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Foster Youth Voice Month; FinTech Symposium; ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse

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October is Foster Youth Voice Month, a time devoted to giving children in the foster care system a voice.

Guests:

  • Daisy Higgins, advisor to the Family Support Services Youth Advisory Council
  • Oliver Green, youth wellbeing supervisor
  • Liz McGillin, youth wellbeing program coordinator at Family Support Services

FinTech Symposium

The University of North Florida College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction, along with the Coggin College of Business, is hosting the inaugural FinTech Symposium on Thursday.

Guests:

  • Chip Klostermeyer,  dean of UNF’s College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction
  • Annie Destefano, vice president of partnerships and banking solutions at FIS, and the symposium’s keynote speaker

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse

Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History tells us what to expect from this weekend’s solar eclipse. We also talked about what MOSH has planned for Halloween.

Guest: Eddie Whistler, director of the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium

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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.