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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Coastal Cat Cafe owner rescues cat in Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall. -
School meals were covered under federal waivers during COVID years, but when that program stopped, school lunch balances started to climb. Now the district is working to raise funds to pay off the balance and stop the issue from happening again. -
Pensacola philanthropist Belle Yates Bear was inducted this week into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame for her work as a community advocate serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. -
Reneda Cross, co-founder of the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival, talks about the longstanding festival and the talent coming to Pensacola. -
Nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton Beach-Destin Hospital voted last week to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. -
A year since the City of Fort Walton Beach launched the POST program, Police Chief Robert Bage presented some early successes of the program to Okaloosa County Commissioners. -
UWF celebrates move-in day ahead of the fall semester with housing at capacity and a 3% enrollment growth. -
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The City of Fort Walton Beach voted unanimously last night to work on designating Chester Pruitt Park as a Florida historical site. -
Fort Walton Beach sandcastle sculptor Jason Harwell honors 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger, who went missing after getting swept into the current this summer, by getting certified in CPR and first aid.
