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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An estimated 48 million people in the U-S are providing in-home care to an adult loved one. 3 million of those caregivers live in Florida. AARP says a new study demonstrates the need to support family caregivers with financial assistance. -
Florida State University has launched an online hub of tools to help students be financially successful.
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The pandemic shut down a lot of activities last year, including the always popular summer production by Leon Performing Arts. This year, the show must go on.
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It’s the 46th season of Young Actors Theatre. As audiences return, the founder is taking the helm for her final show as executive director.
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About half an hour away from Tallahassee, the North Florida Wildlife Center cares for rescued and endangered animals. The residents include critically endangered lemurs.
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The inaugural Soul of Southside Arts and Humanities Festival runs May 20th – 22nd in Tallahassee. Most of the events are happening at Lake Anita.
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TCC has been named among the top 10 colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington D.C.
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AAA Auto Club says Florida gas prices have held relatively steady even after last week's Colonial Pipeline outage led to a deluge of demand. The pipeline operator says normal operations have resumed following a cyberattack.
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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.
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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.
