UFCJC alum receives a gold 2026 Telly Award

“Burning Florida,” a documentary by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumnus Kade Sowers, received a gold award in the General-Student category in the 2026 Telly Awards.

The short documentary is about controlled fires in the state of Florida and focuses on those who have the skills to use fire for effective forest management and clearing of wildfire fuel.

The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Founded in 1979 to honor local, regional and cable television commercials with non-broadcast video and television programming added soon after. The awards have evolved with the rise of digital video to include branded content, documentary, social media, immersive and more.

Judges include 250 executives from television networks, production companies, global agencies, immersive content studios and streaming platforms around the world.

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