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First Coast Connect

On Friday’s show: First Coast Week in Review

Stacey Bennett

Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the week’s biggest headlines. Among our topics this week:

  • “Holo Donna” gets caught in the City Council's crosshairs.
  • A local attorney is accused of bringing drug-laced paperwork to jail.
  • Beaches residents say new homeless enforcement efforts are creating fallout outside city limits.
  • Health care giant Aetna accuses a local radiology group of fraud.
  • Matt Gaetz raises the possibility of a gubernatorial run.
  • An offshore drilling ban is approved for Florida — but for how long?

Guests:

  • Jasmine Monroe, First Coast News anchor and reporter.
  • Jim Piggott, former reporter at News4Jax.
  • John Bachman, former Action News Jax anchor, partner at Bachman Galnor Communications.
  • Randy DeFoor, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council member. 

Then, a classical pianist known for his magnetic and expressive performances. The Juilliard-trained virtuoso performs Friday at St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church. Find more information at beachesfinearts.org.

Guest:

  • Clayton Stephenson, pianist.
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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 aschindler@wjct.org.