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First Coast Connect

On Thursday’s show: Measles outbreak reaches Florida

Joseph Prezioso

A deadly measles outbreak offers the first test of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. We discuss Florida’s first recorded case and all the latest medical headlines on our monthly House Call with Dr. Joe. Among our topics: how sleep deprivation affects disease immunity and how to prepare for daylight saving time, which starts this weekend.

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Then, Jacksonville University Law School celebrates its first graduating class. We talk to the school’s dean and several students about what it means to enter the legal field at this turbulent time.

Guests:

  • Nick Allard, founding dean of the College of Law at Jacksonville University.
  • Marisa Materazzi, JU law student, class of 2025.
  • Lauren Fisher, JU law student, class of 2025.
  • Andrew-Paul Griffis, JU law student, class of 2025.

And, a 1920s musical, gangsters and a drunken chaperone. We’ll talk to folks behind a new show at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre.

Guests:

Sherrie Provence, executive director of Limelight Theatre.
Jimmy Alexander, actor playing Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone.

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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.