Jordan Mead joined 13 News in April 2023 as a Multimedia Journalist.
She began her journalism career during her undergraduate career as a features reporter with the student magazine “Onyx Connect” in October 2020. While at Illinois State University, she took on a features reporter role at The Vidette Student Newspaper in January 2021. She eventually became a News Editor at The Vidette in May 2021 through May 2022. She also was a student reporter with WCBU Radio and WGLT radio from January 2021 to August 2022 where she covered a wide range of news for the Greater Peoria Area and the Bloomington-Normal area. She additionally was a Multimedia Journalist for TV10 News from August 2021 to May 2022, and she worked as an Editorial Writer for the Division of Student Affairs at Illinois State during her junior year.
Jordan earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Journalism with a minor in Latin American Studies. She graduated in December 2022 from ISU. She also spent a semester at the Universidad de Granada in Spain.
If you have a story idea you would like Jordan to cover, email her at jmead@wowktv.com
