McKenzie Barney, B.S. Telecommunication 2012, is a global human-powered adventurer, filmmaker, writer and speaker. She recently completed a multi-year, mostly solo project to cycle the world through five continents, 28 countries and 18,000 miles by way of Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Europe. Her “Cycling…
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Essdras Suarez, B.S. Journalism 1993 and CJC Hall of Fame 2010, visited Weimer Hall on Jan. 26, 2023 to share his journey from the College to winning two Pulitzer Prizes for photojournalism. Suarez was interviewed by Houston Wells, senior lecturer in the Media Production, Management, and Technology Department. Suarez started…
Read moreOn Oct. 4, 2022, award-winning journalist and columnist Carl Hiaasen shared insights with University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students about the craft...
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By Lila Greenberg, B.S. Telecommunication 2022 What award-winning journalist, columnist, and best-selling novelist Carl Hiaasen, B.S. Journalism 1974, loved most about being a columnist at the Miami Herald was representing the shared thoughts and outrage of readers. “What I always tried to do is be a voice for readers… you…
Read moreSovereign Brands CEO and UF alumnus Brett Berish was interviewed by CJC Dean Hub Brown on Sept. 13, 2022 as part of the College’s Great Storytellers...
See moreJeff Klinkenberg, B.S. Journalism 1971, is a devotee of Florida, a rare breed of native son who has embraced Florida’s beauty, faults, and immense changes....
See moreWarren Zanes, Ph.D., is a musician, teacher and writer whose subjects range from Jimmy Rodgers to Dusty Springfield to the history of Warner Bros. Records. He...
See moreClaire Smith is a pioneering, female sports journalist who has been covering baseball for more than three decades, including seven years as a national baseball writer...
See moreBest-selling authors Michael Connelly (B.S. Journalism 1980, Alumnus of Distinction 2003) and James Patterson spoke in the Reitz Union as part of GatorNights on February...
See moreThe Great Storytellers series talk with best-selling author and Alumnus of Distinction Michael Connelly, JM 1980, is featured in the September 22, 2015 story in The Independent Florida Alligator, “UF journalism alumnus Michael Connelly shares insight on storytelling.”
Read moreBest-selling and critically acclaimed author Michael Connelly returns to his educational roots at the University of Florida to talk about the art and craft of...
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