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.
Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought | Phone: 850-645-6086
-
Tallahassee leaders will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning at the Lake Bradford Road intersection to officially open the FAMU Way extension to traffic. -
Florida drivers are paying an average of $2.79 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, but the price isn't as good for drivers in the Panhandle.
-
The Tallahassee Police Department has released redacted body camera footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting. It happened April 9th at an apartment complex on Valencia Drive.
-
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee says 4 tornadoes touched down in Walton and Bay counties during Saturday’s severe weather.
-
Tallahassee police were involved in a fatal shooting Thursday night.TPD Chief Lawrence Revell says a suspect was shot after he pointed a handgun at an officer.
-
Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the federal government to ensure the transfer of undocumented immigrants to the custody of ICE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- once they’ve completed their prison sentences.
-
Florida State University has issued two announcements regarding reporting procedures for incidents of sexual misconduct. They follow media reports about a former FSU professor who faced credible allegations over more than two decades and was allowed to abruptly retire during an investigation last year.
-
As of April 5th, everyone age 18 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine in Florida.
-
Tallahassee recently lost a passionate ecologist. Pamela Hall earned a doctoral degree in Tropical Forest Ecology, but she was well-known as an expert and activist in land use planning, transportation, and wastewater in Leon County.
-
Homework Hub is a free program offered through the Leon County Public Library System. It pairs students from kindergarten through 8th grade with tutors in a one-on-one environment via Zoom.
