The announcement marks a homecoming of sorts for Letson, who grew up in Northeast Florida and remains both a familiar name and voice on WJCT News 89.9.
The new mayor and City Council will be sworn in starting tomorrow; Ocearch gets state money; The Great Race begins in St. Augustine; join us to say goodbye to Melissa Ross.
The longtime journalist and “First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross” radio talk show host will serve as Mayor-elect Donna Deegan’s director of strategic initiatives and liaison to the press.
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