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." She dislikes cold weather and is happy to trade a white Christmas for 75-degree weather anytime.
Jennie is a proud volunteer of Gulf Coast Kid's House and 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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Two appeals against the removal of an 85-inch live oak tree were dismissed by Escambia Board of Adjustment Monday. -
Parents advocated for a mask policy in Okaloosa County schools at Monday's school board meeting
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Army veteran Tabitha Nichols reflects on 9/11 and her service during the 20-year war.
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In the book “A Punkhouse in the Deep South: The Oral History of 309,” authors Scott Satterwhite and Aaron Cometbus highlight the people who made the 309 Punk House what it is by sharing their stories and experiences.
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Data Scientist Rebekah Jones wants to replace U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in Congress.
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After about a dozen public comments Thursday morning regarding the heritage oak tree, District 3 Commissioner Lumon May asked county staff to look into solutions that would allow for developers to expand the storage unit without cutting down the tree.
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A group of passionate citizens is coming together to save Escambia County’s largest known heritage oak tree.
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Part of the Florida Panhandle is under a tropical storm warning ahead of Fred. Residents say they're ready.
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Destin High School is officially open, a first for the city.
