For this week’s First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable, our panel of journalists looked at some of the biggest stories of the week, including:
- An accidental weapons discharge at a local school, as Florida marks the Parkland anniversary.
- The ad wars continue in the Jacksonville mayor’s race as the city sees another fatal shooting.
The introduction of a bill to ban seismic testing off Florida’s coast.
Our panelists were:
- Shelton Hull of Folio Weekly
- Radio Host Angela Spears of Angela Spears Communication
- Tim Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief, Jacksonville Business Journal
Crocodile River Music
African ensemble Crocodile River Music is in town for a performance Saturday evening at the Jacksonville Arts and Music School.
Some of the members have performed in Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and one of the musicians plays the balafon, a UNESCO World Heritage protected instrument.
Balla Kouyate and Zack Combs, two of the band’s founding members, joined us with a preview - and a special Studio 5 performance.
Heather Schatz can be reached at hschatz@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @heatherschatz.