergent critic of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and another known to be a close ally of Curry, are castigating each other for… -
The James Weldon Johnson YMCA in Northwest Jacksonville is expanding. Not only will the wellness facility be renovated and receive a new swimming pool,… -
Update 2:55 p.m., May 14: A spokesperson with Fiat Chrysler has designated May Airbag Recall Repair Month statewide, with an emphasis on Miami, Orlando… -
The Jacksonville City Council may not reinvent the wheel when it comes to a proposed opioid trust fund, it may just put a new spin on it.Privately-funded,… -
The work of Jacksonville’s Task Force on Civil Rights History is an ever expanding universe of rich experiences, many of which have never been relayed to… -
Jacksonville Councilman Bill Gulliford said he’s directed the city’s Office of General Counsel to draft legislation that would create a special city trust… -
A couple of miles north of Mayport in Jacksonville, down a winding dirt road shaded by primeval foliage stands a grand, whitewashed plantation home. More…
