Randy Roguski
Senior News EditorRandy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where, as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service and was recognized as a Pulitzer finalist for breaking news. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida, including positions at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the Tampa Bay Times and the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, where he directed regional coverage and later business news. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, where he was editor of the daily student newspaper. You can reach Randy at rroguski@wjct.org or on Twitter, @rroguski.
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First Coast ConnectFlorida could become the 26th state to allow people to carry concealed, loaded guns without permits. And the first week of February is National Gun Violence Survivors Week. -
First Coast ConnectA new report out this week finds that nearly half of Jacksonville's renters are cost-burdened. -
First Coast ConnectJacksonville's chief resilience officer, Anne Coglianese, discusses the threat of climate change on the community and what the city is doing about it. -
First Coast ConnectSkyrocketing rent increases are killing businesses like Southern Roots Filling Station. -
City Councilman Rory Diamond is proposing a law that would ban anyone from projecting images onto someone else's building — a response to several antisemitic displays in Jacksonville. -
The Jacksonville metro area was one of 14 nationwide where the price for a new lease declined in the past year. -
First Coast ConnectThe Most Rev. Bishop Erik Pohlmeier leads the Diocese of St. Augustine; end-of-life doulas growing popular. -
First Coast ConnectThe media roundtable discusses Jacksonville redistricting, the controversy over "Indecent" and the Jaguars playoff hopes. -
First Coast ConnectThe ins and outs of the Four Seasons deal; guitar sensation Paul Wane performs in studio. -
First Coast ConnectThe Jacksonville Jaguars head to the playoffs; Gov. Ron DeSantis scrutinizes universities.
