Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
First Coast Connect

Banned Book Week; Arlington home tour; JME; Limitless Dragons

Victoria Crosdale
/
WUSF Public Media

Around the First Coast, small local bookshops are mushrooming while the controversy over book bans continues to make headlines. Today, we had a conversation with local experts about book bans and how they affect our neighborhood bookstores.

Guests:

  • Vanessa Nicolle, Owner of Femme Fire Books.
  • Lindsey Cotti, bookseller at Femme Fire Books.

Arlington Mod & More Home Tour

This month, the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors will once again host the Arlington Mod & More Home Tour. Its seventh year also marks its return following the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Guests:

Jacksonville Music Experience

Madison Hughes, a singer-songwriter and 2022 Voice contender, recently spoke with Hurley Winkler, a contributor to the Jacksonville Music Experience.

Hughes’ Songwriting School interview that can be found on the JME page.

Limitless Dragons

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so today we had a conversation with members of the Limitless Dragons Breast Cancer dragon boat team to find out more about what they do.

Guests:

  • Bekah Alenduff.
  • Sarah Davis.
  • Rene Pachuta.

Stay Connected
Kathy Waterman joined WJCT News 89.9 as associate producer after graduating from the University of North Florida with a degree in multimedia journalism. She was previously a production intern on the station's talk shows.