Profiles

Kara Guillaume, whose passion for music and business led her to pursue a career in music and entertainment communications: “CJC does an excellent job at giving students real-life experience, which is the most essential thing you can have."

Camille Respess, B.S. Journalism 2020, is a segment producer for Hallie Jackson NOW on NBC's new streaming service NBC News NOW.

Three key words outline his scholarship: media, community and democracy, with a focus on news trust, credibility and civic engagement.

Phillip Wells, B.S. Telecommunication 2016, was a crossover talent coordinator with ICM Partners and is now finishing up an MBA at Howard University.

By Chloe Stein, Media Production, Management, and Technology Sophomore In January, I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of 24 students to represent the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in covering the second-ever NBA game hosted in Paris. This was a regular-season game on Jan.…

Justin Bright raised $11,000 and awareness for conservation of Florida wildlife. His journey provides a glimpse of the obstacles and dangers faced by Florida’s wildlife as they search for wildlands that are connected and protected.

The son of a linguistics professor, Francis Akanbi knew from a young age that he would study languages in college in his native Nigeria. He never anticipated that path would lead him to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. focused on public relations.

Being told by a high school teacher he would never get into the University of Florida paved the way for Bryan Ruiz professionally and personally, a path in which he feels emboldened to always get to “yes.”

Shawn Humphrey, with just a few hours of on-air time under his built, was recruited to co-anchor the parade and discovered he was a natural in that environment.

As a Media Production, Management, and Technology major, Anabella Zorrilla was inspired by the skills she was able to develop both in the classroom and in hands-on immersion venues.

Public Relations senior Rebeka Smolka and Journalism sophomore Augustus Hoff pursued their passion for social change during summer 2022 internships.

Junior Jacob Sedesse's achievements lead to national recognition by Microsoft and SnapChat.