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Melissa Ross

In addition to her work writing for Florida Politics, Melissa Ross also hosts and produces WJCT’s First Coast Connect, the Jacksonville NPR/PBS station’s flagship local call-in public affairs radio program. The show has won four national awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI). First Coast Connect was also recognized in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 as Best Local Radio Show by Folio Weekly’s “Best Of Jax” Readers Poll and Melissa has also been recognized as Folio Weekly’s Best Local Radio Personality. 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. During her years in broadcast television, Melissa picked up three additional Emmys for news and feature reporting. Melissa came to WJCT in 2009 with 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including stints in Cincinnati, Chicago, Orlando and Jacksonville. Married with two children, Melissa is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism/Communications. She can be reached at m.ross66211@gmail.com.

Stories By Melissa Ross

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Meet the African-American filmmaker and historian who is Donald Trump’s NE Florida field operative

One thing about Duval County — it sometimes defies easy stereotyping. That’s certainly true when you consider the fact that...

By Melissa RossJune 25, 2016

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Paula Bartlett on uphill battle against Ronnie Fussell: ‘the entire community should be outraged’

Jacksonville attorney Paula Bartlett readily admits she’s a political outsider. But the Democratic candidate seeking to oust Duval Clerk of...

By Melissa RossJune 23, 2016

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Wes White calls for DOJ investigation of Angela Corey

On the heels of a damning new report, 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White is calling for a...

By Melissa RossJune 22, 2016

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‘The Committee’ airs nationwide this week, documents anti-gay discrimination at Florida universities

A new documentary film airing nationwide on dozens of PBS stations this week shows Florida’s gay community was targeted long before...

By Melissa RossJune 21, 2016

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Duval County Public Schools selling laptops for $50 to narrow ‘digital divide’

In a large, urban school district like Duval County — where fully half the kids in the public schools are...

By Melissa RossJune 20, 2016

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City of Jax ‘Dear Orlando’ postcard campaign criticized as tone-deaf

Expressions of sympathy and support from Jacksonville’s political leadership in the aftermath of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting massacre are...

By Melissa RossJune 17, 2016

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Tommy Hazouri on Lenny Curry: ‘I’m sure the mayor has his regrets’

The mass shooting in Orlando isn’t changing Tommy Hazouri‘s timetable for reintroducing an updated human rights ordinance in Jacksonville. “It’s...

By Melissa RossJune 15, 2016

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Protests planned in downtown Jacksonville over closed primary election

Sign-waving protest rallies are planned tonight at several downtown Jacksonville locations as hearings continue into the lawsuit over the city’s...

By Melissa RossJune 14, 2016

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Tommy Hazouri trying again with the HRO this fall to protect LGBT residents, ‘send a message’

Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri says the deadly mass shooting over the weekend in Orlando at the LGBT-friendly Pulse nightclub...

By Melissa RossJune 13, 2016

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Shooting and Outdoor Convention moving ahead in Jacksonville

Next month, supporters of the Second Amendment will gather in Jacksonville for the Southeast Shooting and Outdoor Convention. Spokesman Jon...

By Melissa RossJune 13, 2016

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