Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
First Coast Week in Review 8/28/2026
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Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
A grand jury finds the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money for political purposes. What does it mean for the state's attorneys general as they both run for election in November?
The City Council prepares for possible property tax cuts with prophylactic budget tightening around public services, arts and — possibly — the Skyway overhaul.
The governor wades into the Flock camera controversy, calling surveillance “out of control.”
A speedy guilty verdict in a 2022 Jacksonville Beach murder-for-hire killing sets the table for the upcoming trial of the victim’s estranged ex-wife.
We talk about all that and take your calls, questions and comments. Join the conversation on air:
Call: (904) 549-2937
Email: firstcoastconnect@wjct.org
Mention @FCConair on Twitter
Comment on facebook.com/FCConair
Guests:
David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union metro reporter
John Daigle, former City Hall reporter, political consultant
Anthony Austin, anchor, First Coast News
Nate Monroe, executive editor, The Florida Trib
First impression
A new community theatre opened to audiences this month in St. Augustine with the intention of ushering in a “new era” of storytelling. Led by Artistic Director Sherrie Provence, Catalyst Theatre opened with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a campy musical comedy set (where else?) in Florida. Provence spent five years leading the Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine before hanging her own shingle. What can audiences expect from the rest of the inaugural season?
Guests:
Sherrie Provence, artistic director, Catalyst Theatre
Heather Starling, actor playing Jeannie in The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Topics and guests subject to change.
First Coast Week in Review 8/28/2026
news.wjct.org/show/first-coast-connect/2026-08-27/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:
A grand jury finds the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money for political purposes. What does it mean for the state's attorneys general as they both run for election in November?
The City Council prepares for possible property tax cuts with prophylactic budget tightening around public services, arts and — possibly — the Skyway overhaul.
The governor wades into the Flock camera controversy, calling surveillance “out of control.”
A speedy guilty verdict in a 2022 Jacksonville Beach murder-for-hire killing sets the table for the upcoming trial of the victim’s estranged ex-wife.
We talk about all that and take your calls, questions and comments. Join the conversation on air:
Call: (904) 549-2937
Email: firstcoastconnect@wjct.org
Mention @FCConair on Twitter
Comment on facebook.com/FCConair
Guests:
David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union metro reporter
John Daigle, former City Hall reporter, political consultant
Anthony Austin, anchor, First Coast News
Nate Monroe, executive editor, The Florida Trib
First impression
A new community theatre opened to audiences this month in St. Augustine with the intention of ushering in a “new era” of storytelling. Led by Artistic Director Sherrie Provence, Catalyst Theatre opened with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a campy musical comedy set (where else?) in Florida. Provence spent five years leading the Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine before hanging her own shingle. What can audiences expect from the rest of the inaugural season?
Guests:
Sherrie Provence, artistic director, Catalyst Theatre
Heather Starling, actor playing Jeannie in The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Topics and guests subject to change.
