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 music fest and fundraiser is for the nonprofit organization that provides training and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. -
The Secrets We Keep, a musical theatre production, covers themes of antisemitism and LGBTQ+ individuals during the Holocaust. It will be at FSU's Lab Theatre in late April. -
The National Weather Service reported multiple water rescues overnight along with water in structures. -
Ultimately, the nonprofit organization wants to build a community center where young people and graduates with special needs can get training in job and life skills. -
Lemurs are among the animals on exhibit in Lamont, about half an hour from Tallahassee. An endangered ring-tailed lemur was born at the facility last week. -
Tallahassee will get a partial view of the eclipse Monday afternoon, with the max time for viewing around 3 PM. Telescopes will be set up in Kleman Plaza. -
National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore photographed two more endangered species at the center in Jefferson County for the Photo Ark. -
Tallahassee businesses are among those getting creative in recruiting and developing talent, thanks in part to Apprentice Florida. -
Managers of the state's retirement system pension fund are getting ready to drop investments in China-owned companies under legislation passed by the Florida Legislature. -
The AAA Auto Club is activating its Tow to Go program from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday. The free program for impaired drivers should be used as a last resort.
