First Coast Connect: Week in Review

Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week: Is the City Council muscling in on independent authorities? We discuss what’s happening at JEA and the airport. A bodycam showing police punching a restrained suspect draws fresh attention to use of force practices at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. A former JEA chief of staff explains what he defines as a “toxic workplace.” Special elections stun Republicans in two state legislative races. Guests: David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union Randy DeFoor, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council member Jake Stofan, state and local government reporter at Action News Jax Briana Brownlee, reporter at News4Jax Kim Varner, retired police detective, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Regina Wright, criminal defense attorney Farewell to Michelle Later, a fond farewell to a familiar voice. We sit down with our own Michelle Corum for an exit interview. Michelle joins us on one of her final days at WJCT Public Media. For listeners of 89.9 FM, she’s a voice you know well as the station’s 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. Guest: Michelle Corum, WJCT News, longtime Morning Edition host on WJCT 89.9 FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.