Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
- Allegations of racism surface at a high school volleyball game after students at Fernandina Beach High School use a Black baby doll to taunt opponents.
- A principal already under scrutiny for allegations of inappropriate behavior is removed from Baldwin Middle-Senior High after officials say they found a gun in his car on campus.
- The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is shuttering its beleaguered Skyway and NAVI systems and firing as many as 200 employees to deal with a multimillion dollar fiscal crisis.
Guests:
- Anthony Austin, evening anchor at First Coast News
- Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today
- Will Brown, race and poverty reporter, Jacksonville Today
- Ariel Schiller, reporter at News4Jax
- Mike Mendenhall, city hall reporter and associate editor at Jacksonville Today
Fruit loop
A community fundraiser couples two worthy goals: getting an early jump on holiday shopping and supporting Florida's struggling citrus industry. The Mandarin Community Club harnesses the area’s historic legacy as a citrus hub (hence the name) with its second annual 2026 Florida Citrus Fundraiser. This year, the sale includes grapefruit grown using an approach known as CUPS, or Citrus Under Protective Screen, which shields the fruit from the invasive and devastating insect-borne greening disease. Preorders are open through Nov. 12, and fruit boxes can be shipped around the country as gifts or picked up at the club’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Dec. 4. We discuss how the club’s past — and future — remain connected to the iconic citrus fruit.
Guest: Brett Nolan, vice president of Mandarin Community Club