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9/7/2018: Media Roundtable; KD Lang; Great Expectations Auction

Our Friday Media Roundtable on First Coast Connect featured Andrew Pantazi of the Florida Times Union, blogger Fred Matthews, A.G. Gancarski from Florida Politics and Jacksonville Daily Record reporter David Cawton.

Topics included,

  • Gubernatorial nominees Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis select their running mates.
  • Duval County Public Schools will show videos to students on how to react to an active shooter on campus.
  • The State Attorney’s Office launches an investigation into a possible Sunshine Law violation within the Jacksonville City Council.
  • The Jacksonville Aviation Authority applies for permits to build an air traffic control tower and spaceport shell at Cecil Field (01:07).           

We spoke with singer KD Lang ahead of her concert next week at the Florida Theatre and we talked with Jena Baker-Dennis who runs the Great Expectations Auction Company. Her company will be holding a large estate sale on Saturday..

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.