Michelle Corum Reporter and Radio Reading Service Manager email
Michelle Corum is a reporter who previously served as Morning Edition host at WJCT for a dozen years. She’s worked in public radio in Kansas and Michigan, had her stories heard on NPR, and garnered newscast recognition by Florida AP Broadcasters. She also oversees WJCT's Radio Reading Service for the blind. Michelle brings corporate communication experience from metro D.C. and holds a master's degree from Central Michigan University and a bachelor's degree from Troy University.
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Streetlights are shown along San Pablo Road facing south. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
March 4, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why aren’t streetlights working on San Pablo Road?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders when new streetlights will start working on San Pablo Road.…

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Protesters with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee rally in front of Jacksonville City Hall on Feb. 25, 2025. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 26, 2025

Group rallies against possibility of new Duval jail

The Jacksonville Community Action Committee says money should be spent on community needs instead of a new jail.…

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Baseball has been America's pastime for more than a century. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 25, 2025

Atlantic Beach park puts youth baseball on the sidelines

Baseball players were asked Sunday to leave Jack Russell Park to make way for the farmers market.…

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Michael Rowan, right, looks at a picture of his brother, John Rowan Jr., at Missing Adults Day on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 21, 2025

Jacksonville remembers legions of missing adults

Mayor Donna Deegan proclaimed Friday as Missing Adults Day in Jacksonville.…

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Jacksonville City Council raised garbage fees but also provided relief for people who can't afford the increase.
February 19, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Can I get relief from both stormwater and trash fees?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether she can get exemptions on trash and solid waste fees at the same time.…

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A homeless person sleeps on Bay Street in Downtown Jacksonville on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 19, 2025

146 arrested since new homeless law took effect

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office also has issued 631 warnings about homeless people sleeping in public.…

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State Sen. Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, recalls her 2011 abortion after sustaining an ectopic pregnancy. She spoke during a campaign event May 1, 2024, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 19, 2025

Female lawmakers seek to reverse Florida’s abortion law

State Sen. Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, has introduced a bill to repeal Florida’s six-week abortion ban.…

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Manisha Joshi shows off petite clothing from A'Propos boutique Feb. 10, 2025, at the Jessie Ball DuPont center in Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 17, 2025

Fashion show gives a runway to petite models

A fashion show Feb. 22 in Jacksonville is geared to models 5 feet 4 or shorter.…

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State Attorney Melissa Nelson warns about the potentially deadly consequences of a game called "Senior Assassin." | News4Jax
February 13, 2025

Law enforcement warns about ‘Senior Assassin’ game

Teens around the area play the game with water guns, but police say the guns can be mistaken for the…

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A Jacksonville Solid Waste Division worker collects recyclables in 2022. | Dennis Ho for Jacksonville Today
February 11, 2025

Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees

The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…

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February 6, 2025

Trash fee increase still uncertain despite mayor’s support

Mayor Donna Deegan says she supports increasing the fee to cover the costs of collecting trash.…

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The Mayport lighthouse stands inside a fence at Naval Station Mayport. | Mayport Lighthouse Association
February 5, 2025

Historic Mayport lighthouse may get a new home

The Mayport Lighthouse Association wants to move the 166-year-old lighthouse from the naval base to Mayport Village.…

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Students walk outside the Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 30, 2025, at the University of North Florida | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 2, 2025

UNF faculty protest as Florida limits what qualify as ‘core classes’

Florida’s college general education courses can not teach “identity politics” or that systemic racism is inherent.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan and owners of Decca Live cut a ribbon to open the new entertainment venue on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 24, 2025

Decca Live entertainment venue opens Downtown

Decca Live is a multilevel setting for live music that will range from country to rock and hip hop.…

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Sam Mousa
January 23, 2025

Former Jacksonville city administrator Sam Mousa dies

Mousa, a stalwart of five city administrations, died Wednesday night at Mayo Clinic.…

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An electric vehicle charger is shown Downtown near Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 17, 2025

100 EV charging stations coming to Jax

The city, JEA and Florida State College at Jacksonville are getting nearly $3 million in grants to put in electric…

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The 31-acre cleanup site is next to Jaxport. | Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC
January 15, 2025

Superfund cleanup about to start at Kerr-McGee site

Cleanup will begin within eight weeks at the Superfund site between the St. John’s River and Talleyrand Avenue.…

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 7, 2025

Defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Duval jail

Nathan Samuel Williams, 37, was charged with slippping drug-soaked paper to inmates in the jail.…

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Work on San Pablo Road included new traffic lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

JTA completes San Pablo Road improvements

The work — including new traffic lanes, crosswalks and bike lanes — is expected to make San Pablo Road safer.…

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January 2, 2025

Florida accuses Starbucks of race-based hiring

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a complaint against Starbucks with the state Division of Administrative Hearings.…

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The former Black Knight building is at 601 Riverside Ave.
December 23, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | How does city win by giving incentives to ICE?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders how the city benefits by giving a company $21 million in incentives.…

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A holographic version of Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes travelers at Jacksonville International Airport — as the real Deegan watches on the left. The technology was unveiled Dec. 19, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
December 19, 2024

A hologram-like mayor welcomes Jax visitors

A 3D representation of Mayor Donna Deegan — almost a hologram — now greets travelers at Jacksonville International Airport.…

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Joe Nackashi, vice chairman of technology at ICE, announces the company's expansion on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
December 17, 2024

Fortune 500 company ICE plans expansion in Jacksonville

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., operator of the New York Stock Exchange, will spend at least $173 million on its expansion.…

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Ilson Kim | Photo provided by family
December 16, 2024

Police seek shoplifters who killed store owner as they fled

Police say shoplifters hit and killed Ilson Kim as she chased their getaway car in the parking lot.…