Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

The Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) will receive the 2024 Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) Media Award for their outstanding efforts in educating and informing the public about emergency management. The award will be presented at the FEPA Annual Meeting in Miramar Beach, Florida, on Feb. 1. FEPA provides…

Megan Borowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties senior multimedia meteorologist, placed first in the National Weather Association (NWA) Graduate Student Showcase at the 48th annual NWA Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri held Sept. 9-13. Her presentation, “Evaluating High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Short-Term Forecasts…

Jeff Huffman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties Chief Meteorologist and Florida Public Radio Emergency Network Director, is the author of the opinion column “We Actually Don’t Know How ‘Bad’ Hurricane Season Could Be Yet” published in The Hill on June 4. Huffman focuses…

Meteorologists Ray Hawthorne and Megan Borowski have joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties weather team to provide on-air and online reports for WUFT and WRUF. They also will work with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) and the South Carolina Emergency…

Professionals and students from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications public radio stations WUFT-FM/WJUF-FM and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, headquartered at the College’s Division of Media Properties, were recognized for their efforts in providing live and ongoing coverage of Hurricane Irma to listeners throughout the state of…