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Jul02 — College expands National Public Radio, local news programming on WUFT-FM
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, through its new Division of Multimedia Properties, will expand National Public Radio programming on WUFT-FM and its affiliate station, WJUF-FM, beginning Aug. 3.
The change is part of an overall commitment to expanded national and local news and public affairs coverage to better serve the needs and interests of the North Central Florida area. It will also allow the college to better meet its educational mission by providing improved digital and multimedia training to its students, aligning it with current trends in journalism education.
Jun18 — College hosts U.S. State Department-funded global media education institute
Seven years ago, the Armenian government banned the popular TV station A1+. Starting June 30, a former A1+ reporter will spend six weeks gaining experience in emerging digital fields at the U.S. Department of State-funded Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media hosted by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
Jun10 — Sun Sports partners with UF students to make TV commercials
Sun Sports’ new campaign for “Breakfast with the Gators,” set to launch in August, is not only made for Gators. It’s also made by Gators.
After months of brainstorming, eight University of Florida advertising students recently saw their ideas come to life on the set of a television commercial they created for Sun Sports’ “Breakfast with the Gators” program. Creatively titled “Feed Your Growl,” the multi-media campaign will promote the network’s Sunday morning programming, which is devoted exclusively to Gator sports year-round and includes network-produced replays of Gator football games each fall.
Jun09 — Hussin wins, Doran and Hill place in Hearst championships
Three University of Florida students were honored for their excellent work in the Championship Finals of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for the 2008-2009 academic year, Dean John Wright announced. The winners are:
- Tim Hussin won first place and $5,000 in the Photojournalism Championship. There were five other competitors in the shoot-out.
- Miles Doran finished third among five competitors in the Television Broadcast News Championship and won $3,000.
- Alexandra Hill was a finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship and won $1,500.
Jun05 — College embarks on plan to reorganize public and commercial broadcasting stations
The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, in collaboration with station personnel and outside media entities and professionals, is creating a plan that will position the stations to be leaders in electronic and digital media communications in the 21st Century. The plan also will provide more relevant service to the Gainesville/Ocala community and enhance collaboration with the educational mission of the College and the University of Florida.
The plan centers around the creation of a new Division of Multimedia Properties and will focus on the collaboration of all public and commercial media units including WUFT-TV/DT, WUFT/WJUF-FM, WLUF-LP and WRUF-AM/FM; academic departments and graduate programs; divisions and Institutes; web sites; as well as the forthcoming new Center for Media Innovation and Research.
May22 — WUFT-TV News wins two national SPJ Mark of Excellence awards
Manned mostly by students, the University of Florida’s Public Broadcasting Service station recently won two national Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards.
WUFT, which is part of UF’s College of Journalism and Communications, earned SPJ’s coveted Television Newscast award. Two of its students, junior Miles Doran and senior Patrick Fleming, won the Television Breaking News Reporting award for their coverage of Tropical Storm Fay.
May21 — Hussin second in Hearst multimedia competition
Photojournalism student Tim Hussin placed second in the Hearst Foundation intercollegiate multimedia competition, professor John Freeman announced.
May18 — State Dept. awards College $290,000 to fund institute
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $290,000 grant to UF’s College of Journalism and Communications to fund the six-week Study of the United States Institute on Journalism and Media, a program that gives interactive experience to foreign journalism educators in emerging digital fields.
May04 — Construction begins on 21st Century Newsroom
Dean John Wright and Prof. David Carlson, executive director of the Center for Media Innovation and Research (CMIR), swung the ceremonial sledgehammers on April 2 to mark the beginning of construction of the “21st Century Newsroom” on the ground floor of Weimer Hall.
Apr28 — WUFT-TV student journalists win 15 Florida AP awards
The Florida Associated Press Broadcasters contest recently named 15 WUFT-TV pieces as winners, including all six entries submitted to the Pro TV contest. Students beat out WMBB, WCTV and WJHG.
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