Claire is proud to serve as a multiskilled journalist with First Coast News. The Pennsylvania native is excited to make Florida her home, living as a reporter on Good Morning Jacksonville by day, and a triple threat by night.
Before reporting in Jacksonville, Claire worked for Tegna’s WNEP-TV near Scranton, Pennsylvania and Hearst Television’s Washington D.C. News Bureau.
Claire has worked every role in the typical TV, radio and print newsrooms. Her stories have been published with The Federalist, Radio America, The American Veterans Center, WDVM-DT Studios all in the Washington D.C. market. She also worked in social media marketing for the Delaware Department of Transportation, Juniata College and various non-profits throughout Pennsylvania.
While studying multimedia journalism at Juniata College, Claire was awarded Pennsylvania’s Student of the Year during her senior year.
When she’s not in front of the camera, you can find Claire on the golf course or on stage putting on a one woman musical. Her love for music, theater and dance has given her opportunities to perform all over the east coast, and yes she brought all of her instruments down to Florida.
If you would like to send story ideas or restaurant recommendations, email her at calfree@firstcoastnews.com
You can also keep up with her stories on social media:
- Tik Tok: @clairealfree
- Facebook: @clairealfree1
- Instagram: @clairealfree
- Twitter: @clairealfree
