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.
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Florida State University will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for its spring graduates. Nearly a dozen smaller commencement ceremonies will be held at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in April. -
As efforts toward normalcy continue, Leon County public schools will drop their school-based digital academies at the end of the academic year.
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A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Daniel A. Baker of Tallahassee. He is charged with two counts related to threats against anticipated protesters at the Florida Capitol following last month's insurrection in Washington, DC.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican leaders recently announced proposed legislation targeting big tech giants that own social media platforms. They accuse them of censoring conservative voices. Legal experts who say the proposed crackdown is unconstitutional.
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Florida State University’s 2021 football schedule includes seven home games and five road games, including the annual rivalry matchup with Florida.
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The Tallahassee Police Department is working three separate shooting incidents in the city since Friday night. All ended in four adult males having non-life threating injuries.
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Will you be home alone for the holidays? Missing your usual festivities?COVID-19 vaccines are bringing hope for some normalcy in 2021. In the meantime, we’re working with what we’ve got.
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Those with loved ones interred at the Tallahassee National Cemetery have spent the last few afternoons laying wreaths at their graves.
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Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he noticed a problem after visiting dozens of classrooms with masked students.
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The local project, called Viral Voices: Sharing Your Pandemic Story, empowers students to document and share their personal narratives about life during the pandemic.
