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3/18/19: College Admissions Scandal; Craft Distilling; Cole Pepper

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A wide-ranging college admissions cheating and bribery scandal recently rocked the higher education world. We explored its potential ramifications here in Northeast Florida with John Delaney, Former Jacksonville Mayor and President Emeritus of the University of North Florida.

The St. Augustine Distillery
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Craft Distilling

Craft Distilling is a growing industry in the Sunshine State, especially here in Northeast Florida, where several popular distilleries are based.

However, some say it has the potential to become even bigger and better. Mike Diaz, Co-Founder and CFO of the St. Augustine Distillery – which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year – joined us with more.

Cole Pepper

Cole Pepper joined us with a recap of The Players Championship, and all the latest Jaguars and March Madness news.

Heather Schatz can be reached at hschatz@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @heatherschatz.

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Heather is the senior producer of WJCT 89.9 FM talk shows including First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, the Florida Roundup and What's Health Got to Do with It?