Bill Bortzfield
Bill joined WJCT News in September of 2017 from The Florida Times-Union, where he served in a variety of multimedia journalism positions.
He was the homepage editor for Jacksonville.com and worked on projects that included an automotive column and podcast, along with handling assignments such as elections and special web sections.
He's covered stories ranging from presidents and community leaders to hurricane preparations and beyond.
Bill also worked as the Digital Director at First Coast News, overseeing the stations' website, apps and social media platforms.
He got his start as a TV news producer, working at stations including KRIV-Fox 26, where he also served as the assistant news director and at KESQ-ABC 3, where he was the station's news director.
Married with two grown children, Bill enjoys cars, motorcycles and most importantly - family and friends.
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Harris praised the state of Florida for lowering the age to get a coronavirus vaccine to 50. -
A new Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday finds a majority of Florida voters approve of the job Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing. -
The Florida Roundup this week took on the issue of COVID-19 vaccines and the Florida/Georgia water war. -
The money is aimed at helping Floridians avoid eviction. -
Since being launched in 1988, Lotto has generated more than $8 billion for education. -
Floridians will be seeing more of those high-powered stations soon with Gov. Ron DeSantis' recently announcing an $8.6 million expansion of the fast-charging infrastructure in Florida. -
Uber has set a goal for 100% of its U.S. rides to be in zero-emission vehicles by 2030. -
Jacksonville-based Stein Mart has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it “expects to close a significant portion, if not all, of its brick-and-mortar… -
With a $600 weekly temporary federal unemployment benefit scheduled to end Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he is extending his executive order... -
There is near-universal agreement among politicians and officials that President Donald Trump’s decision to call off Jacksonville’s portion of the...
