First Coast Connect

Friday on First Coast Connect our Media Roundtable featured Florida Times-Union reporter David Bauerlein , WJCT contributor Fred Matthews , Florida Politics reporter A.G. Gancarski and Beaches Leader columnist Jon McGowan . Issues discussed included More political intrigue at JEA The Duval County School Board preparing to hire a new Superintendent A flap at City Hall on how it handles public records requests The city of Jacksonville mourning after a JSO officer dies in a car crash while on duty

Thursday on First Coast Connect we spoke to Eastside Environmental Council founder and CEO Wynetta Wright and development manager Teena Anderson about their work to cleanup their neighborhood from contaminants and prevent discharge of pollutants into the St. Johns River (01:06). We heard about the many opportunities in town to send your kids to summer camp with Fun4FirstCoastKids.com website creator Terri Mashour (29:52). The 24th annual Miracle of Ashley Street is Friday. It will features a big

Wednesday on First Coast Connect as part of Mental Health Awareness Month we heard about what’s being done to help children with mental disorders on the First Coast from Vicki Waytowich with the Partnership for Child Health (01:28). In our Going Green segment we spoke with author Jennifer Swanson about her latest book Geogreening Earth’s Climate: Resettling the Thermostat . The book recently won a Green Earth book Honor Award from the Nature Generation (21:46). The annual Gladys Prior Awards

Tuesday on First Coast Connect we spoke with Ben Frazier of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville and Wells Todd with the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition about the March for Change . It’s a three-day march from Jacksonville to St. Augustine to call for the removal of Confederate monuments from public places on the First Coast (01:02). On the heels of the Westside childhood home of Ronnie, Johnny and Donnie Van Zant being designated as a Florida Heritage site we heard a rebroadcast a 2015

Monday on First Coast Connect we spoke with President of Terrawise Homes and WJCT board member Melody Shacter and Mark Sherman , Senior Loan Consultant with LoanDepot about the rising problem of affordable housing on the First Coast (01:05). UNF psychology professor Dr. Dominik Guess talked to us about his research into patience in everyday life (28:28). WJCT Sports Analyst Cole Pepper discussed this year’s Players Championship and a big win for Webb Simpson (46:00). Kevin Meerschaert can be

Friday our First Coast Connect Media Roundtable featured Florida Times-Union reporter Andrew Pantazi , Action News Jax anchor John Bachman , radio host and former First Coast News anchor Angela Spears and Jacksonville Business Journal editor Timothy Gibbons. Issues discussed included: Hundreds of Duval County students will be required to transfer to new schools this fall due to a “human error” by district officials. The School Board is expected to hire a new Superintendent next week A woman is

Thursday on First Coast Connect we spoke with Florida Times-Union reporters Nate Monroe and Christopher Hong on their investigative series regarding how dredging affects the flow of the St. Johns River (01:06). To commemorate Brain Cancer Awareness Month we spoke with Dianne Fenton. She organized Saturday’s Waves of Gray 5K walk and run in Jacksonville Beach to raise funds for brain cancer research (35:19). We spoke with singer Steve Forbert who will be performing at the Mudville Grille Music

Wednesday on First Coast Connect we continued our commemoration of Public Service Recognition Week by speaking with retiring University of North Florida President John Delaney (01:20). Local activist Richard Cuff talked about the Cultural Awareness and Community Image Enhancement Campaign and Sunday’s Ribs and Roses Summer of Fun Celebration on Dunn Avenue and his Guiding Angels campaign (30:38). We heard about the dangers and way to prevent a stroke with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Stroke Center

Tuesday on First Coast Connect we learned about the upcoming Party Benefit and Jam (PB&J) Jam Session: Women on gender issues with Jam Sessions creator Denise Reagan and speaker Michelle Roberts (01:02). Our latest segment of Moveable Feast with Leigh Cort of the Women’s Food Alliance featured the Alhambra Dinner Theatre’s Executive Chef DuJuan Roy (26:35). Our monthly edition of the First Coast Connect Book Club with blogger Stacey Goldring featured Gail Honeyman’s acclaimed debut novel

Monday on First Coast Connect we spoke with author and political scientist Ian Bremmer about globalism and his latest book US VS THEM: The Failure of Globalism (01:07). We spoke with filmmaker Stu Maddux and Andrea Spender from ElderSource Institute about an upcoming screening of the documentary Gen Silent on the lives of LGBT seniors (17:20). As part of recognition of Public Service Recognition Week we spoke with Duval County Teacher of the Year Latrece Brown-Sudduth (26:00). WJCT Station