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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A new investigation digs into “the curious case of the fake Florida newsroom” and the rise of AI reporters. -
Jacksonville's city election cycle begins, and Downtown projects may bear the early brunt of Amendment 3. -
Local law enforcement credits interagency cooperation and new crime fighting strategies for a historic decline in homicides. -
Election Day predictions vs. Election Day realities: Expert analysis on what went right and what the polls got wrong. -
With nearly 40% of votes cast in Florida, the outcome will depend on Tuesday's turnout. -
A record pace of convictions in three local cold cases, some decades old, offers long-awaited relief to victims’ family members. -
A judge orders the release of a jail death video, and king tides offer a glimpse of challenges to come. -
A promise to “avoid” damaging historic properties could be replaced by a vague directive to “address” adverse impacts under proposed new changes to federal law. -
We meet a candidate for state House and delve into deep space to explore stellar deaths. -
From psychological thrillers and historic witch hunts to a musical brimming with buckets of blood, we discuss three very scary offerings ahead of Oct. 31.
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