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 Leon County Sheriff’s Office is warning about an uptick in cases in which a caller tells the victim they must pay up for missing jury duty.
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Men who suffered abuse decades ago at two former state reform schools have been coming to the Florida Capitol for 16 years seeking restitution. They may finally succeed this year.
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Hundreds of participants will fan out through the Killearn Estates neighborhood for the annual 5K and 1 Mile event.
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Tallahassee resident George Clinton was presented with the ceremonial key, then he led the audience in a singalong to one of his most famous hits.
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Billboards are going up in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee for a 12-year-old Tallahassee girl missing for eight months.
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Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor has launched a petition drive related to a federal grant that could fund safety upgrades to the heavily traveled road in his district.
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Florida lawmakers are considering a pilot program to help curb food insecurity. A proposal would help charities like food banks get discounted prices for fresh food.
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Volunteer attorneys will provide free legal consultations for Leon County’s Promise Zone and low-income residents at the mobile clinic on Feb. 21.
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A woman told a Florida Senate committee about squatters who refused to leave a rental property she was trying to sell. She says they caused nearly $40,000 in damage.
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Lots of intersections and roads will be closed for much of the day, and runners will have the right of way.