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6/11/2018: Civil Rights Task Force; The Laramie Project; Yoga 4 Change; Cole Pepper

Kevin Meerschaert
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WJCT

Monday on First Coast Connect with guest host Ryan Benk we heard about the Jacksonville City Council Civil Rights Task Force with Council President Anna Lopez Brosche and civil rights icon Rodney Hurst  (01:19).

5 and Dime Managing Director Lee Hamby and actor Brian Niece talked about the upcoming production of The Laramie Project which debuts Friday (31:26).

Ahead of her lecture this week at the Women’s Wednesdays Speaker Series in St. Augustine for She is Fierce! we spoke with Yoga 4 Change founder Kathryn Thomas (40:25).

WJCT Sports Analyst Cole Pepper joined us to talk about the Florida Gators being one win away from a return to the College World Series, the Jaguars mandatory minicamp this week and Justify winning the horse racing’s Triple Crown on Saturday (46:00).   

Kevin Meerschaert can be reached at kmeerschaert@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @KMeerschaertJax.

Kevin Meerschaert has left WJCT for new pursuits. He was the producer of First Coast Connect until October of 2018.