First Coast Connect
Weekdays LIVE 9 a.m., Rebroadcast 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.
First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, artists and people planning a variety of events across Northeast Florida, along with a roundtable of local media personalities and civic leaders each Friday.
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It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from ICE's effect on local students to a vanishing hologram at the Jacksonville airport. -
Sweeping cuts by the state Department of Health could leave thousands of people without access to HIV and AIDS treatments. -
New measles outbreaks, a U.S. pullback from global disease surveillance and genes > supplements. -
After surviving two poisonings, a coma and imprisonment, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dissident scholar discusses threats to democracy and human rights. -
On a new episode of the Reveal podcast, a Jacksonville reporter explores what happens when local elected officials adopt national talking points. -
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the state of the Downtown bar business to how Minneapolis is changing the immigration debate in Florida. -
With Jacksonville leading the state in commercial sex solicitations, we talk to two experts and an advocate about what works, what doesn’t, and why. -
The Northeast Florida News Collaborative unites seven regional outlets in an effort to build reporting strength through numbers. -
St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county. -
Minneapolis responds to another fatal shooting during a frigid weekend of protest.
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