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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Jax taxpayers getting “fleeced”; Duval Schools responds to new pressures to ban books -
Anthropologist Judith Bense on America’s oldest colony; brewery owner Ben Davis on the end of an era -
A new SNAP ban on sodas, energy drinks and sugary snacks has some people praising nutritional priorities, and others worried about stigmatizing recipients -
The best time of day to get chemo, and why some of the most highly processed food is baby food -
A growing number of Jacksonville families are struggling to keep up with housing costs as the city faces a major shortage of affordable homes. Now, leaders are rolling out new efforts to make homeownership more attainable. -
Pam Bondi is out as the country’s top prosecutor, and Florida’s attorney general calls foul on an NFL policy aiming to increase diversity in leadership positions. -
As temperatures rise and plants bloom, we ask Jacksonville’s chief health officer about local pollen counts and how to manage seasonal symptoms. -
As American children veer further toward highly processed diets and selective eating, award-winning author and historian Helen Zoe Veit examines the eating habits of the past to understand how we got here. -
As Florida ranks 43rd nationally in the availability of mental health workers, we examine how health care leaders are addressing market shortfalls. -
With election season building and a high court decision pending, we examine the legal and political fortunes of mail-in voting.
