Graham Media Group’s independent WJXT Jacksonville, Fla., has hired David Heckard as assistant chief meteorologist beginning Sept. 6. He joins anchors Tarik Minor on News4JAX at 4 pm and Kent Justice and Joy Purdy on News4JAX at 6:30 pm, in addition to News4JAX.com and News4JAX+.
Heckard has spent several years as a meteorologist at Spectrum News 13, the 24-hour cable news operation serving the Orlando, Fla., area. Before that, he worked at WZVN Fort Myers, Fla.; WEHT Evansville, Ind.; and WXVT Greenville, Miss.