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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The City of Tallahassee is joining other municipalities in launching a legal challenge to the law, which created new crimes and strengthened penalties for violence or property damage during protests. -
At 134 years old, Florida A&M University (FAMU) is raking in record amounts of research funding. FAMU is ranked among the top 10 Historically Black College and Universities.
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Any student attending TCC during the pandemic may have some of their education debt covered by the college. The funds are being made available through a federal coronavirus relief grant.
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Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that his wife Casey has breast cancer. In a press release, the governor said his wife is the centerpiece of their family and has made an impact on the lives of countless Floridians through her initiatives as First Lady.
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As misinformation has become the norm on social media, Florida State University’s Office of Critical Thinking Initiatives has undergone a change. The time has ended for the 5-year project, and the office has now morphed into a network of faculty teaching students how to think critically in their majors – and subsequently in the world.
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Florida A&M University students will get $41.5 million in tuition and fee assistance during the current academic year. The announcement brings more than $57 million to the amount FAMU will give students for debt relief and tuition help through the federal CARES Act.
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Tallahassee Community College is looking for adjunct instructors immediately. TCC’s new semester began this week with a 4% higher student enrollment than last fall.
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Sabal Palm Elementary is hosting a back-to-school donation drive to provide low-income students with hair care products and accessories.
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Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna has reversed course – again – on masks. They're temporarily required for students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of former FSU football coach Bobby Bowden.
