Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

JMN will sit down with the 8 candidates campaigning to be Mayor of Jacksonville, giving you some insight into their goals for the city. Today's candidate is LeAnna Cumber.

WOKV's Rich Jones is participating in this year's Gate River Run as a first-time runner, raising funds for Camp I Am Special. Camp director Mary Rose Harrington joins JMN to discuss how your donations support the camp for kids with special needs and developmental differences. Your donations are welcome! You can find more information, and full coverage of the Gate River Run and runner results (go Rich, go!) on WOKV.com.

Long time WOKV news anchor, host, and all around good guy Jeremy Ratliff joins the news team of WHIO next week. We take a moment to humbly thank him for his work and fellowship over the years, remember some key moments, and recognize his huge contributions to WOKV's success. Cheers to you, sir!

Princess reports from downtown at the starting point for tomorrow's Gate River Run, where runners (including our own RIch Jones) are picking up their participant packets today. Tomorrow's event will feature road closures on several busy thoroughfares. Full information on the race route, results, or how to donate funds, is available on WOKV.com.

Jessica reports from CPAC in Florida, where a who's-who of GOP speakers are addressing the audience...with the noteworthy exception of Governor DeSantis, who was keynote speaker at another simultaneous event. Is this another sign of DeSantis opposing Trump in a presidential campaign?

It’s hard to forget the bad blood between Taylor Swift fans and Ticketmaster after a recent meltdown left millions of customers dealing with lockouts. The Bey Hive experienced some déjà vu as they also faced issues getting tickets for the new tour. Now several consumer advocacy groups are getting into formation to create a “Ticket Buyer Bill of Rights.” The groups say this legislation would support consumer rights and transparency for event ticketing. They believe it could improve the live events ticketing market. We break down this latest proposal and how it would impact your experience buying tickets.

JMN will sit down with the 8 candidates campaigning to be Mayor of Jacksonville, giving you some insight into their goals for the city. Today's candidate is Daniel Davis.

Get a complete rundown of all this weekend's activities in the Weekend Spotlight story under local news. The JMN crew hits some of the high points for this weekend, including the Home & Patio Show, concerts in town including a tribute to the Beatles and a performance by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and of course there's the Amelia (Concours d'Elegance) and the Gate River Run. Leave us an Open Mic with your weekend plans!

Mike Hogan joins JMN to discuss election preparation as early voting begins Monday for the Jacksonville Mayoral election.

Eben reports on FAA nominee Phil Washington's confirmation hearing, in the wake of recent FAA shutdowns and systems issues.