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First Coast Connect
Weekdays LIVE at 9 a.m.; Rebroadcast at 8 p.m.

First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.

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Latest Episodes
  • We examine a city partnership that aims to reach the uninsured through telemedicine.
  • From broadened state book bans to investment in conspiracy science, our media panel unpacks the biggest headlines of the week.
  • A state bill would make it easier to file defamation lawsuits against news outlets.
  • Lawmakers consider reversing a medical negligence exemption for doctors of unmarried and childless patients.
  • New research shows synthetic hair products marketed to Black women contain high levels of cancer causing substances.
  • The conversation that has inflamed school board meetings around the state is finally on the local board’s agenda.
  • From a city government efficiency effort to police officers under fire, our media panel unpacks the week’s headlines.
  • The First Coast hasn’t been spared in the wave of federal layoffs. We talk about the legal, emotional and practical implications for local workers.
  • Local advocates for the poor are monitoring the recent actions of Tallahassee lawmakers.
  • From the local DOGE proposal to a push to abolish Florida’s property taxes, Mayor Donna Deegan discusses the latest headlines—and answers your questions.