First Coast Connect
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First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.
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It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from local fallout from the government shutdown to the uncertain future of a historic marine attraction.
From MAHA to resilience to affordable healthcare, former House Speaker and Northeast Florida lawmaker Paul Renner offers his vision for governor.
Life on the outside brings special challenges for formerly incarcerated women.
A new poll takes Floridians’ political pulse, and a native St. Augustinian unearths a shocking story from the city’s civil rights past.
Local schools must make way as a charter school network prepares to occupy dozens of existing school buildings in Duval and around the region.
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from council pressure on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to back-to-back losses for the state attorney.
A local documentary series looks back at the unprecedented federal investigation into officer corruption, drug dealing and murder at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Acclaimed author and environmental reporter Craig Pittman talks about the endless inspiration of his home state.
A former prison investigator flags safety concerns as the Department of Corrections chief submits a “staggering” budget request.
Teachers at the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville discuss threats, retaliation and the chilling effect of secret surveillance.
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a controversial arrest by Jacksonville police, to city leaders denying School Board members their own attorney.
A conversation with the author whose book and podcast, “Bone Valley,” helped free a wrongfully convicted man after 36 years in prison.
Employment and housing are just two of the challenges facing foster care “graduates” aging out of the state system.
An international migratory expert explains the economic and environmental forces reshaping global migration, ahead of an appearance in Jacksonville.
From social media posts to JEA to critiques of the current administration, former Mayor Curry says, "It is what it is."
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from an aborted sale of the Duval Schools headquarters to the city’s riderless “driverless” vehicles.
A former Republican turned Democratic candidate hopes to be Florida’s next governor.
Riverside Avondale Preservation’s second annual Music Tour features the author of a new history of the legendary Jax Beach nightclub Einstein A Go-Go.
From a gubernatorial critique of an airport hologram to the resignation of a top staffer, we talk city news with Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
As manatee deaths rise in Northeast Florida, a local nonprofit convenes scientists, conservationists and maritime professionals with one mutual goal: saving the gentle giants while keeping the shipping economy afloat.
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