- 494
- Episodes
- 113
- Transcribed
- 45
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About First Coast Connect
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.
- Publisher
- WJCT News
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
113 of 494 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Atlantic Beach mayor’s race
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
No ‘hope’ for critical grand jury report?
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Election integrity, and the artistic fabric of Jacksonville
Inside a recent episode
Atlantic Beach mayor’s race
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Prior to that, we were only fining and asking them to plant mitigation saplings. And we can't find our way out of this problem, to your point. Explain to us how the tree canopy has a connection to the flooding that we've seen. To what extent is having a more robust tree canopy going to fix the problem of sea level rise, which seems to be a very specific set of issues? So I wouldn't necessarily equate the sea level rise per se, but what I will say is large trees, not palm trees, but large maritime forest trees are more than just shade. They provide some protection against erosion, which is critically important. they also soak up a lot of that extra water in their roots. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on First Coast Connect
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nancy Staats
- John Delaney
- Charlie Cofer
- Chris Hand
- Lew Turner
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 35 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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Questions about First Coast Connect
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does First Coast Connect take guests?
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