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First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross

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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.

  • Talking politics with Chris Hand
    From rare GOP defiance of the governor to fallout over a federal funding halt, we break down the latest state and local headlines.
    30 January 2025, 7:37 pm
  • Combating antisemitism
    A new Jacksonville billboard campaign launches to combat hatred of Jews.
    29 January 2025, 5:47 pm
  • Disaster law and the future of FEMA
    As the fire-ravaged West Coast begins to grapple with the realities of rebuilding, the cost of the disaster and the scale of the destruction slowly come into focus.
    28 January 2025, 7:57 pm
  • When should school start?
    Duval County School Board members want parents to weigh in before state-mandated time changes take effect.
    27 January 2025, 3:31 pm
  • First Coast Week in Review
    Our media panel unpacks the week’s biggest headlines, from falling snow to fallout over an accidental police shooting.
    24 January 2025, 3:34 pm
  • 'Honest Reflections' on breast cancer
    Two community leaders share the stark realities of their diagnoses, treatment paths and lessons learned in a candid new podcast.
    23 January 2025, 4:16 pm
  • Putting human traffickers out of business
    Stemming the demand side of the human trafficking equation.
    22 January 2025, 3:44 pm
  • Trump 2.0: What to expect
    Response to and reflections on the inauguration of the 47th commander in chief.
    21 January 2025, 3:54 pm
  • First Coast Week in Review
    Our media panel dives into the week’s biggest headlines, from the City Council’s override of Mayor Donna Deegan’s first veto to a criminal indictment against the longtime leaders of the Duval teachers union.
    17 January 2025, 4:25 pm
  • Bracing for changes to immigration law
    How attorneys, employers and immigrants are preparing for President-elect Trump’s promised crackdown.
    16 January 2025, 4:19 pm
  • The state of Downtown
    A retail perspective on progress and challenges to Downtown development.
    15 January 2025, 3:10 pm
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