Gina Jordan
Morning Edition HostGina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. She left after a few years to spend more time with her son, working part-time as the capital reporter/producer for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a drama teacher at Young Actors Theatre. She also blogged and reported for StateImpact Florida, an NPR education project, and produced podcasts and articles for AVISIAN Publishing. Gina has won awards for features, breaking news coverage, and newscasts from contests including the Associated Press, Green Eyeshade, and Murrow Awards. Gina served on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters board of directors and now serves on the board of the new Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. In her free time, Gina likes to read, travel, and watch her son play sports.
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Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he noticed a problem after visiting dozens of classrooms with masked students. -
The local project, called Viral Voices: Sharing Your Pandemic Story, empowers students to document and share their personal narratives about life during the pandemic.
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Several hundred supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in front of the Old Capitol Saturday. They sang, prayed, and held signs reading “Stop The Steal.”
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The Florida For All coalition says it ran the largest independent electoral campaign in Florida, and made more than 24 million calls and texts. President Trump says 'this election is far from over.'
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The Halloween Drive-Thru happens this Saturday. It includes bags of candy and toys for kids, a food distribution, and a virtual costume contest.
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The Leon County school board has approved a salary increase for teachers. Beginning teacher salaries will rise by almost $6000 – to $43,304 a year.
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Survivors of 9/11 whose lungs were damaged by toxic, chemical-laden dust have been reporting severe symptoms from COVID-19. Tallahassee resident Christina Ray Stanton, who lived in Manhattan during 9/11, is one of them.
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It’s been two years since the Florida Panhandle town of Mexico Beach was leveled by Category 5 Hurricane Michael. “There’s nothing we could’ve done for Michael. No matter how many windows we boarded up, you can’t prepare for that,” says Al Cathey, the town’s mayor of 14 years.
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Officers arrived on scene at the Sunoco gas station, located at 1417 South Monroe, and discovered a deceased adult male victim inside the store suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
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Deputies say a suspect is dead following a possible hostage situation.
