Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
- Members of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority Board accuse City Council President-elect Nick Howland of harassment and threats.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes to eliminate property taxes on most primary homes.
- A busy end to the Duval County school year, with the ouster of the school chief, and new records linking a controversial teacher suspension to a School Board member’s complaint.
- The family of four Black men tortured or murdered by police are slated to receive compensation for the 1949 Groveland, Florida, incident.
- The City Council declines to prohibit a new jail from being located in historically disadvantaged, or “redlined,” communities.
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:
- Christina Burgess, reporter at First Coast News
- David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union
- Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today
- Robert Brown, news director, WJXT News4Jax
Time traveler
A man who spent his adult life working for the U.S. Postal Service delivers an entirely new chapter of his career. In his debut young adult novel, M. Nathan King creates a time-shifting landscape to teach kids about history. Ezra Whetstone and the Masters of Time — The Mark of Aion takes readers on a journey following the 13-year-old protagonist as he explores historical settings from the Library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt to the Inca Empire. We talk to King ahead of the book’s release about why he believes age-appropriate storytelling is the key to engaging kids in history.
Guest: M. Nathan King, author of Ezra Whetstone and the Masters of Time — The Mark of Aion
Topics and guests subject to change.