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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Johnson recently marked 100 days as FAMU's president. Her selection was controversial as critics decried her ties to Governor Ron DeSantis and lack of leadership in academia. -
At least six people were hurt in a large fire at the Social Seminole apartment complex off Ocala Road. -
Following a tip, the Leon County Sheriff's Office says a search of the 13-year-old’s backpack revealed a black metal airsoft pistol. -
Pritchard was released from a Jacksonville rehabilitation center yesterday. He was shot in the head in August. -
Even with the government reopening, it’s not known when SNAP funds will start flowing again. Local groups are trying to help, including some micro pantries. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the elimination of property taxes on primary homes, but these taxes fund many local government services. How would they be replaced? -
Second Harvest of the Big Bend and the Tallahassee Urban League are stepping up even more due to cuts to the low-income food program known as SNAP. -
The shooting happened Saturday night at a community memorial for a murder victim. Investigators say multiple suspects were involved. -
Florida's school choice program enables per-pupil spending to follow the student. That has more students leaving traditional public schools, as we hear on Speaking Of. -
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office says a man was fatally shot Wednesday in the 5700 block of Aenon Church Trail.
