{"id":207304,"date":"2026-03-26T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207304\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:28:07","slug":"on-fridays-show-first-coast-week-in-review-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207304\/","title":{"rendered":"On Friday\u2019s show: First Coast Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:<\/p>\n

Is the City Council muscling in on independent authorities? We discuss what\u2019s happening at JEA and the airport.A bodycam showing police punching a handcuffed suspect draws fresh attention to use of force practices at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.A former JEA CEO explains what he defines as a \u201ctoxic workplace.\u201dSpecial elections stun Republicans in two state legislative races.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll 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<\/a> to find all the ways to connect with us.<\/p>\n

Guests:<\/p>\n

David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-UnionRandy DeFoor, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council memberJake Stofan, reporter at Action News JaxKim Varner, retired police detective, 26-year veteran with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s OfficeFarewell to Michelle<\/p>\n

Later, a fond farewell to a familiar voice. We sit down with our own Michelle Corum for an exit interview. Michelle joins us on her penultimate day at WJCT Public Media. For listeners of 89.9 FM, she\u2019s a voice you know well as the station\u2019s longtime Morning Edition host. Michelle has worked in public broadcasting for decades as an announcer and reporter for public radio stations in Lawrence, Kansas, and Interlochen, Michigan, and has worked in Jacksonville since 2012. She also manages WJCT’s Radio Reading Service for sight-impaired listeners. We sit down with her for a look back at her long career and wish her well in her retirement.<\/p>\n

Guest: Michelle Corum, WJCT News, longtime Morning Edition host on WJCT 89.9 FM<\/p>\n

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