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‘The Florida Roundup’ visits WUFT, discusses UF’s presidential search

Monday March 10, 2025

Tim Miller, Florida Public Radio Emergency Network director and chief meteorologist and Rose Schnabel, WUFT Florida environment and agriculture reporter and Report for America corps member were among the guests on the …

Telling Florida’s Stories, a Report for America Corps Member Brings Insight and Passion to UF

Wednesday December 11, 2024

This story originally appeared in UF News on Dec. 10, 2024. When Tropical Storm Debby affected Florida in the summer, there were very few emergency notifications available in Spanish throughout the state. This reality got 22-year-old Rose …

Report for America Reporter Rose Schnabel to Join WUFT’s Florida Environment & Ag Desk

Wednesday April 24, 2024

Report for America reporter Rose Schnabel will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center in July as part of the new Florida Environment & Ag Desk. She will cover the agriculture, water and …

UFCJC Innovation News Center Awarded Report for America Reporter for its New Florida Environment & Ag Desk

Thursday December 7, 2023

Report for America (RFA) has named public media station WUFT, housed at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), as one of its 2024 newsroom partners. The RFA reporter will join WUFT in summer 2024 and help bolster the new …

WUFT News Report for America Journalist Katie Hyson’s News Story Cited in Law Review Journal

Friday September 2, 2022

A news report by Katie Hyson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications WUFT News Report for America journalist, has been cited in “Debt Governance, Wealth Management, and the Uneven Burdens of Child Support” published in the …

Katie Hyson Receives GroundTruth Award in Report for America 2021-2022 Local News Awards Competition

Monday June 13, 2022

Katie Hyson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications WUFT News Report for America journalist, won the prestigious GroundTruth Award and first place in Feature Writing at the Report for America 2021-2022 Local News Awards for her story …

CJC Alumna Shares Stories of Racial and Rural Inequities as Report for America Journalist

Friday December 17, 2021

Katie Hyson, M.A.M.C. 2020, joined the College’s Innovation News Center in June 2021 as a Report for America journalist. We interviewed Katie on Dec. 6, 2021 about her experience with Report for America, and how the College of Journalism and Communications helped prepare her for this role.

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Katie Hyson, Innovation News Center/WUFT Report for America Journalist

Friday December 17, 2021

Katie Hyson, M.A.M.C. 2020, joined the College’s Innovation News Center in June 2021 as a Report for America journalist for WUFT. Report for America is a national, non-profit service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on …

Moni Basu Receives 2021 CJC Faculty Professional Summer Award to Work for Report for America

Wednesday April 28, 2021

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, will receive a 2021 UFCJC College Faculty Professional Summer Award. The award includes a $7,000 stipend and …

CJC Alumna to Join WUFT as Report for America Journalist

Tuesday April 27, 2021

Report for America today announced that CJC alumna Katie Hyson will join public media news organization WUFT in Gainesville, Florida, as a 2021-22 Report for America journalist. Hyson will join WUFT starting June 1.

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WUFT News Receives Report for America Reporter Position to Cover Racial Inequity in East Gainesville

Tuesday December 8, 2020

WUFT News, a leading news organization in Gainesville, Florida, is the recipient of a Report for America (RFA) reporter position to cover racial inequity in East Gainesville. WUFT News is located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and …