Eric Esterline

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) Associate Professor Roxane Coche has been named department chair after serving as interim chair since May 2023. During her tenure as interim chair, Coche led the process to receive approval for a new MPMT minor,…

From May 11 to June 11, 2023, 22 University of Florida students, under the direction of Sports Journalism and Communication Program Director and Sports Lecturer Eric Esterline, participated in a study abroad program in the United Kingdom to learn about English football and the culture around it. This is a…

Eric Esterline, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of Sports Journalism and Communications and senior lecturer in Sports Media and Communication, is a recipient of a 2023 UF Career Influencer Award in the UF Faculty category. The annual awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of those who…

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology associate chair and assistant professor, and Eric Esterline, UFCJC director of Sports Journalism and Communications and senior lecturer in Sports Media and Communication, have received second place in the 2022 Association for Education in…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced promotions for five faculty members. Eric Esterline, Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer in sports media and communication and director of the Sports Journalism and Communication Program, has been promoted to senior lecturer. Esterline originally joined the College…

Geoff Thompson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer, has been named the new Associate Director of Sports Journalism and Communication beginning Aug. 15. In this role, Thompson, B.S. Journalism 1994, M.A.M.C. 2002, will work with Director Eric Esterline to rebrand the…

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Sports Journalism and Communication associate director and Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “Course Internationalization Through Virtual Exchange: Students’ Reflections About ‘Seeing the World Through the Lens That is Soccer’” published in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator on…

A virtual exchange project between the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and the University of Brighton was “Highly Commended” for Innovation of the Year in the 2020 National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Awards for Excellence competition. Led by Eric Esterline,  Sports Journalism and Communication director, and Roxane Coche,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, faculty and alumni were honored in the 2020 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts Competition. “The Lead” won the Best of Festival Award in the Student Film & Video Competition Narrative category.  Award winners for the film, produced…

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, has been appointed associate director of Sports Journalism and Communication effective August 2019. The Sports Journalism and Communication program, under the direction of Eric Esterline, offers students classes to acquire the skills necessary to succeed in the evolving sports media industry. Coche…

Eric Esterline is the new director of Sports Journalism and Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. As director, Esterline will work on Sports Media curriculum development, initiate outreach and networking opportunities with alumni and other stakeholders in sports media and communications, advise students and facilitate…

Solomon is the former sports editor of The Washington Post and the first ombudsman for ESPN. He currently serves as director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland and continues to write a weekly Sunday column for the Post. Solomon has received many honors…