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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The Florida Legislature has approved a bill that prevents oil drilling near the Apalachicola River and Bay. -
It's been one week since a gunman opened fire near the FSU student union, killing two and injuring six. Many students and faculty have sought counseling. -
FSU is closed today, but events are taking place on campus following Thursday’s mass shooting that left two people dead and six injured. The alleged gunman is hospitalized. -
The gymnastics coach has been arrested on charges related to molestation of a child under age 12. -
Today would have been Lori Paige’s 14th birthday. Nearly two years after being reported missing, her remains were found last week in a rural area of Thomas County, GA. -
Eastern indigo snakes are apex predators that have disappeared from much of their range in the southeast. We talk about reintroduction efforts in the Florida panhandle. -
These large, non-venomous snakes are listed as threatened because of habitat loss. They are a glossy, bluish-black color that can be iridescent in the sunlight. -
Five dads of students in the program will take the stage with their kids for the two-week run at the theatre on Glenview Drive. -
Tallahassee’s Word of South Festival kicks off Friday evening with a sold out concert. Musicians and authors will appear together on various stages all weekend. -
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) machines are down.
