Friday on First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, our panel of journalists on the media roundtable looked at the top stories of the week, including:
- Guilty verdicts were reached in the fraud trial of ousted City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown.
- President Donald Trump laid out his vision for Medicare Thursday at The Villages.
- A plan to pay off an unfunded pension liability if JEA is sold is being introduced by City Councilman Matt Carlucci.
- Minshew Mania is sweeping Jacksonville as Jaguars Quarterback Gardner Minshew is named "Rookie of the Month."
The discussion was led by guest host A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics with our panel of journalists:
- Nate Monroe from The Florida Times-Union
- Shelton Hull of Folio Weekly
- Anne Schindler of First Coast News
- Tim Gibbons of the Jacksonville Business Journal.
'Silence! The Musical'
Silence! The Musical is a musical satire of the classic movie, The Silence of the Lambs. The show’s final weekend is getting underway.
5 & Dime Managing Director Lee Hamby is the director of the show and joined with a look at what audience can expect.
Bill Bortzfield can be reached at bbortzfield@wjct.org, 904-358-6349 or on Twitter at @BortzInJax.