Melissa Ross - NPR Star Designed a Life She Loved - Journalist Extraordinaire

Melissa Ross's steady, confident voice can be heard throughout
Florida on NPR affiliate WJCT FM in Jacksonville ... and
nationally, as Fill-In Host for The Diane Rehm Show. As the
11-year host of "First Coast Connect," her firm-but-fair
interview style has earned her Emmy's and national recognition as
one of America's top radio news personalities. 20 years ago, her
young reporting career took a drastic turn on 9-11. As the
country collapsed into fear, Fox News purchased her station and
immediately dictated that all coverage be hyper-partisan and
flattering to the Republican administration. For a woman with a
deep sense of journalistic ethics, that did not feel right and
caused her to depart what had been a blossoming career. That was
the beginning of her incredible Swan Dive. Along with her daily
morning show, she now co-hosts the highly respected "Florida
Roundup" every Friday, a valued source for facts-based news
reporting and analysis. Today, Melissa connects and inspires
across a deeply divided community. And continues to be be a force
for objectivity in our lamentably "post-truth" society. Welcome
to her Swan Dive!


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