
Gina Jordan
Morning Edition HostGina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. She 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 a reporter/producer for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a drama teacher at Young Actors Theatre. Gina 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. She served on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters board of directors and now serves on the board of the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. In her free time, she likes to read and travel.
Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought | Phone: 850-645-6086
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Florida’s new budget contains about $21 million for arts-related groups. A new way of scoring means far fewer groups received grant money than past years.
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The Big Bend is under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. EST. All Leon County library locations are serving as relief centers during their regularly scheduled hours.
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The Farm Share food bank will give out fresh produce and canned goods Saturday in a drive-through event while supplies last
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Leon County deputies say a man has serious injuries after the attack off Fairbanks Ferry Road
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LCSO says the contraband was found as deputies conducted a safety inspection that included a search of jail personnel
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A final vote will come next month on plans for the state’s first bear hunt in a decade. We delve into those plans on Speaking Of.
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Teacher Jolynda Chenicek says she has checked off a bucket list item. In May, she went to California to be a contestant on the popular quiz show.
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On this July 4th, we discuss Tallahassee being an All-America City for the third time, and we talk with a new citizen on this week's Speaking Of Radio Hour.
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An appeals court has upheld Katherine Magbanua’s conviction for first-degree murder, solicitation, and conspiracy.
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Andrew Wiley was arrested in April, nearly two years after he reported his daughter missing. Her remains were found in Thomas County, GA after a prescribed burn.