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 talk about celebrities with ties to Tallahassee, actor Tony Hale's memories of his former hometown, and a big anniversary for YAT on this week's Speaking Of. -
A grant will enable LCSO to equip deputies in the booking and medical areas of the Leon County Detention Facility with cameras. -
The critically endangered cotton-topped tamarins named Elsa and Einstein are part of a breeding program. -
The City says the money will help create a more resilient and equitable energy system to protect against extreme weather events. -
Wicked has become the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation of a movie ever at the U.S. box office. The story is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. -
Elf Night means free cookies and cocoa amid the vast holiday lights, plus a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. -
The Big Bend is getting cold weather, and temperatures have dropped low enough in Tallahassee to pose a danger to those who are unhoused. -
The annual holiday festival takes place downtown from 3 till 10 p.m. Saturday. It's expected to draw more than 100,000 revelers. -
A zoning change involving about ten acres is proposed along Thomasville Rd. between Kerry Forest Parkway and Velda Dairy Rd. -
Tallahassee police are investigating a deadly shooting Monday evening on Notre Dame St. near Springhill Rd. Two men were shot and one died.
