Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

FOX Across America host Jimmy Failla performs this weekend at the Florida Theatre, and he joins us in advance of the show to talk about why comedians are not partisans, and why he should be the Secretary of Transportation! Get your tickets at FOXACROSSAMERICA.COM or at FloridaTheatre.com, and stick around for the Meet & Greet after the show!

Symphony percussionists Steve Merrill, Kevin Garry, and Joel Panian share "the musician's perspective" on performing with the Jax Symphony - from their variety of instruments to favorite musical pieces, the on-stage thrill, the "backstage" work, school outreach programs, and more. See the full video of their percussion demo on Youtube or Facebook, and visit JaxSymphony. Org for tickets and more in...

Ryan looks at the latest Trump Tariffs, retaliatory trade tariffs from other nations, and consumer feedback as to whether this will help or hurt the economy. He also looks at the latest fallout from The Atlantic's published Signal chat security failure, featuring classified military plans.

Steven Libman, the Jacksonville Symphony President & CEO, joins JMN to discuss the variety of Symphony programs for broad community appeal. Coming up this weekend, Take 6 gives a vocal performance with the Symphony, and the Children's Music Festival gives your kids a chance to make the music. There are so many additional performances, including classical music featuring Conrad Tao on piano, pop mu...

JMN is live from Jacoby Hall in advance of the Jacksonville Children's Music Festival. Nathaniel Efthimiou, the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Director, joins JMN to discuss how and why music can be so impactful for children, and share details of the activities at the Children's Music Festival - where your kids can make the music!

UNF features a student-operated media service, the Spinnaker. The platform features a digital news media service, social media, campus televison, and a campus FM radio station. Makalya Hayes, the Creative Services Director, and Jack Griffis, the radio General Manager, join JMN to share how they got involved in student media, and what it means to them!

Dr. Mei Zhao, Interim Dean for the Brooks College of Health, discusses how the University has grown, and how the heath care programs offered have evolved as part of UNF's strategic plan in cooperation with partners like Mayo Clinic, Baptist Health, and HCA Florida Memorial Hospital.

JMN is live at UNF Market Days. Scott Curry, Senior Director of Career Services and Industry Engagement, and Dr. Erin Richman, the AVP of Academic & Student Affairs, discuss how these events provide an opportunity for the student and local business communities to interact and facilitate "experiential" learning.

Ryan looks at the latest fallout regarding to "Signal" war plans chat scandal, shared with a reporter from The Atlantic, and political inquiries about this ... leak? ... despite Trump administration personnel assurances that no classified information was compromised.

Dept. of Biology Chair Dr. Jim Gelsleichter, and Associate Professor Dr. Quincy Gibson, share details about the Coastal Marine Biology programs at UNF. Dr. Gibson leads a dolphin research program studying the behaviors of dolphins present in the St. Johns River. Dr. Gelsleichter details how this research and other programs apply to the world abroad, through cooperations with programs like Ocearch,...

Abraham Ovalle is a FinTech major at UNF, and joins JMN to discuss this program, and how he plans to make a career in the field. FinTech (Financial Technology) is a STEM science integrating math and business. He's well on his way, having served 4 career related internships and already having a FT job in accounting. HIs experiences exemplify how UNF students apply their academic achievements to SWO...

In addition to world class academic, business, and technology programs, UNF is also home to world class athletes. UNF senior Smilla Kolbe shares her experiences as a student athlete, and is the first Osprey to qualify for and compete in the 2025 NCAA Track and Field Championships, against the best runners in the country. Additionally she was the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the...

Graduate student Carleigh Eagle works as an engineer at Mayo Clinic, and is pioneering 3D imaging and modeling technology for use in healthcare and medical/surgical processes. As a sample of this technology, she has a 3D printed model of her own brain to use in demonstrations. In cooperation with Mayo, this and a variety of chemistry, biology, and engineering programs provide innovations in surgic...

Dr. Limayem discusses the relationship between UNF and the local community, UNF Giving Day on April 1, and how donations directly fund academic and research programs at the University.

JMN is live on the UNF campus for Market Days, kicking off our Spring college campus tour! University President Dr. Moez Limayem joins JMN and shares details about UNF's recognition as a premiere business partner in the Jacksonville community, including the Coggin College of Business MBA program, and their dynamic academic and STEM programs.

Action News jax anchor and community activist Tenikka Hughes joins JMN, to share details of her 8th annual Tenikka's Books for Kids drive. The fundamental key to education is literacy, and Tenikka promotes activities to get kids involved in reading, get parents to read with their kids, and hopefully build a lifelong love for the activity. The Jacksonville Library Foundation is a partner organizati...

Melissa Williams, Holocaust Educator for The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services, joins JMN to disucss the "Histories in Hand" exhibit, and other events and services available through the JFCS. As Holocaust survivors pass into history, it is often now their descendents and the artifacts of their lives that sustain their stories. It falls to educators like Melissa and exhibits like "Histories in...

Ryan looks at the latest developments regarding a reporter from The Atlantic being included in an official group chat discussing US military action plans against Yemen. The chat allegedly included Defense Secretary Hegseth, Intelligence Director Gabbard, Security Adviser Walz, and Vice President Vance among others. The event raises questions among Congress and the public as to military operational...

Louis Post, a contributor to the current exhibit "Histories in Hand," details the significance of some family artifacts - candlesticks, a wine cup, and a spice box - that belonged to his father's parents. At the time of the Nazi occupation in Krakow, his father buried these items, and later recovered them after being liberated from a labor camp. The items represent a continuity from Louis's family...

Helen Meatte, a contributor to the "Histories in Hand" exhibit, details the back story on a locket she shares in the exhibit. The locket was an heirloom passed down from her mother, and it contains pictures of Helen's gradparents. The object legacy dates back to the Nazi occupation of Poland, and her grandmother's escape. See this and other exhbits in the "Histories In Hand" exhibit.

Allison Galloway-Gonzalez, Curator of the Frisch Family Holocaust Memorial Gallery, joins JMN to discuss the "Histories in Hand" exhibit at LJD Jewish Family and Community Services. The exhibit detailis Holocaust survivors, highlighting their personal objects and family heirlooms - illustrating how everyday items can hold extraordinary significance as symbols of endurance and hope. Visit JFCSJAX.O...

Ryan looks at efforts for the Senate to pass President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" before their Easter hiatus (starting April 11), and the latest on Trump's efforts to reduce the Department of Education and other institutional reforms.

Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh looks at the weekend weather forecast and the "misery index" for pollen and allergens.

Sana Mujahid, Manager of Food Safety Research & Testing at Consumer Reports, joins JMN to discuss recent testing on Infant/Baby Formulas. The recent tests looked for contaminants like lead, arsenic, PFAS, and more. Visit ConsumerReports.org to view a list of tested formulas and findings.

Jared reports on the Trump Administrations efforts to "shut down" the Department of Education (which he can't really do). Certain functions will be reassigned, and staff will be reduced, but some administrative functions (ex: student loan management, Title IX programs, and disability education resources) will remain in the restructured Department.