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.
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We discuss Reese Goad's impending retirement and controversy over the search for his replacement on Speaking Of -
A system is in place at Florida’s public schools to make sure kids don’t go hungry. But what happens when school is out? Summer hunger is the topic of today's Speaking Of. -
The Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines are part of a geologically and biologically unique region. We hear about this biodiverse area on Speaking Of. -
The former mayor tried a couple of years ago to return to the commission but narrowly lost to incumbent Curtis Richardson. Now she hopes to unseat Dianne Williams-Cox. -
On Speaking Of, we get an update on the wildfire activity and hear why prescribed burns are necessary. -
The steel drum band will perform a free concert Thursday evening at the Adderley Amphitheater -
Longtime Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad has announced his resignation. -
The festival blends writers and musicians for conversations and performances. The schedule includes various venues around town, especially Cascades Park. -
Friday marks one year since the mass shooting at Florida State University. We discuss the anniversary and the shooting's aftermath on a special one hour Speaking Of. -
This week's rain was welcome, and we need a lot more. Tallahassee is in a rainfall deficit of more than 20 inches. We hear the forecast and more on Speaking Of.
