20 episodes
First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross WJCT
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4.4, 19 Ratings
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Hosted by Melissa Ross, 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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Schools; COVID Vaccine Trial Participant; Downtown Report; What's Good Wednesday
A new report from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) looks at the state of our local school buildings.
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Special Committee On Resiliency; Vote-By-Mail; FCC Book Club; SurfearNEGRA
Concerns about the effects of climate change are especially acute here in Florida.
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Back To School; Art Republic; MOCA Jacksonville
Schools around the state - including Baker County - are starting to reopen today.
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Friday Media Roundtable; National Farmers Market Week
On Friday’s episode of First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, our Media Roundtable discussed some of the top stories of Northeast Florida this week, including:
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#SaveRestaurants; Skills USA Comes To Jax; St. Augustine Distillery; Tax-Free Weekend
A new national movement is afoot to save restaurants. #SaveRestaurants seeks to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s 500,000 independent restaurants.
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Renaming Hemming Park; Amazon; Crime & Justice During The Pandemic; Free Tacos
A move to rename Hemming Park after James Weldon Johnson , the Jacksonville native who composed the famous anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," ran into opposition this week . Local veterans organizations made a late-breaking push to rechristen the city's first and oldest park as Veterans Memorial Park.
Customer Reviews
Keep up the good work
Non-biased, wonderful source of information.
DUUUVAL!
First rate
Very informative show usually have both sides of an issue on the show. Well controlled talks with guess
Very informative
Very interesting and informative. I moved out of the Duval area, but I still download the podcast weekly to keep informed.
