First Coast Connect
Weekdays LIVE 9 a.m., Rebroadcast 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.
First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, artists and people planning a variety of events across Northeast Florida, along with a roundtable of local media personalities and civic leaders each Friday.
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From concerns about “excessive” law enforcement response to big incentives for The Beef People, we discuss the week’s top headlines with our media roundtable. -
Local governments push back on AI data centers. -
Three members of Gen Z weigh in about planning for the future at a time of grim financial forecasts, dystopian AI predictions and catastrophic environmental realities. -
From state limits on DEI to resurgent criticism of the city’s telehealth program, we discuss factors shaping the mayor’s upcoming budget plan. -
Jacksonville’s most famous blues musician started making records in 1926. -
JTA entertains pedestrian ambitions; the City Council ignores business leaders’ request to drop JEA probe. -
A new book by two UNF researchers explores what happens when homes become an asset class. -
A new investigation explores another in-custody death blamed on the jail's medical provider. -
As Florida experiences one of the worst droughts in decades, we examine the main drivers of the state's water scarcity crisis. -
After lawmakers adopt an even-more solidly Republican map, we talk to party leaders from both sides about what the future holds for Florida voters.
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First Coast Connect is sponsored in part by Baptist Health and North Florida TPO.