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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 Florida Environment & Ag Desk in the College’s Innovation News Center. Report […]

Áine Pennello Joins UFCJC Innovation News Center as WUFT “Morning Edition” News Anchor

Friday December 1, 2023

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 5 a.m.to 10 a.m. on […]

Coverage of Hurricane Idalia Convinces Journalism Senior She Can Weather Any Storm

Monday September 18, 2023

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, which hit Florida on Aug. […]

Five UFCJC Faculty Receive Promotions

Thursday August 17, 2023

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 including Living on the Edge, […]

Local Newscast Director Joins UFCJC Innovation News Center

Monday August 14, 2023

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 and help them program, automate […]

Alicia Coleman Named New UFCJC Innovation News Center News Manager

Tuesday August 8, 2023

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 has taught journalism, ethics and […]

Kristin Moorehead Joins UFCJC Innovation News Center as Multimedia Content Producer

Friday June 9, 2023

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 “Morning Edition” anchor for nearly […]

Harrison Hove Named Interim Director of UFCJC Innovation News Center

Thursday June 1, 2023

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 provides breaking news and investigative […]

Mike Loizzo Joins UFCJC Division of Media Properties as WUFT “Morning Edition” News Anchor

Wednesday January 25, 2023

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 Monday through Friday from 5 […]

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 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 about her experience with Report […]

Shadow Opportunity in the Innovation News Center for Students Interested in Sports Media

Wednesday October 6, 2021

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 any questions.

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 Communications’ Innovation News Center and provides news to several broadcast and online properties, including WUFT-FM […]

Kalisha Whitman Nominated for Mobile Journalism Award

Thursday August 20, 2020

Kalisha Whitman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center senior TV news manager, is one of eight journalists from around the world to be nominated in the Mobile Journalism Awards Best Mobile Journalism Reporting category. Whitman was selected for her entry “Nancy & the EF3.” The video features a Leon County, […]

Kalisha Whitman Named CJC Innovation News Center Senior TV News Manager

Monday December 2, 2019

Kalisha Whitman will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center as the Senior TV News Manager on Jan. 3. Whitman will train students on how to report and produce engaging original content that connects with diverse audiences for TV and digital platforms. Her specialty is digital media concepts and […]

CJC Creates New Tool to Track North Central Florida Legislators’ Activity

Thursday January 11, 2018

A new Legislative Tracker, developed by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, will offer North Central Florida residents the ability to easily keep track of their state legislators’ activity throughout the current legislative session. The College’s Innovation News Center (INC) built the tool that tracks the work of the area’s 10 state […]