Al Letson to be interim host of ‘First Coast Connect’

Following the departure of First Coast Connect host Melissa Ross, award-winning radio journalist Al Letson has been appointed to take over her role as the show’s interim host. Letson, who grew up in the Jacksonville area, is best known for hosting the public radio shows State of the Re:Union and Reveal. His Read More …

Safe lights for sea turtles

LED street lighting isn’t good for baby sea turtles: Hatchlings confuse it for the moonlight that attracts them to the water. To help keep the turtles from being lured in the wrong direction, Beaches Energy Services is installing new lighting which has a different output than standard streetlights. Read More …

First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross and Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Fair Housing Symposium

Tune in to First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross this Thursday, April 8th at 9:00am to hear Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Executive Director Wendy Byndloss discuss the upcoming Fair Housing Symposium on April 10th. You can listen to the show online at WJCT.org, on the Read More …

Jacksonville: The Inside Story – Consolidation

  This episode of Florida Community College (now Florida State College) at Jacksonville’s Jacksonville: The Inside Story offers a look at the complicated and frequently overlapping systems of city and county government that existed before Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated in 1968, and the process Read More …

WJCT’s annual Be My Neighbor Day

You’re invited to WJCT’s annual Be My Neighbor Day! When: Saturday, May 5, 2018 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Where: WJCT Studios 100 Festival Park Ave. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Join Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat, with their friends Arthur, Jet Propulsion, Curious George and the Man Read More …