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First Coast Connect

On Friday’s show: First Coast Week in Review

Obi Umunna, attorney and political consultant; AG Gancarski, Florida Politics reporter; Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT News; and Sylvia Perry, editor at Jacksonville Free Press.
Stacey Bennett
Obi Umunna, attorney and political consultant; AG Gancarski, Florida Politics reporter; Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT News; and Sylvia Perry, editor at Jacksonville Free Press.

Each Friday, our expert roundtable dives into the week’s top stories. Among our topics:

  • City officials pursue Trumpesque policies, from immigration to DOGE.
  • Florida lawmakers consider tracking “chemtrails” and broadening book bans. 
  • A proposed bill could undermine Fernandina Beach’s decision to prohibit a bioethanol plant.
  • The city’s oldest neighborhood, LaVilla, seeks historic designation. 

Guests:

  • Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT News.
  • AG Gancarski, Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics. 
  • Sylvia Perry, editor at the Jacksonville Free Press.
  • Obi Umunna, attorney and political consultant.

And, the Man in Overalls gets a visit from The Man. We ask the urban farmer about recent city pushback to his urban core plot, and preview his upcoming tutorial and potluck event.

Guest: 

  • Nathan Ballentine, "Man in Overalls,” urban farmer and educator.
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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.