Stacey Bennett
Associate ProducerStacey Bennett is an associate producer of "First Coast Connect," "The Florida Roundup" and the medical podcast "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey is actively involved in the local community and is the founder of Queer Country Disco, an annual music event that centers on LGBTQIA+ artists. She also works as a music educator from her private studio in Murray Hill.
Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.
Stacey's favorite things include cats, diner coffee, crossword puzzles, DIY projects, long-distance jogging, non-fiction reads and nachos.
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First Coast ConnectGov. Ron DeSantis creates a stir at a news conference in Jacksonville; Ju’Coby Pittman criticized at shooting vigil; The Motherhood Space helps moms' mental health. -
First Coast ConnectAdovcates are challenging several laws they consider anti-LGBTQ; a new deck of playing cards spotlights unsolved homicides; an exhibit features Americans and the Holocaust; the Jacksonville Music Experience prepares for the Sing Out Loud festival.
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First Coast ConnectA judge rules that a redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis diminished the voting power of Black residents; author Tim Gilmore discusses his new book; Josh Torres has a sports update.
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What's Health Got to Do with It?When summer ends and school begins, students, teachers and parents often feel overwhelmed while adjusting to new schedules.
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First Coast ConnectOur media panel discusses the mass shooting last weekend in Jacksonville and the deaths of E. Denise Lee and Rita Reagan.
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First Coast ConnectGun control is in the spotlight after the Dollar General shootings; Overdose Awareness Day highlights the opioid crisis; Cre8Jax previews the biggest local events; 904 Day celebrates all things Duval.
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First Coast ConnectFirst Coast Connect devotes Wednesday's show to Hurricane Idalia as the storm cuts across Florida and moves up the East Coast.
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First Coast ConnectJacksonville City Council questions whether the city needs a diversity and inclusion chief; what to expect from Hurricane Idalia; the Jaguars finish the preseason undefeated.
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First Coast ConnectA racially motivated mass shooting rocks Jacksonville, just as the city recalls the 63rd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday.
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What's Health Got to Do with It?Our medical roundtable examines the latest health care headlines, including a new drug for postpartum depression, stroke care, a gas station expanding into health care and full body MRI’s.
