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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After she spent three decades seeking and holding state and local office, we ask the Democrat why she’s running to return to the state Capitol. -
Law enforcement criticizes the “staggering” impact of proposed property tax cuts. -
With the team leading the inaugural UpShot league, we sit down with Jacksonville's first pro women’s B-ball squad. -
A roundtable discussion featuring candidates for the Aug. 18 Jacksonville City Council Special Election -
After positive recent polling, the perennial congressional candidate hopes the fifth time’s the charm. -
We ask congressman Byron Donalds, a Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate, about his stance on AI regulation, immigration, property taxes, school choice and more. -
City Council fails to override a mayoral veto; lane reductions are considered in the Brooklyn neighborhood; JEA’s CEO takes a leave of absence. -
The next phase of Sulzbacher’s Enterprise Village is underway. We discuss the origins of the project and the significance of moving core services for the area's unhoused community out of Downtown. -
St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Palatka, one of Florida's oldest and most significant Black churches, earns a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. -
A Florida trial attorney witnessed decades of racial bias within the criminal justice system. He decided to write a play about it.
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