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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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. -
From Florida’s redistricting to a gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the state’s congressional elections may never be the same. -
The Sporting Jax women’s team heads into its final game having dominated the Super League in its inaugural season. -
As it gets harder for kids to access preventative dental care, experts say emergency rooms have turned into an imperfect emergency catchall. -
Why activists are targeting everything from snack manufacturers to chemical corporations in an effort to stem titanium mining in the endangered swamp. -
The writer sometimes known as Jacksonville’s poet laureate is also the demanding editor behind some of the area’s most well-known authors.
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