Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Eben reports on measures the government has taken to shore up banks after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and what impacts may follow - including to investors, the FED, interest rates, and inflation.

NEW this morning, the White House says President Biden will announce new measures to reduce gun violence. This includes an Executive Order with the goal of increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales. Administration officials believe this will move the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation. President Biden will also likely make the case for Congress to take action too but it’s unlikely any gun safety measures will pass with a divided government. We breakdown these latest effort and how it may impact your community

Brian joins JMN with a look at the Trump vs DeSantis campaign comments, as both have mentioned each other in stumping speeches. Is this a preview of what's to come in the 2024 campaign trail? Brian looks at this and more from 9a-noon today.

Ryan looks at President Biden's week ahead, starting with this morning's address on the current banking scandal involving the failures of California's Silicon Valley Bank and New York's Signature Bank.

Jared Rice joins JMN to recap this year's The Players Championship, reflects on some event highlights, and teases preparations for next year's event which will begin soon.

President Biden will address the ongoing banking crisis and what steps the administration is taking to keep the system on track. This comes as after a weekend of troubles for Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Regulators shuttered Silicon Valley Bank on Friday and seized its deposits making it the largest U.S. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Then yesterday, regulators shut down New York-based Signature Bank, a big lender in the crypto industry, in a bid to prevent the spreading banking crisis. We breakdown what we can expect and how this may impact you.

Clark Howard comments on why the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are NOT indicative of the same kind of banking crisis we saw 15 years ago, and how the government has acted to prevent a run on banks and secure and protect account holders' funds.

Dr. Larry Moss, CEO of Nemour's, joins JMN to share how The Players partnership helps to make services available to Jacksonville's pediatric patient community. Additionally, he shouts out to the Children's Cancer Fund and looks ahead to Careathon 2023.

Mark Kaye joins JMN to reminisce about that time he was SHUSH!'d at TPC, looks ahead to today's show, and reminds us about the MKS Spring Break schedule next week. Join Mark for all the fun today from Noon to 3pm!

Lauren Cikara, VP of School Mental Health for Active Minds, joins JMN to talk about how the Player's philanthropic services helped to expand Active Minds into middle schools and communities, facilitating peer-to-peer mental health and counselling services for children, teens, and young adults.