Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
- Two major decisions, from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Florida State Capitol, are reshaping minority political representation for years to come.
- Florida’s attorney general initiates yet another Jacksonville investigation — this time into JEA.
- A local woman plans to file suit over her court-ordered C-section.
- A memorial to the victims of the Dollar General mass shooting is destroyed by vandals.
We talk about all that and take your calls, questions and comments. You can join the conversation on air at 904-549-2937 or go to firstcoastconnect.org to find all the ways to connect with us.
Guests:
- Sylvia Perry, editor of the Jacksonville Free Press
- Brenda Priestly Jackson, former Jacksonville City Council member, former Duval County School Board member
- John Daigle, political consultant, former City Hall reporter
- A.G. Gancarski, reporter at Florida Politics, columnist for Jacksonville Today
This Week in Music History
Public media is well known for providing context for news developments, but the work doesn’t end with the headlines. Context matters for music, too, as it shapes and is shaped by the culture, politics and society from which it emanates. Music guru and Electro Lounge host David Luckin turns his focus and editing skills to creating a sonic landscape that showcases iconic songs inside a temporal milieu. The project, This Week in Music History, is an hourlong spinoff of his popular daily segment, Today in Music History. It launches at 7 p.m. Sunday and airs weekly in that time slot going forward. We talk to Luckin about the inspiration for the project and why he wanted to explore, as he says, “history you can feel.”
Guest: David Luckin, host, Electro Lounge, WJCT Public Media station manager
Topics and guests subject to change.