Jessica Meszaros
Reporter/HostI’ve been a voice on public radio stations across Florida since 2012, working for stations in Miami, Fort Myers and now Tampa.
My main role for WUSF is to report on climate change and the environment, while taking part in NPR’s High-Impact Climate Change Team. I’m also a participant of the Florida Climate Change Reporting Network.
I enjoy giving the audience an immersive sensory experience by using active sounds and descriptive writing.
Over the years, my work has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association, Sunshine State Awards, Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, Public Media Journalists Association, Green Eyeshade Awards, and Climate Adaptation Center.
I’ve also been a recipient of a few fellowships: Natl. Science, Health, Environment Reporting Fellow; RTDNA N.S. Bienstock Fellow; and Kopenhaver Center Fellow.
Some of my hobbies, like camping, hiking and kayaking, have coincided with my beat to continue giving me a fresh take of the human experience within the natural world.
Born and raised in South Florida, I’m a second-generation immigrant. My mom and dad both escaped communist countries — Cuba and what was then known as Czechoslovakia, respectively. I feel that my family’s unique background gives me a deeper understanding of the complexities each person brings to a story.
If you have a story idea about the environment or sustainability, you can contact me at jmmeszaros@wusf.org.
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From mud collected in Antarctica to mangrove soil scooped up in Tampa Bay, specimens are resurfacing. But it may be a while before vital scientific equipment is restored. -
A Tampa resident shares about evacuating ahead of a storm to keep costly insulin refrigerated, and a St. Petersburg resident reflects on her displacement during Hurricane Katrina as a teen in New Orleans. -
Duke Energy proposed a data center tariff, required under a new state law to shield Floridians from increased costs. But the Office of Public Counsel says it doesn't comply. -
The state budget item would support one of the largest field trials in the country, while supplying growers with new trees to put in the ground. -
Our morning summer temperatures are running about eight to 10 degrees above average, while nighttime is warming almost twice as fast as daytime across the country. -
Construction easements from 100% of property owners within the beach nourishment project areas are still needed, but with less strict requirements. -
Free living shoreline designs and a permitting guide will be made available to about 70 waterfront property owners in the Don CeSar neighborhood. -
Un biólogo marino ayuda a los residentes de St. Pete Beach y Tampa a fortalecer la resiliencia de sus costas mediante métodos basados en la naturaleza. -
A marine biologist is helping residents of St. Pete Beach and Tampa make their shorelines more resilient using nature-based methods. -
Most of Florida's living shoreline restoration has happened on public lands by local governments. There are more than 33 such efforts known across the state.
