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First Coast Connect: Week in Review 07/10/26
news.wjct.org/show/first-coast-connect/2026-07-09/on-fridays-show-first-coast-week-in-review
Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
Election season starts with a bang as three St. Johns County lawmakers are charged with an unauthorized voter guide.
A new law increases penalties for mandatory reporters who don’t report suspected child abuse.
A grand jury is digging into Douglas Anderson’s history of teacher sexual misconduct, even as the school district finds leaders “knowingly failed” to report abuse allegations.
A deal between the city and European Street ensures the planned Riverfront Plaza restaurant is locally owned.
We talk about all that and take your calls, questions and comments. You can join the conversation on air at 904-549-2937 or go to firstcoastconnect.org to find all the ways to connect with us.
Guests:
Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax
Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today
John Daigle, political consultant, former reporter
Noah Hertz, St. Johns County reporter, Jacksonville Today
Irregular folk
Bridging the gaps between jazz, folk and comedy is no easy feat, but singer songwriter Vance Gilbert has stitched it up across a 30+ year career. After being tapped to open Shawn Colvin’s tour the year she broke into the Top 10 and won two Grammys for her song Sunny Came Home, he’s opened for such varied musical artists as Anita Baker and Arlo Guthrie. But he also suits a lighter style, warming up crowds for legendary comic George Carlin at more than 150 performances. Gilbert takes the stage at Amelia Island’s Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture on Friday, and at The Back Room at Ronan School Of Music in Jacksonville on Saturday. We ask the artist about his many hats, his musical roots and the inspiration animating his current tour.
Guest: Vance Gilbert, American folk singer songwriter
First Coast Connect: Week in Review 07/10/26
news.wjct.org/show/first-coast-connect/2026-07-09/on-fridays-show-first-coast-week-in-review
Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
Election season starts with a bang as three St. Johns County lawmakers are charged with an unauthorized voter guide.
A new law increases penalties for mandatory reporters who don’t report suspected child abuse.
A grand jury is digging into Douglas Anderson’s history of teacher sexual misconduct, even as the school district finds leaders “knowingly failed” to report abuse allegations.
A deal between the city and European Street ensures the planned Riverfront Plaza restaurant is locally owned.
We talk about all that and take your calls, questions and comments. You can join the conversation on air at 904-549-2937 or go to firstcoastconnect.org to find all the ways to connect with us.
Guests:
Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax
Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today
John Daigle, political consultant, former reporter
Noah Hertz, St. Johns County reporter, Jacksonville Today
Irregular folk
Bridging the gaps between jazz, folk and comedy is no easy feat, but singer songwriter Vance Gilbert has stitched it up across a 30+ year career. After being tapped to open Shawn Colvin’s tour the year she broke into the Top 10 and won two Grammys for her song Sunny Came Home, he’s opened for such varied musical artists as Anita Baker and Arlo Guthrie. But he also suits a lighter style, warming up crowds for legendary comic George Carlin at more than 150 performances. Gilbert takes the stage at Amelia Island’s Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture on Friday, and at The Back Room at Ronan School Of Music in Jacksonville on Saturday. We ask the artist about his many hats, his musical roots and the inspiration animating his current tour.
Guest: Vance Gilbert, American folk singer songwriter
