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First Coast Connect
First Coast Connect

First Coast Week in Review

By Anne Schindler
Published August 2, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT
Stacey Bennett

Our media panel discusses the biggest stories of the week:

  • A dark chapter in city politics ends with prison time for JEA’s former CEO.
  • St. Johns County voters see ghosts at the polls.
  • A massive seabird die-off is explained — and the reason is hard for anyone to swallow.
  • A murdered mother of 10 is remembered in a proposed hate crimes bill.
  • And a look at what Mayor Donna Deegan has done as she hits her one-year mark.

Guests:

  • Noah Hertz, reporter for Jacksonville Today.
  • Annette Gutierrez, reporter at Action News Jax.
  • Anne Maxwell, investigative reporter at News4Jax.
  • Ashley Harding, reporter and anchor at News4Jax.
  • Will Brown, race and poverty reporter for Jacksonville Today.

Then, a Trout River architectural curiosity explained. A local author and historian distills the art deco legacy of King Solomon Rathel, whose 15-odd masonry structures still dot the Northside landscape.

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Anne Schindler
Anne Schindler joined WJCT News 89.9 as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television. Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure. In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates. You can reach Anne at <a href="mailto:aschindler@wjct.org">aschindler@wjct.org</a>.
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