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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Clean energy advocates say it's not much relief after average bills have gone up 62 percent in four years. -
WUSF wants to hear about your experience with Florida's volatile insurance market. -
"The northern Gulf of Mexico has more intense marine heat waves than the southern Gulf of Mexico," said Brian Dzwonkowski with the University of Southern Alabama. -
Satellite images of red tide blooms in the Gulf of Mexico and modeling from within the water column will then be combined with a foodweb model to estimate mortality rates of different fish species. -
The top 10 companies alone are responsible for about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, and the top 50 account for about 70%.
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A woman in her 60s was sheltering in her bathroom at the Ridge View apartment complex in Crystal River when the tornado struck, causing significant damage more than a month after Hurricane Idalia. -
Walk through the PFAS drinking water testing process and learn what the first round of results mean. -
Residents of Progress Village are going solar as part of a microgrid project for residents there. We speak to the leaders behind this initiative. -
“If we see that these two effluent sources can stimulate growth in Karenia brevis, then we can potentially target these nutrients and prevent them from entering bloom impacted waters," said Amanda Muni-Morgan of UF. -
"In the last four years, we've seen TECO rates go up 62%. And folks, income has not gone up at 62% at the same time, so that energy burden continues to increase,” said Brooke Ward with Food and Water Watch.
