First Coast Connect
World News
First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.
Location:
Jacksonville, FL
Genres:
World News
Description:
First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.
Twitter:
@MelissainJax
Language:
English
Contact:
100 Festival Park Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 549-2937
Website:
http://www.wjct.org/
Episodes
First Coast Week in Review
1/30/2026
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the state of the Downtown bar business to how Minneapolis is changing the immigration debate in Florida.
Duration:00:51:00
Disrupting sex trafficking
1/29/2026
With Jacksonville leading the state in commercial sex solicitations, we talk to two experts and a survivor about what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Duration:00:51:00
Journalistic dream team
1/28/2026
The Northeast Florida News Collaborative unites seven regional outlets in an effort to build reporting strength through numbers.
Duration:00:51:00
Building up — and out
1/27/2026
St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county.
Duration:00:51:00
Another ICE death
1/26/2026
Minneapolis responds to another fatal shooting during a frigid weekend of protest.
Duration:00:51:00
First Coast Week in Review
1/23/2026
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a push to unmask ICE to the attorney general's MLK Day rollback of “race-based” laws.
Duration:00:51:00
Angie Nixon announces Senate bid
1/22/2026
The bid puts the Florida House District 13 Democrat in an uphill battle against existing Republican Senator, Incumbent Ashley Moody.
Duration:00:51:00
Sky’s the limit
1/21/2026
The head of Cecil Spaceport discusses development, challenges and exactly when the East Coast’s first commercial horizontal launch spaceport might actually blast off.
Duration:00:51:00
On thin ICE
1/20/2026
A local civil rights attorney talks about the implications of recent ICE crackdowns for U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike.
Duration:00:51:00
First Coast Week in Review
1/16/2026
It’s the week’s biggest stories, from a city employee’s suspension over ICE comments to a local reporter making her own headlines for praising the Jags.
Duration:00:51:00
The weight of water
1/15/2026
Artist Calida Rawles explores Black history and identity through her photorealistic paintings of partially submerged figures.
Duration:00:51:00
A House Call from Dr. Joe
1/14/2026
From an inverted food pyramid to Barbie on the spectrum, we diagnose the latest medical headlines with Dr. Joe Sirven.
Duration:00:51:00
Ask the Mayor
1/13/2026
We ask Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan what bills she’s watching in Tallahassee, how she’s preparing for a jail site search and more.
Duration:00:51:00
Hope Against Hope
1/12/2026
Teacher Hope McMath gives an update on her removal from the classroom over social media posts.
Duration:00:51:00
First Coast Week in Review
1/9/2026
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the road to redistricting to rare pushback from Duval Schools on charter school expansion.
Duration:00:51:00
Fire your HOA
1/8/2026
Frustration over hidebound, fine-inclined homeowners associations sparks a legislative bill to allow their dissolution.
Duration:00:51:00
Florida politics, from Tallahassee to Venezuela
1/7/2026
With the 2026 legislative session set to begin, we explore the political battlefield, from bills to watch to the implications of foreign intervention.
Duration:00:51:00
JEA’s failing grade
1/6/2026
The Jacksonville utility earned poor marks in the Sierra Club's "Dirty Truth Report" for its continued embrace of coal and slow transition to renewables.
Duration:00:51:00
10 stories to watch in 2026
1/5/2026
A rebuilding year, from the Jags stadium to a new jail. We talk with reporter David Bauerlein about what stories to watch in 2026.
Duration:00:51:00
Criminal justice crossroads
12/31/2025
A former president of The Florida Bar, Michelle Suskauer, discusses the changes and challenges of the current moment.
Duration:00:51:00