Month: September 2016

The Florida Magazine Association (FMA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The largest state magazine and media association in the nation is made up of more than 200 publishing professionals all based in the sunshine state. Since 1957, the FMA has recognized the achievements of Florida magazine publishers, writers, editors, artists, photographers, printers and marketers. In […]

George A. Levy, B.S. Advertising 1957, passed away on Sept. 27. Levy was the founder of George A. Levy Awards, Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of trophies and awards. He was a philanthropist who played a major role in attracting sports teams to Tampa and in a number of civic causes. After graduation […]

The STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) has formed an exciting new collaboration with a non-governmental organization from Dhaka, Bangladesh as part of the STCC’s commitment to serving diverse and global societies. The STCC now has a cooperative agreement with the Amader Gram Cancer Care and Research Center to promote translational communication research and dissemination in […]

The G. Paul Smeyak Sports Journalism and Communications Internship Endowment was recently established to help fund Sports Media and Communication internships for University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students. The $50,000 endowed gift, the first of its kind for the College’s sports journalism program, was donated by Smeyak family members, wife Corky and […]

Denver – Sept. 17, 2016: Two news organizations received the third annual University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism at the Online News Association Online Journalism Awards on Sept. 18. One award recognized an investigation of secret documents detailing a covert U.S. military overseas assassination program and the second award honored a report on […]

Andrew Briz, 3TEL, was selected for one of only three 2016 Excellence in Innovative Technology (EIT) Awards from the National Association of Broadcasting Education Foundation (NABEF). The EIT award recognizes extraordinary students impacting and promoting technology in the media industry. Entrants submit a design that relates to television, radio, digital, mobile technologies, social media, streaming, […]

Award-winning journalist Jeff Darlington, B.S. Telecommunication 2004, joined ESPN on Sept. 1. In his new role he will serve as a reporter for SportsCenter and on multiple ESPN platforms. Since graduation in 2004, Darlington was the sports beat reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post and the Miami Herald from 2006-2011. While at […]

Lainey Johnson Garcia considered herself an “impressionable” undergrad and one class with Dr. Mary Ann Ferguson left an impression that she would carry throughout her career. Dr. Ferguson encouraged her students to consider the role of business to be a force for good in the world and as communicators, to champion positive brand stories rooted […]