Meleah Lyden

By Nora O’Neill, Journalism 2023 Meleah Lyden, B.S. Telecommunication 2022, would not have believed that her destiny was to be an award-winning broadcast journalist. Lyden was born with a condition known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), which made it difficult for her to regulate senses like touch and noise. She…

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Posted: July 28, 2022

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists were recognized in the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Audio News and Features competition. Media Production, Management, and Technology seniors Meleah Leyden and Christina Pugliese placed seventh and thirteenth, respectively. There were 67 entries from 41 universities submitted in…

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Posted: February 16, 2022

Meleah Lyden, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Telecommunication senior, has placed 18th in the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Narrative Video Storytelling Competition. Harrison Hove, Journalism lecturer and associate department chair, served as her advisor. Lyden’s entry, “Recovering Routine: A Family’s Fight for Normalcy” features Ava…

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Posted: January 7, 2022