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First Coast Connect

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.

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51:00

The caregiving crisis

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2025/08/14

Ahead of the WJCT event, The Caregiver Journey Workshop, we discuss a job that is both a labor of love and an often unbearable burden.

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Property Appraiser Joyce Morgan

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2025/08/13

Tax season arrives alongside a wave of critical state attention on Jacksonville’s property tax revenues.

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51:00

Ask the Mayor

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2025/08/12

From a brewing battle over public health spending to a “performative” tax cut, we get Jacksonville Mayor Deegan’s take on budget season so far.

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Vax pullback affects local drug trials; raw milk...

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2025/08/11

The official policies and personal preferences of new Health and Human Services Secretary RFK have broad effects across the First Coast.

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First Coast Week in Review

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2025/08/08

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a shooting at Fort Stewart to a detention center at Camp Blanding.

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The 'State of Jax'

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2025/08/07

A new city initiative aims to tell the difficult stories of Jacksonville’s disparities through hard numbers.

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Viral video sparks a community conversation

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2025/08/06

A series of discussions prompted by a controversial arrest tackles concerns about police violence and a broken trust with some in the Black community.

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51:00

City Council President Kevin Carrico

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2025/08/05

In an increasingly politicized City Hall, we ask new Jax City Council President Kevin Carrico what kind of leader he plans to be.

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51:00

Animal kingdom

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2025/08/04

Animal rescuers and advocates discuss the challenges and rewards of humane activism.

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First Coast Week in Review

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2025/08/01

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the discovery of a long-overdue report into the Douglas Anderson scandal to the ongoing controversy over a viral traffic stop video.

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51:00

Should higher ed embrace AI?

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2025/07/31

The University of North Florida's first faculty fellow for artificial intelligence explains what we need to watch, anticipate and possibly even fear.

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51:00

Atlantic Beach is having a cinematic moment

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2025/07/30

The director of the critically acclaimed “No Sleep Till” discusses the inspiration behind her locally shot and set film.

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51:00

Dozier and death row

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2025/07/29

A new report finds 34 children sent to the notorious school for boys ended up sentenced to death in Florida courts.

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What went so wrong at Douglas Anderson?

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2025/07/28

We talk with the reporter behind a yearlong investigation into why the acclaimed arts school became a magnet for sexual misconduct scandals.

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First Coast Week in Review

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2025/07/25

From a police punching video to political perceptions in a new GOP poll, we talk about all the week’s biggest headlines with our panel of journalists.

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Anchor and donor Anthony Austin

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2025/07/24

How a promise made 17 years ago led the First Coast News anchorman to help a stranger with leukemia.

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51:00

The economic impact of immigration policies

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2025/07/23

How changing immigration policies are making it tougher for employers to comply with the law.

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Viral video shows JSO officer punching motorist

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2025/07/22

A traffic stop in February becomes topical news after the driver’s attorney releases the shocking video.

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St. Johns County headlines

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2025/07/21

We check in with Jacksonville Today beat reporter Noah Hertz about what’s happening in the state’s fastest growing coastal county.

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57:00

First Coast Week in Review

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2025/07/18

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from questions about Alligator Alcatraz contracts to City Council politics over committee appointments.

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