Month: May 2022

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Competition team has placed second in the nation in the 2022 contest. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln received first place and the Brigham Young University-Provo team was third. The CJC team, led by Public Relations Adjunct Professor Leticia Solaun, […]

Maria Celeste Wagner will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications as Assistant Professor in the Journalism Department, starting in the fall. Wagner is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and a doctoral fellow at its Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication. She received […]

Join the Career Connections Center for Careers for Communicators: Making the Most of Summer Break. Through this workshop, you’ll learn how to level up your professional skills through summer, making you more marketable to employers and expanding your career opportunities. Date: Monday, May 23rd Time: 3-3:50 p.m. via Zoom Planning to attend?Please register on Zoom […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that meteorologist Jeff George will join the College as Chief Meteorologist and Director of the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) on May 31, 2022. George will have oversight over both FPREN and the South Carolina Emergency Information Network, which are partners with […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that radio veteran Tommy BoDean will join the College as brand manager and talent for radio stations WRUF-FM and GHQ, starting on May 24, 2022. WRUF-FM (1037, The Gator) is the 100,000-watt commercial country-formatted radio station operated in conjunction with WRUF-AM, the ESPN/sports […]

The search committee for the Snedaker Chair in Media Trust will meet Friday, May 13, at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.   Agenda: Review of schedule for candidate visits May 16-17 and May 19-20.   https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3611737104  

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Eliot Kleinberg, B.S. Journalism 1978 1. Tell us about your career before you retired. I retired in December 2020 after more than 33 years at the Palm Beach Post. I was always a reporter. Never wanted to be […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Kutonya Sowell will be joining the College on June 24 as its new Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. As Director of Finance, Sowell will oversee the College’s business office functions, including budgeting, forecasting, fiscal planning and compliance, as well as […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication seniors were awarded 2022 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) College Scholarships. Jolena Esperto and Landy Baliton each received a $1,000 award. The students were honored for their accomplishments and dedication to academic studios and activities related to broadcast journalism. Only two scholarships were awarded […]

Julie Brown, B.S. Public Relations 1997, has been reappointed to the Florida Gaming Control Commission by Governor Ron DeSantis. She has served as Chair since January 2022. The Gaming Control Commission regulates all forms of gambling authorized by the Florida Constitution. Brown is the former Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. […]

Eleven University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni and Miami Herald staffers were awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. Rick Hirsch, B.S. Journalism 1980 and Hall of Fame 2014, the Miami Herald Managing Editor at the time of the collapse, Al Diaz, B.S. Journalism 1983, Adrian Ruhi, B.S. Journalism 2008, […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Seminole County High School to Cover Yearbook Photos of ’Don’t Say Gay’ Student Protests” published in the Orlando Sentinel on May 10. The article […]