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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown out at NTSB

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown now Vice Chair of NTSB

WASHINGTON D.C. — Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is out as the Vice Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, according to Reuters.

Brown was appointed by former President Joe Biden in December after joining the board in March 2024. Brown was the mayor of Jacksonville from 2011 to 2015 where he was the city’s first African-American mayor.

WOKV has reached out to the NTSB and Brown for a comment and have not heard back.

Chase Bunker

Chase Bunker, News 104.5 WOKV

Chase Bunker is a reporter and evening anchor for WOKV. Chase comes to Jacksonville from sister station WDBO in Orlando where he worked as a producer and a fill-in reporter and host.