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
10/31/2025
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from local fallout from the government shutdown to the uncertain future of a historic marine attraction.
Duration:00:51:00
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Paul Renner
10/30/2025
Facing a steep road to the GOP primary, the former Northeast Florida lawmaker and House speaker lays out his master plan.
Duration:00:51:00
Women leaving prison
10/29/2025
Life on the outside brings special challenges for formerly incarcerated women.
Duration:00:51:00
UNF poll results plus an undisclosed MLK assassination attempt
10/28/2025
A new poll takes Floridians’ political pulse, and a native St. Augustinian unearths a shocking story from the city’s civil rights past.
Duration:00:51:00
Cohabitation or 'hostile takeover'?
10/27/2025
Local schools must make way as a charter school network prepares to occupy dozens of existing school buildings in Duval and around the region.
Duration:00:51:00
First Coast Week in Review
10/24/2025
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from council pressure on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to back-to-back losses for the state attorney.
Duration:00:51:00
Policing the police
10/23/2025
A local documentary series looks back at the unprecedented federal investigation into officer corruption, drug dealing and murder at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Duration:00:51:00
Florida, strange but true
10/22/2025
Acclaimed author and environmental reporter Craig Pittman talks about the endless inspiration of his home state.
Duration:00:50:59
Unsafe behind bars
10/21/2025
A former prison investigator flags safety concerns as the Department of Corrections chief submits a “staggering” budget request.
Duration:00:51:00
Crackdown on campus speech
10/20/2025
Teachers at the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville discuss threats, retaliation and the chilling effect of secret surveillance.
Duration:00:51:00
First Coast Week in Review
10/17/2025
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a controversial arrest by Jacksonville police, to city leaders denying School Board members their own attorney.
Duration:00:51:00
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King
10/16/2025
A conversation with the author whose book and podcast, “Bone Valley,” helped free a wrongfully convicted man after 36 years in prison.
Duration:00:51:00
When foster care comes to an end
10/15/2025
Employment and housing are just two of the challenges facing foster care “graduates” aging out of the state system.
Duration:00:51:01
Why do people migrate?
10/14/2025
An international migratory expert explains the economic and environmental forces reshaping global migration, ahead of an appearance in Jacksonville.
Duration:00:51:01
Former Mayor Lenny Curry
10/13/2025
Jacksonville’s former mayor resurfaces in local politics. We ask him about Lenny Curry 2.0.
Duration:00:50:57
First Coast Week in Review
10/10/2025
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from an aborted sale of the Duval Schools headquarters to the city’s riderless “driverless” vehicles.
Duration:00:51:00
Gubernatorial candidate David Jolly
10/9/2025
A former Republican turned Democratic candidate hopes to be Florida’s next governor.
Duration:00:51:00
'Fans, bands and fried chicken'
10/8/2025
Riverside Avondale Preservation’s second annual Music Tour features the author of a new history of the legendary Jax Beach nightclub Einstein A Go-Go.
Duration:00:51:00
Ask the Mayor
10/7/2025
From a gubernatorial critique of an airport hologram to the resignation of a top staffer, we talk city news with Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
Duration:00:51:00
Drones that address manatee deaths
10/6/2025
As manatee deaths rise in Northeast Florida, a local nonprofit convenes scientists, conservationists and maritime professionals with one mutual goal: saving the gentle giants while keeping the shipping economy afloat.
Duration:00:51:00