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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
  • The price ain’t right
    Locals worry they’re being priced out of the Nation’s Oldest City.
  • Power move
    Local activists petition JEA to phase out climate warming fossil fuels, including coal.
  • History of land conservation
    Environmental attorney and author Clay Henderson breaks down the key players and history of state-funded conservation efforts in Florida and where protections stand today.
  • Government expert Chris Hand
    As proposed property tax cuts loom, city officials look to balance the budget and Duval voters will consider supplementing teacher salaries.
  • Celebrating Emancipation Day
    Jacksonville civil rights activist and historian Rodney L. Hurst Sr. reflects on the importance of Juneteenth and his role during the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Life-saving lung study
    An American Lung Association employee discovers she has lung cancer thanks to a national study based in Jacksonville.
  • Foodie funding
    Food journalist Hanna Raskin explains how Downtown dining is getting a boost from restaurant incentives.
  • First Coast Week in Review
    AI slop enters campaign mode; Kevin Carrico’s public records are finally released; and city funding for a Downtown Publix remains uncertain
  • AG candidate José Javier Rodríguez
    A conversation with the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general.
  • View to a blockade
    A local youth and labor delegation returns from Cuba to report on life under the embargo.