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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Artist Calida Rawles explores Black history and identity through her photorealistic paintings of partially submerged figures. -
From an inverted food pyramid to Barbie on the spectrum, we diagnose the latest medical headlines with Dr. Joe Sirven. -
We ask Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan what bills she’s watching in Tallahassee, how she’s preparing for a jail site search and more. -
DCPS ends investigation, but won't return teacher Hope McMath to the classroom. -
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the road to redistricting to rare pushback from Duval Schools on charter school expansion. -
Frustration over hidebound, fine-inclined homeowners associations sparks a legislative bill to allow their dissolution. -
With the 2026 legislative session set to begin, we explore the political battlefield, from bills to watch to the implications of foreign intervention. -
The Jacksonville utility earned poor marks in the Sierra Club's "Dirty Truth Report" for its continued embrace of coal and slow transition to renewables. -
A rebuilding year, from the Jags stadium to a new jail. We talk with reporter David Bauerlein about what stories to watch in 2026. -
A former president of The Florida Bar, Michelle Suskauer, discusses the changes and challenges of the current moment.
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