Our Friday First Coast Connect Media Roundtable featured WJCT contributor Fred Matthews, Jacksonville Business Journal editor Tim Gibbons, Folio Weekly editor Claire Goforth and WJCT reporter Ryan Benk.
Issues discussed included:
- Jaguars owner Shad Khan has released renderings of a proposed $425 to $450 million project to build a hotel and convention center on the Shipyards property and an entertainment center on Lot J.
- Crowdfunding rescues a local teen’s college dream after he was shunned by his parents for being gay.
- Questions arise after the State Attorney’s Office drops charges against a former JSO officer who beat a handcuffed teenager (01:08).
WJCT Station Manager and Music Director David Luckin talked about Friday’s Electro Lounge which is the 4,000 episode of program (46:00).
Kevin Meerschaert can be reached at kmeerschaert@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @KMeerschaertJax.
