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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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  • Parvez Ahmed, chief of analytics for the city of Jacksonville.
    The 'State of Jax'
    A new city initiative aims to tell the difficult stories of Jacksonville’s disparities through hard numbers.
  • Viral video sparks a community conversation
    A series of discussions prompted by a controversial arrest tackles concerns about police violence and a broken trust with some in the Black community.
  • Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico.
    City Council President Kevin Carrico
    In an increasingly politicized City Hall, we ask new Jax City Council President Kevin Carrico what kind of leader he plans to be.
  • Animal kingdom
    Animal rescuers and advocates discuss the challenges and rewards of humane activism.
  • Nikesha Williams, author and producer of the “Black & Published” podcast; Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today; Sylvia Perry, editor of the Jacksonville Free Press; Nate Monroe, executive editor at The Tributary.
    First Coast Week in Review
    It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the discovery of a long-overdue report into the Douglas Anderson scandal to the ongoing controversy over a viral traffic stop video.
  • Should higher ed embrace AI?
    The University of North Florida's first faculty fellow for artificial intelligence explains what we need to watch, anticipate and possibly even fear.
  • Still from "No Sleep Till."
    Atlantic Beach is having a cinematic moment
    The director of the critically acclaimed “No Sleep Till” discusses the inspiration behind her locally shot and set film.
  • A group of boys sit in a dining hall at Dozier, circa 1940.
    Dozier and death row
    A new report finds 34 children sent to the notorious school for boys ended up sentenced to death in Florida courts.
  • What went so wrong at Douglas Anderson?
    We talk with the reporter behind a yearlong investigation into why the acclaimed arts school became a magnet for sexual misconduct scandals.
  • First Coast Week in Review
    From a police punching video to political perceptions in a new GOP poll, we talk about all the week’s biggest headlines with our panel of journalists.