We looked at the biggest news story this week as we welcomed our weekly media roundtable to the show to discuss last night’s Republican national debate at the University of North Florida. Joining us to talk about how the Republican candidates fared in the last debate before Florida’s GOP primary next week were: Larry Hannan, reporter from the Florida Times-Union; David Chapman, reporter for the Financial News and Daily Record; John Burr, editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal; and, in honor of last night’s big event, Dargan Thompson, UNF journalism student and reporter for the student newspaper The UNF Spinnaker.
During our Weekend Warrior segment, we talked about the ultimate challenge for weekend warriors – climbing the city’s tallest building, all in the name of charity. It’s the American Lung Association’s 4th Annual Fight for Air Climb, a major fundraiser for local residents suffering from lung health problems. With more about the event, we welcomed Nicola Barnack, development manager for the American Lung Association in Florida, and Conny Smith of Wells Fargo, a sponsor of the event.
It was one of the most radical periods in contemporary art – the 1960s saw an explosion of creativity that reflected the turbulent social and political events of the time. The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) is exploring the art of the 60s in a new exhibit opening this weekend. MOCA executive director Marcelle Polednik joined us in the studio with a preview of “ReFocus: Art of the 1960s.”
We heard from our resident movie critic Cinema CJ as he reviewed the new movie “Man on a Ledge.”
And we finished off this Friday edition of First Coast Connect in style as Jacksonville’s own progressive rock band Polygons joined us. They’re releasing their second CD, “The Other Side,” tonight with a special show at Freebird Live. Their song “Two Steps Back” closed out the show this morning.
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