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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
  • First Coast Week in Review
    Another city agency comes under investigation, and an AI arrest brands a local dad as a sex offender.
  • Tracking changes at CSX Transportation
    Railroad maintenance workers raise fears about staff cuts and the potential for automation at Jacksonville-based CSX Transportation.
  • Illustration from Andre R. Frattino's new book "We Are Pan" (Illustration by Yasmin Flores-Montañez)
    Tax extension for teacher pay?; 'We Are Pan'
    A new graphic novel explores the extraordinary migration of Cuban children, and DCPS urges voters to stay the course on school support
  • Jacksonville’s Gullah Geechee Heritage
    A new book explores Jacksonville's central and distinct role in the history of Gullah Geechee culture.
  • Public Defender Charlie Cofer; ‘Florida Before Flagler’
    A new lawsuit accuses the state of illegally keeping mentally ill patients in jail, and a new photography exhibit captures pre-development Florida.
  • David Bauerlein, Nate Monroe, Obi Umunna and Elizabeth Caldwell
    First Coast Week in Review
    From Aaron Zhan’s early release from prison to Kevin Carrico’s sudden departure from the Boys & Girls Club, we discuss all the week’s headlines on our Friday Week in Review
  • Making the cut
    Political analyst Chris Hand breaks down what got cut (and what made the cut) in the city’s $2 billion budget, as well as what mass layoffs signal about JTA’s future.
  • Hope McMath
    Glimmer of hope
    Educator Hope McMath scores a victory in her free speech fight after she was removed from the classroom over controversial social media posts.
  • Molding the Midterms
    The most powerful executive faces a possible corrective in November’s elections, considered by some to be the most consequential in modern history.
  • Supersized El Niño; concerns at ‘Deportation Depot’
    Meteorologist Lew Turner delivers the long-range forecast; Miami Herald reporter Claire Heddles examines the local version of Alligator Alcatraz.