Karen Feagins
Chief Operating OfficerKaren found her home in public broadcasting after working for several years as a commercial television reporter. She joinedWJCTin 2005 as the host of 89.9 FM’s Morning Edition and has held many different roles at the station in both radio and television. She has written and produced documentaries includingBeluthahatchee: The Legacy of Stetson Kennedy and Jacksonville Beach: Against the Tide and directed the oral history project, Voices of the First Coast.
Karen holds a degree in broadcast journalism from The University of Missouri and lives in Jacksonville with her two daughters.
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Monday was big day in WJCT history as CEO Michael Boylan joined partners from PBS stations across the country in cutting the ribbon on a new Network…
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First Coast ConnectPeter Rummell, the powerful fundraiser who backed Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown's successful campaign in 2011, has publicly broken from the mayor.Rummell…
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First Coast ConnectState legislators take on the zombie apocalypse in this week's edition of ONLY IN FLORIDA.ONLY IN FLORIDA is our weekly roundup of the strange, bizarre…
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As the number of charter schools in Florida grows, how well are these schools performing?Charter schools are privately owned and managed, but are under…
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A new event begins Thursday night that brings together food trucks, farmers and artists in an attempt to bring people to downtown Jacksonville in the…
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First Coast ConnectElectric cars are no longer a thing of the future. More people are driving plug-in cars, even in Jacksonville.In this week’s Tech Tuesday segment, North…
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First Coast ConnectWe’re called the Sunshine State, but does Florida do enough to harness solar energy?College students, solar industry developers, faith leaders and more…
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A Jacksonville developer has plans to turn the historic Barnett building in downtown Jacksonville into an innovation center which he believes will be a…
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Generation W Profiles is a series highlighting influential women. The project is a collaborative effort between WJCT and the Generation W Women’s…
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The University of Florida men's basketball team is still moving forward in the big dance. Cole Pepper joined Karen Feagins on First Coast Connect to talk…