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WUFT-FM Student Journalists, Staff and Alumni Receive National 2023 PMJA Awards

Monday June 26, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists, staff and alumni are the recipients of four National Division C (small station under five staff) and four National Student Division 2023 Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Awards. The awards recognize the best public media journalism work in 2022 from across the U.S. National Division […]
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CJC Student Journalists, Alumni and Staff Receive 2022 Region 3 SPJ Mark of Excellence Honors

Tuesday April 11, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, and floridagators.com interns were honored in the Region 3 2022 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best collegiate journalism in Region 3 which comprises Alabama, […]
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WUFT-FM Wins National RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award

Tuesday June 18, 2019

WUFT-FM is the recipient of a 2019 National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) in the Small Market Radio Sports Reporting category for “Overcoming Adversity Through Archery.” The story, by Meredith Sheldon, B.S. Telecommunication 2019, features a veteran who took up archery after losing his arm.  WUFT-FM, an NPR […]
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WUFT-FM Honored as One of the Top Five Non-Commercial Stations in the U.S.

Friday July 20, 2018

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced that public radio station WUFT-FM is one of five finalists for the prestigious 2018 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards in the non-commercial station-of-the-year category. The winner of the award, which honors radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting, will be announced on […]
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WUFT-FM Wins National PRNDI Award for Best Writing

Wednesday July 18, 2018

WUFT-FM, located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center, received first place for Best Writing Division C in the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) 2017 awards competition ceremony on June 23. CJC student journalist and Telecommunication senior Luke Sullivan’s “When the Lights Go Out, and Stay Out” received […]
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CJC and WUFT-FM Recognized for Hurricane Irma Coverage

Monday October 2, 2017

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 Florida. “New CPB Grant Bolsters […]
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WUFT-FM Receives Two PRNDI National News Awards

Tuesday June 27, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists and news staff were honored in the 2016 Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) Awards Competition. Two second-place awards were received, one in the Division C Breaking News and one in the Multi-Media Presentation categories, respectively, for “16-Year-Old Robert Dentmond Shot and Killed” and “Pulse […]
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CJC Student Journalists Selected as Finalists in SPJ Sunshine State Awards Competition

Friday May 12, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists from WUFT-TV/FM, Noticias WUFT and The Independent Florida Alligator are finalists in the 23rd annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards competition. Students were recognized in both professional and student divisions for their work on radio, television, print and online. Finalists in the […]
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WUFT-FM Receives Two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Tuesday April 25, 2017

WUFT-FM and WUFT.org, part of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties, were awarded a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best web site.  WUFT-FM also won the News Series award for Food Deserts featuring a series of reports looking at the food desert problem in north Florida. Murrow Awards […]
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CJC Student News Reporters Honored at SPJ Sunshine State Awards Competition

Wednesday July 13, 2016

Student reporters from WUFT-TV/FM, Noticias WUFT and The Independent Florida Alligator were honored at the 22nd annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards presentation in Miami. Students were recognized in both professional and student divisions for their work on radio, television, print and online. In the professional division, the Noticias WUFT News Team […]

The College Expands Radio Offerings

Thursday June 11, 2015

WRUF-­AM Sports Radio to be available on FM and WUFT‐FM Classical/Arts will be launched The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications will launch two FM radio stations and associated digital platforms in 2015, increasing the local content and formats available to listeners in Gainesville and Alachua County. For the first time since it […]

WUFT-FM hosts new Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

Wednesday May 21, 2014

Building on their long history of providing critical information to millions of citizens and visitors during times of crisis, Florida’s public radio stations have created the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) to communicate emergency information statewide through a seamless system of free over the air FM radio, still the single best and most reliable […]

WUFT FM & TV win seven regional Murrow Awards

Wednesday April 23, 2014

Congratulations to the WUFT-FM &TV staff and students for winning seven 2014 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the awards Tuesday. The awards recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world.  The regional winners are automatically entered in the national […]

WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV and WUFT.org win Florida AP awards

Tuesday April 1, 2014

Congratulations to the students and staff of WUFT-TV, WUFT-FM and WUFT.org for an outstanding showing at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Conference in Orlando, FL. In the college competition, students competed against their peers from other schools in Florida, and in the professional competition, students competed against other professionals in Florida. Winners and finalists include: […]

Public radio stations WUFT/WJUF-FM complete record-breaking Fall 2012 Membership Fundraising Campaign

Tuesday October 30, 2012

Public radio stations Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM and WJUF-FM 90.1 recently completed the most successful listener membership campaign in the stations’ history. The fall fund drive, from Oct. 8-19, received 1,300 pledges totaling $175,982.68 – exceeding the goal of $175,000. The drive brought in 747 new donors, 335 renewals, and 215 members who increased their original […]