Faculty & Staff Updates Archives

Faculty & Staff Updates

Kristin Moorehead Named New Local “Morning Edition” News Anchor

Tuesday August 12, 2025

Kristin Moorehead, B.S. Telecommunication 2021, M.A.M.C. 2022, has been named local “Morning Edition” anchor and Multimedia Content Producer for WUFT News in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center. …

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Maria Fernanda Camacho to Join UFCJC as Summer Media Institute Director

Wednesday July 16, 2025

Maria Fernanda Camacho has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) as an Assistant In and director of the Summer Media Institute. Camacho is a bilingual journalist and educator with deep …

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 …

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Bobi Ivanov to Join UFCJC as a Professor in Advertising

Tuesday July 15, 2025

Dr. Bobi Ivanov will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising department as a professor in August 2025. Ivanov comes to the College from the University of Kentucky, where he served as professor of Integrated …

Five UFCJC Faculty Receive Promotions

Wednesday July 2, 2025

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty have been promoted and/or granted tenure by the UF Board of Trustees in their June 2025 meeting. Huan Chen, Advertising associate professor and Department Chair, has been …

Shemar Woods to Join UFCJC as a Visiting Associate Professor in Sports Media

Wednesday July 2, 2025

Shemar Woods will be joining the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center as visiting associate professor in Sports Media in August 2025. Woods is an award-winning newsroom leader and educator with more …

Michael Carvaines to Join UFCJC as a MPMT Lecturer in August 2025

Tuesday June 3, 2025

Michael Carvaines will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in August 2025 as a lecturer in the Media Production, Management and Technology department. Carvaines is a writer, director and editor of movies, documentaries and …

Matthew Barnidge to Join UFCJC as a Journalism Associate Professor in August 2025

Wednesday April 30, 2025

Matthew Barnidge will be joining the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Department as an associate professor for the fall 2025 semester. Barnidge is currently an associate professor in the Department of …

Eugy Han to Join UFCJC as a MPMT Assistant Professor in August 2025

Wednesday March 19, 2025

Eugy Han will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) Department as an assistant professor in August 2025. Han is currently completing her doctoral degree in …

Harrison Hove Named Interim Chair of the UFCJC Department of Journalism

Thursday March 6, 2025

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) is pleased to announce that Harrison Hove has been named interim chair of the Journalism Department. Hove, B.S. Telecommunication 2005, joined UFCJC in 2017 as a news manager in the …

James Babanikos to Retire at the End of Spring 2025 Semester

Monday March 3, 2025

James Babanikos, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) professor and former associate dean for undergraduate affairs, will retire in April 2025 after a 35-year tenure at the …

Jonelle Henry Named Inaugural Director of UFCJC CJCxDC Program

Monday January 6, 2025

Jonelle Henry, veteran broadcast journalist and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication alumna, will join the College as the inaugural director of the CJCxDC program on Jan. 17. The Washington, D.C., immersion …