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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Consumer advocates say residential ratepayers could see their bills go up substantially, while Duke says shareholders — and not customers — would pay up if a massive data facility were unable to pay its serving costs. -
Las editoriales cedieron a las peticiones del estado de diluir la información sobre el impacto del cambio climático, según revela una investigación de WUSF y The Hechinger Report. Ahora el estado ha pasado a actualizar sus estándares científicos. -
How Florida is challenging climate change in textbooks, while quietly updating its science standardsPublishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards. -
GOP Mike Beltran to face off against incumbent Kathy Castor in Florida's 14th Congressional DistrictFormer state Rep. Mike Beltran won the Republican nomination and will face off against longtime incumbent Kathy Castor in November. Below is a full list of other results in Hillsborough County. -
Only 10 million of the corridor’s 18 million total acres are officially conserved. -
After the historic 2023 bleaching event, the state paid to increase the lab's coral rescue capacity for when the ocean gets too hot again. -
Saharan dust and wind shear are keeping things quieter in the Gulf, but an ocean scientist says, "it only takes one in the wrong place." -
Los investigadores están produciendo nuevos corales utilizando los genes de aquellos más resistentes al calor; han establecido dos bancos de genes y están realizando experimentos de enfriamiento, como toldos que flotan sobre el agua. -
Researchers are producing new corals using the genes of those more resilient to heat, they've established two gene banks and they are doing cooling experiments, like canopies that float on the water. -
Council members cited concerns about storm reliability, and passing on operating costs and legal fees to residents.
