
First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross
Weekdays LIVE at 9 a.m.; Rebroadcast at 8 p.m.
First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross 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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First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross is sponsored in part by Baptist Health and North Florida TPO.
The monthly First Coast Success segment is sponsored in part by First Horizon.
Our Going Green segment, which airs on the third Tuesday of each month, is sponsored by the North Florida Land Trust.
The monthly First Coast Connect Book Club is hosted by WJCT contributor Stacey Goldring.
Latest Episodes
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossOur media panel discusses a Times-Union strike, an immigration protest, Pride Month and more.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossNine are wounded in another mass shooting in Florida; a foundation for opioid addiction comes to Jax; Lutheran Social Services has a summer food drive; the Women's Wednesday networking event is scheduled next week.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossA Duval jail inmate dies after failing to get medication; Chick Fil A is criticized for its diversity, equity and inclusion program; hurricane season starts Thursday; we wrap up good news from the First Coast.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossCity Councilman Matt Carlucci has a new proposal to save historic buildings; Karen Brune Mathis shares her secrets to success; the Author Showcase and Book Festival is next weekend; the Jags have finished their first offseason workouts.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossOur media panel discussed Donna Deegan's transition team, Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign,the Duval Schools temporary superintendent and more.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossGov. Ron DeSantis had technical issues while announcing his presidential campaign on Twitter; a news story raises questions about K9s for Warriors; Cre8Jax scopes out Memorial Day weekend.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossFlorida restricts care for transgender adults; Hispanics will be a force in election; filmmaker explores dementia; Jazz Fest and more this weekend.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossGov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his presidential campaign; hear JEA’s plans for the energy mix for Northeast Florida; Julie Delegal discusses her book "Seen"; The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is next weekend.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossA lawsuit challenges books removed from school shelves; Brentwood residents fight a proposed liquor store; this is a good time to try Filipino cuisine.
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First Coast Connect with Melissa RossOur media panel discusses the election, including the choice of Donna Deegan as mayor, as well as the JEA case and the search for a new Duval Schools superintendent.