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 Florida Environment & Ag Desk in the…
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Áine Pennello has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center as a multimedia reporter and producer, and will assume the role of “Morning Edition” news anchor. She will also be a reporter for WUFT platforms. “Morning Edition” is broadcast Monday through Friday from…
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By Derrah Getter, Journalism senior Sleeping on the floor of a radio booth in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication’s Innovation News Center (INC) is something I never thought I’d be proud of, but after 36 hours, I was just as giddy as ever. During Hurricane Idalia,…
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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has announced that five faculty have been promoted. Environmental Journalist in Residence Cynthia Barnett has been promoted to senior lecturer. Barnett has covered water and climate stories worldwide and she has led UFCJC student multimedia projects on current environmental concerns…
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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Andre Sanders has joined the College as a newscast director in the Innovation News Center (INC), its multimedia newsroom serving the North Central Florida community. Sanders’ primary task will be to introduce students to advanced newscast production technology…
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Alicia Coleman will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center as a news manager on Aug. 14. Coleman is an experienced broadcast journalist and educator with more than seven years of experience in TV newsrooms and six years educating aspiring journalists. Since 2017, Coleman…
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Kristin Moorehead, B.S. Telecommunication 2021, M.A.M.C. 2022, has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) as multimedia content producer. Moorehead, a St. Petersburg, Florida, native, worked at WUFT-FM when she was a student. She served as a reporter, podcast producer and local…
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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Journalism Department Lecturer and Associate Chair Harrison Hove has been named interim director of the Innovation News Center (INC), the College’s state-of-the-art, multimedia newsroom. Hove replaces former Director Denise Vickers, who recently left the position. The award-winning INC…
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Mike Loizzo has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties as a multimedia content producer in the Innovation News Center. Loizzo will assume the role of “Morning Edition” news anchor joining local host Glenn Richards beginning Jan. 30. “Morning Edition” is broadcast…
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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 under-covered issues and communities. We interviewed Katie on Dec. 6, 2021…
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WRUF/ESPN Gainesville will host shadow opportunities for students interested in getting involved in sports in the Innovation News Center. Please click the link below to sign up for one day and time and email Eric Esterline (eestserline@ufl.edu) to confirm. Sign Up Here You can reach out to Eric Esterline with…
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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 Communications’ Innovation News Center and provides news to several broadcast…
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