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. Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought
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Leon County will soon offer financial assistance to businesses, human service agencies, and households impacted by COVID-19. The Leon CARES program has up to $51.2-million in federal funding available to help with essential public health and safety expenses. -
Film and TV productions shut down around the country as COVID-19 spread. Film Florida, a not-for-profit trade association, has a new president who thinks shows biz productions could be a major part of Florida’s economic recovery.
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The Tallahassee Police Department is being ordered to release the names of two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of stabbing suspect Tony McDade. That’s the ruling from Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, but the police union says it will appeal.
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Tourism is one of Florida’s main economic drivers, and the industry’s hit from COVID-19 shutdowns will be felt for years. That gloomy outlook opened Friday’s meeting of the Florida Economic Estimating Conference at the Capitol.
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The cancellation of community theatre productions has sidelined many performers and stagehands. Now, a local stage director who averages 6 to 10 productions a year has come up with a project to keep the creative juices flowing.
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In the coming two decades, Florida’s gas tax may need to be doubled to offset the decline in revenue caused by more fuel-efficient cars. A new report by the James Madison Institute explains that’s why taxes should be charged per mile instead of per gallon.
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Despite having to chop a billion dollars from the new state budget, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to fund higher salaries for teachers. The money is allocated primarily to new members of the profession.
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The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has suspended alcohol consumption at all bars statewide. The move comes as Florida recorded nearly 9,000 new cases of COVID-19 Friday morning.
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A Leon County circuit judge is mulling whether to allow a potential class-action lawsuit. 19 plaintiffs say persistent problems with Florida’s online unemployment system, known as CONNECT, have prevented them from getting benefits.
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Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is partnering with Lively Technical College to boost career pathways. The new agreement establishes an opportunity for Lively students to earn college credit toward an Associate of Science degree at TCC.
