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Vintage Tim Deegan

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Chief meteorologist Tim Deegan has been tracking weather (and surfing) on the First Coast for 25 years. Click inside to watch the tape that got him the job.

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JFK Jr. & Wedding Bells on Cumberland Island

JFK Jr. & Wedding Bells on Cumberland Island

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Channel 12 broke the news to the world that one of the most eligible bachelors, John F. Kennedy Jr., was no longer on the market in 1996.

GMJ: The City's First Morning Newscast

GMJ: The City's First Morning Newscast

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Channel 12 made history in Jacksonville in the 1970s by launching the first Noon newscast, and again in the early 1980s with Good Morning Jacksonville, the city's first local morning newscast.

Heavy Lifting at the Cape

Heavy Lifting at the Cape

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Mankind's thirst to explore the heavens has been intrinsically linked to Channel 12 from day one.

Jacksonville in the Ice Age

Jacksonville in the Ice Age

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The sunshine and the surf draw a lot of people to the First Coast, especially in December when other parts of the country are in a deep freeze.

Sirens in the Night

Sirens in the Night

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- This Channel 12 documentary exposed the differences between the black and white ambulances and medical services in Jacksonville.

The Water-skiing Mayor

The Water-skiing Mayor

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Jacksonville Mayor Hans Tanzler joined a group of beauties for some excitement on the river during Riverday in June of 1977.

The Lost Intern Tapes

The Lost Intern Tapes

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Here at First Coast News we see a lot of interns come and go.

From Channel 12 to CNN

From Channel 12 to CNN

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- When anchor Deborah Gianoulis left the station to get married to former producer David Heald in the 1970s, Channel 12 turned to the radio dial for a replacement.