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A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

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Donald Trump‘s visit to St. Augustine on Tuesday earned him one round of blowback, via claims that he’d “ghosted” on an interview with Action News Jax. The second round came a bit later, when his tweeted-out claim he was “endorsed” by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Public Information Office came under scrutiny. The Sheriff’s Office denied […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2016

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump packed the St. Augustine Amphitheater on Monday. And he gave a one-on-one interview with one Jacksonville television station. But he passed up on another opportunity. And ironically, given his fuming about Hillary Clinton’s close ally Donna Brazile making Clinton aware of questions before a town hall event weeks back, it’s alleged because Trump was unable, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2016

The big news coming out of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council public comment marathon on expanding the Human Right Ordinance: Confessions of a child molester, advanced to negate the case for HRO expansion. Westsider Roy Bay, a 56-year-old Caucasian, said that when he was “10 or 12 years old,” he was “sexually assaulted by the homosexual community,” […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

A fascinating little subplot has emerged in the Jacksonville mayor’s race. It involves incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown and his team’s recent skirmish with Action News Jax over what is “campaign time” and what is “city time.” The discussion matters right now given that Brown, in service to the news cycle and the exigencies of endorsements and scheduling, has […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

The Cold War between Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and Action News Jax had a second heated skirmish in the past 24 hours. The contretemps occurred Tuesday morning during a question-and-answer period after a ceremonial Renew Jax groundbreaking in Springfield. Action News reporter Lorena Inclán questioned Brown about a previous campaign incident, when he told her, “I don’t […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2015

In the ever-evolving saga of “How many debates will incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown agree to?,” the Mayor seems to be borrowing a line from Meatloaf and saying “two out of three ain’t bad.” That doesn’t sit well with Action News Jax, which invited the Mayor to the first proposed Mayoral debate, on May 6, only to find […]

Tag: Action News Jax

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office denies it endorsed Donald Trump

Donald Trump team ‘ghosted’ Jax reporter, ducks scheduled interview

Who is Roy Bay? And why does it matter?

“City time” versus “campaign time” dispute ratchets tension in Jax mayor’s race

Alvin Brown to Action News Jax: “I don’t want to answer your questions”

Action News Jax and Lenny Curry pressure Alvin Brown for more debates and forums