Jennie McKeon
Digital Content Producer/ReporterJennie joined WUWF in 2018 as digital content producer and reporter.
After graduating from University of West Florida in 2009 with a B.A. in Communication Arts/Journalism, she worked for print publications across Northwest Florida including InWeekly, The Destin Log and Northwest Florida Daily News. In 2016, she was named Features Writer of the Year by Gatehouse Media.
Born in Pennsylvania, she admits to being a "Yankee who drinks sweet tea."
Jennie is a proud supporter of Gulf Coast Kid's House and board member at Save our Kittens and Cats (SOCKS) in Fort Walton Beach. When she's not reading or listening to podcasts, she enjoys photography, 80s movies, re-watching "The Office" and looking at pictures of your cats. Contact: 850.473.7301 or jennie@wuwf.org.
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Registered voters in the Holley-Navarre Fire District will vote on whether to increase fees for fire and rescue services. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the City of Pensacola $9 million from the state’s Job Growth Grant Fund to support the Birdon shipbuilding project at the Port of Pensacola. -
Secretary of State Cord Byrd has set the dates for the Okaloosa County School Board District 1 race after candidates in that race did not qualify for the August primary. -
The three-day immunity hearing for former Okaloosa County Deputy Eddie Duran ended Wednesday morning after the last defense witnesses were called to the stand.Judge William Stone will make his ruling after attorneys on both sides submit closing arguments and proposed findings of fact. Those documents are to be submitted by Aug. 14. -
The immunity hearing for former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran began Monday. The court heard from witnesses, including the girlfriend of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who was on a FaceTime call with him when he was shot and killed by Duran in 2024. -
Escambia County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Thursday memorializing its position that data centers are not permitted under the county’s land development code and are not appropriate development in the county. -
As local governments wait for the result of November’s property tax amendment, Okaloosa County Commissioners are planning ahead for ways to continue services. -
Florida voters won’t be affected by Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots. The court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi’s law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked and received within five days of Election Day. -
Okaloosa County will be managing animal control services on its own starting this fall. But services will start small as the county waits to see what happens with the property tax amendment on the November ballot. -
The Honor HER Foundation will unveil its latest “We See You” exhibit featuring portraits of female veterans.
