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WRUF-AM/FM and Saga Communications, Inc. announce landmark seven-year strategic media partnership

Thursday August 6, 2026

Partnership Expands Commercial Sales, Strengthens Student Opportunities, and Advances the Future of Local Broadcasting The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) and Saga Communications, Inc. (Saga) today announced a new …

David Kamens named UFCJC Media Properties Media Services Production Manager

Friday July 17, 2026

David Kamens has been named the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Properties Media Services Production Manager. Kamens is a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and has built a career creating compelling programming …

Kevin Winter Joins WRUF ESPN as Brand Manager

Wednesday July 16, 2025

Kevin Winter has been named the new WRUF ESPN brand manager in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties. Winter comes to WRUF from ESPN Radio, headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut. During his more than …

Randy Wright Comments on How the BEACON Emergency Alert System Can Be a Solution for Timely Weather Warnings

Monday February 24, 2025

Randy Wright, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties executive director, was featured in “Could AI be the Future of Emergency Alerts? Here’s Why Florida is Hoping to Launch It” posted on …

WUFT Selected for Public Media Digital Transformation Program

Tuesday October 29, 2024

Public media stations WUFT-TV/FM are among 50 public media stations selected to participate in the Digital Transformation Program, a virtual program developed by the Poynter Institute in collaboration with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to …

Larry Bornacelli Joins UFCJC Division of Media Properties as Senior Broadcast Engineer

Monday July 8, 2024

Larry Bornacelli has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties as a senior broadcast engineer for public media stations WUFT-FM/TV and commercial stations WRUF-AM/FM/TV. Bornacelli is …

Rob Harder Joins the UFCJC Media Properties as Director of Broadcast Operations

Tuesday February 6, 2024

Rob Harder has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties as director of Broadcast Operations. Harder will provide oversight of the programming operations, underwriting, membership and …

WUFT Media Services and UF Strategic Communications Video Production Receives 2023 Gold dotCOMM Award

Thursday July 27, 2023

WUFT Media Services, in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties, in partnership with UF Strategic Communications and Marketing has received an Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals …

UFCJC and Futuri Partner to Implement AI-Driven Technology on Multi-Platform “Radio Station” GHQ

Thursday June 22, 2023

GHQ, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) multi-platform “radio station,” is partnering with Futuri Media to use Futuri’s RadioGPT™ AI technology, making GHQ one of the first radio stations in the world to …

Jeff Huffman Authors Op-Ed on the 2021 Hurricane Season

Monday June 7, 2021

Jeff Huffman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties Chief Meteorologist and Florida Public Radio Emergency Network Director, is the author of the opinion column “We Actually Don’t Know How ‘Bad’ …