Sports Journalism and Communications

Sports@CJC will be hosting their annual Sports@CJC Interest Session to better inform about all of the great opportunities available here at UF, CJC and the greater Gainesville community. Whether you are an incoming freshman, a curious sophomore, a transfer junior, or even a senior who recently changed their major, we want…

By Robby Benezra, MPMT Senior Participating in the NBA in Paris Study Abroad program was a dream come true. I grew up a MASSIVE basketball fan. My dad used to take me to Orlando Magic and Miami Heat games when I was a young kid, and I quickly fell in…

By Pat O’Donnell, Journalism Senior If you told me a year ago I’d be in Paris for an NBA game through the UF College of Journalism and Communications, I’d never have believed you. But I did exactly that in January.  I’ve now crossed the pond for the first of hopefully…

Geoff Thompson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer, has been named the new Associate Director of Sports Journalism and Communication beginning Aug. 15. In this role, Thompson, B.S. Journalism 1994, M.A.M.C. 2002, will work with Director Eric Esterline to rebrand the…

Eric Esterline, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of Sports Journalism and Communications, embarked on a one-week excursion with 11 Telecommunication students to cover Major League Baseball Spring Training. The class trip, held Mar. 5-9, included stops in Tampa, Ft. Myers and Orlando.“While it sacrificed spring…