Alumni Profiles

Deputy Director of Newsroom AI and Automation Ryan Serpico is part of Hearst's DevHub – a centralized team that helps five Hearst newsrooms (and supports others) create their own data-driven reports, interactives, templating systems and more.

By Christina Moss Mayo, B.S. Journalism 1978 When finance leader Rebecca Patterson, B.S. Journalism 1990, first arrived at the University of Florida she was determined to reach for the stars—as an astronaut. But it was during her first writing class that she had her “lightbulb moment” and decided to become…

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Former University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications News Directors Catherine Harwood and Tom Krynski taught their students how to work on deadline and get things done in minutes, or even seconds, instilling in them a hard-work ethic that Christine van Blokland, B.S.,…

Belmonte has been a player, announcer, manager and professional scout in his long baseball career.

Christina Gayman, B.S. Journalism, is director of communications at Syverson Strege in West Des Moines, Iowa.

The UFCJC alumnus' photographs from Gainesville's Great Southern Music Hall, which include images of Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Buffett and others, is now on display at the Matheson History Museum.

Richard Johnson has been a reporter and analyst for Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, ESPN and other publications and hosts the Split Zone Duo podcast.

Gabriela “Gaby” Muiño lands dream job at Bleacher Report Football.

Behind the scenes at 1 Jets Drive, a Gator has made his presence felt throughout the National Football League.

The New York native grew up idolizing the Yankees with his father, and now he has a front-row seat as a reporter for The Athletic.

David Gardner worked for Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated and CBS Interactive before embarking on a freelance writing career.

Ken Billettt, B.S. Broadcasting 1984, has used writing and storytelling to not only advocate for causes close to his heart but also to pursue his lifelong passion.