Our Friday Media Roundtable on First Coast Connect featured Florida Times-Union reporter Andrew Pantazi, Jacksonville Business Journal editor Timothy Gibbons, Beaches Leader columnist Jon McGowan and WJCT contributor Fred Matthews.
Topics included
- How the controversy over removing children from their parents border is affecting the U.S. Senate race between Se. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott.
- The Task Force onJacksonville’s Civil Rights History issues its final report.
- The feds deny allocating$25 million to help pay for the demolition of the Hart Bridge ramps.
- Employees in theFlorida Times-Union newsroom begin the process to unionize (01:08).
Ahead of the Coming Out Monologues being held at WJCT Friday and Saturday we spoke with cast member Tristan Obenshain and story coach Adam Davis (46:00).
Kevin Meerschaert can be reached at kmeerschaert@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @KMeerschaertJax.