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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Environmental attorney and author Clay Henderson breaks down the key players and history of state-funded conservation efforts in Florida and where protections stand today. -
As proposed property tax cuts loom, city officials look to balance the budget and Duval voters will consider supplementing teacher salaries. -
Jacksonville civil rights activist and historian Rodney L. Hurst Sr. reflects on the importance of Juneteenth and his role during the Civil Rights Movement. -
An American Lung Association employee discovers she has lung cancer thanks to a national study based in Jacksonville. -
Food journalist Hanna Raskin explains how Downtown dining is getting a boost from restaurant incentives. -
AI slop enters campaign mode; Kevin Carrico’s public records are finally released; and city funding for a Downtown Publix remains uncertain -
A conversation with the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general. -
A local youth and labor delegation returns from Cuba to report on life under the embargo. -
From tax revenue shocks to slowdowns at a local EV factory, we take the city’s fiscal pulse in our monthly Ask the Mayor segment. -
From the future of a downtown Publix to his plans for politically diverse leadership, we sit down with the incoming council leader ahead of his year at the helm
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