Jessica Meszaros
Reporter/HostSince 2012, I’ve been a voice on public radio stations across Florida - in Miami, Fort Myers, and now Tampa.
Hosting All Things Considered and reporting on the environment for WUSF are my main roles, of which I feel honored to perform regularly for our listeners and readers.
My goal as a news anchor is to make the listeners feel as if I’m talking directly to them, while being informative and maintaining an appropriate tone. As a reporter, I enjoy giving the audience an immersive sensory experience by using active sounds and descriptive writing.
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 either on Twitter @JMMeszaros, or by email at jmmeszaros@wusf.org.
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Tampa Bay Times journalists discuss their reporting on Tropical Storm Eta and how the same storm would affect the region 30 years later with rising seas. -
“The government hasn’t done anything to protect Tampa’s water sources,” said a Chispa Florida study participant from Tampa.
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A consulting group is tasked with identifying existing barriers that are inhibiting equity in Hillsborough County.
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Observing for long-term health effects of algae will take between five and 10 years of studying. And now, during the pandemic, a new question has come up.
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While a $100,000 grant is funding researchers to help Florida's shellfish aquaculture industry after the pandemic, it could also potentially give a financial boost through periods of toxic red tide blooms.
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Florida's prescribed burns benefit plants and animals, while keeping communities safe from wildfiresAfter wildfires burned hundreds of homes and thousands of acres in Florida about 20 years ago, Sarasota County commissioners determined that prescribed burns were needed to keep communities safe.
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Research shows people of color and poorer communities are most impacted by climate change. Those living in Tampa can now share their experiences and ask for help.
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Florida's tegu lizards are migrating north. Here's what this invasion means for the state's wildlifeTegus have been reported in 35 Florida counties, including nearly every part of the greater Tampa Bay region. A new factsheet shows their presence is now established in several North Florida counties and as far north as Georgia.
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Florida's days and nights are warming up pretty much every month, but the fall and late winter months are warming faster than others.
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Put on your hiking boots because we're trekking through the USF Forest Preserve in Tampa. The University of South Florida has requested and received proposals to build on this undeveloped property. Student researchers, turned activists, show us what makes this parcel of land so special.
