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First Coast Connect

On Friday’s show: First Coast Week in Review

From left, Brianna Andrews, reporter and weekend anchor at News4Jax; Nate Monroe, statewide columnist at the USA Today Network; Renata Di Gregorio, reporter at First Coast News; and Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax.
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From left, Brianna Andrews, reporter and weekend anchor at News4Jax; Nate Monroe, statewide columnist at the USA Today Network; Renata Di Gregorio, reporter at First Coast News; and Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax.

Each week, our media roundtable dives into the week’s biggest headlines.

Among our topics this week:

  • Jacksonville’s City Council overturns a rare mayoral veto, while the Mayor’s Office temporarily removes a controversial airport hologram.
  • The former head of the local teachers union is accused of defrauding the organization she ran.
  • Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi spars with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
  • A new board member at the University of West Florida comes to the job with some old-fashioned ideas about women.
  • Vaccination rates in Florida plummet, with rates for kindergarteners among the lowest in the country.

To talk about all that and more, we're joined by:

  • Brianna Andrews, reporter and weekend anchor at News4Jax.
  • Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax.
  • Nate Monroe, statewide columnist at the USA Today Network.
  • Renata Di Gregorio, reporter at First Coast News.

Then, the cast from Alhambra Theatre & Dining’s production of Southern Fried Funeral stops by with a sneak preview of the big-hearted comedy about family — Southern style.

Guests:

  • Thaddeus Walker, actor in the role of Atticus “Attie” Van Lear.
  • Natalie Drake, actor in the role of Sammy Jo Frye-Leffette.
  • Logen Cheatham, actor in the role of Harlene Frye.
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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.