•
Stephanie Abrams, reporter for
The Weather Channel •
Erin Andrews, reporter for
Fox Sports and formerly
ESPN •
Edward Aschoff, reporter for
ESPN •
Sharyl Attkisson, former correspondent for
CBS News •
Jackie Bange, current anchor with
WGN-TV •
Kristen Berset, current anchor for
WBFF •
Ernie Bjorkman, former anchor for
KWGN-TV in Denver, and winner of two
Emmy Awards •
Pam Bondi, correspondent for
Fox News •
Jenn Brown, two-time Emmy Award-winning sports reporter for ESPN •
Kavita Channe,
television and
radio personality, known for appearing on
Paradise Hotel •
Linda Church, morning weather anchor for
WPIX in New York •
Bob Collins, former broadcaster for
WGN-TV in
Chicago •
Mark Curtis, current anchor for
WLNE-TV •
H. G. Davis Jr.,
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter •
Jamie Dupree, correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau •
David Finkel, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for
The Washington Post •
Kristin Harmel, novelist and reporter for
People magazine •
Dan Hicken, sports director and anchor for
WTLV/
WJXX in
Jacksonville, Florida •
Susan Hutchison, former anchor for
KIRO-TV in
Seattle, Washington •
Ian D. Johnson, current Berlin bureau chief for The
Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize-winner •
Jennifer Lopez, meteorologist for
The Weather Channel •
Jamie McIntyre, news anchor for NPR's
All Things Considered and former senior
Pentagon correspondent for
CNN •
Heather Mitts, former reporter for
ABC/
ESPN, three-time Olympic gold medalist with the
USWNT, professional soccer player •
Jeff Nesmith, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner •
Howard Norton, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his reporting •
Elizabeth Prann, current reporter with the
Fox News Channel •
Raul Ramirez, 1969 editor of
Florida Alligator; print and broadcast journalist and executive, educator; activist in promoting independent reporting and diversity in the profession •
Laura Rutledge, anchor/reporter with
SEC Network/
ESPN •
Forrest Sawyer, current anchorman for
ABC News and winner of the
George Foster Peabody Award, five National
Emmy Awards, two
Edward Murrow Awards, and an
Associated Press Award •
Joe Scarborough, current
MSNBC talk show host, and former
US representative •
Sara Sidner, international correspondent with
CNN •
Alison Starling, Emmy Award-winning anchor for ABC affiliate WJLA-TV News in Washington, D.C. •
Hal Suit, television broadcaster, formerly with
WSB-TV in
Atlanta; 1970
Republican gubernatorial nominee in
Georgia, lost to
Jimmy Carter Sportcasters •
Red Barber, long-time radio sportscaster for the
Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Yankees •
Lomas Brown, television commentator for
ESPN and former NFL offensive tackle •
Kevin Carter, television commentator for ESPN and former NFL defensive end •
Bob Collins, broadcaster •
Cris Collinsworth, television commentator for
HBO's
Inside the NFL and
Fox NFL Sunday, and former NFL wide receiver •
Gene Deckerhoff, current radio announcer for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State Seminoles, and formerly for the
Arena Football League •
Julie Donaldson, former sports commentator for
WHDH-TV •
Ferdie Pacheco, former
Showtime boxing analyst, and personal physician to
Muhammad Ali •
Jesse Palmer, television commentator for
ESPN/
ABC, NFL Insider for
TSN, former NFL quarterback, and star of ABC's
The Bachelor •
Laura Rutledge, television commentator for
SEC Network/
ESPN Get Up!,
First Take, and
SportsCenter host •
Elfi Schlegel-Dunn, gymnastics and sports commentator for
NBC Sports •
Lauren Shehadi, current sportscaster for
MLB Network •
Emmitt Smith, television commentator for ESPN,
Pro Football Hall of Fame former NFL running back, and
NFL career rushing yards leader •
Chris Snode, Olympic diving commentator for BBC and EuroSport since 1988 •
Tim Tebow, television commentator for
SEC Network/
ESPN and former NFL quarterback
Arts, literature, humanities, and entertainment •
Shane Acker, filmmaker,
9 •
Don Addis, long-time newspaper columnist and syndicated comic strip artist for the
St. Petersburg Times •
Chris Adrian, novelist and short-story writer, ''Gob's Grief'' •
Siva Ananth, Film Producer, Screenwriter •
Lauren Anderson, model •
Adaeze Atuegwu, writer •
Chris Bachelder, novelist, short-story writer, and
e-book pioneer •
Todd Barry, stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor •
Joseph Beckham, writer on the topic of legal problems in education, winner of the McGhehey award, and currently a professor of education leadership at
Florida State University •
Wayne Besen, former spokesman for the
Human Rights Campaign, and gay rights advocate •
Mike Bianchi, sports columnist for the
Orlando Sentinel •
Dan Bilzerian, professional poker player, actor, and internet social media personality •
Matt Borondy, publisher for
Identity Theory online magazine •
Edward L. Bowen, horse racing historian •
Wendy Brenner, author and professor;
Phone Calls From the Dead,
Large Animals in Everyday Life: Stories •
Rita Mae Brown, author and activist •
Alan Burnett, television producer and writer •
Mike Burns, music producer •
Al Burt,
Miami Herald and
Atlanta Journal writer •
Kevin Canty, author;
Into the Great Wide Open,
Nine Below Zero, and
Winslow in Love •
Kelly Carrington, model •
Alfred A. Cave, professor, historian, and author •
Debbie Cenziper, journalist with
The Washington Post, and winner of the
Pulitzer Prize •
Jean Chance, chairman of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 years, professor of journalism at the University of Florida •
Peter Christopher, author,
Campfires of the Dead •
Michael Connelly, best-selling author •
Paul Cootner, economist, author of
The Random Character of Stock Market Prices •
Harry Crews, novelist, short story writer, and essayist •
Mark Curtis, journalist, author, and political analyst •
Jeff Darlington, current
sportswriter for the
Miami Herald •
Jonathan Demme, motion picture director, won
Academy Award for directing for
The Silence of the Lambs •
Karen DeYoung, Pulitzer Prize recipient,
The Washington Post associate editor •
Kate DiCamillo, award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter •
Micki Dickoff, television director and producer, winner of multiple
Emmy Awards •
Brian Doherty, senior editor of
Reason magazine, author •
Gregg Doyel, sports writer for
CBSSports.com •
Brian Drolet, actor, producer and writer •
Louann Fernald, model and actress •
Robert W. Fichter, photographer •
Rich Fields, announcer of
The Price Is Right, meteorologist, radio personality, voice actor •
Lolita Files, author, screenwriter, and producer •
Dexter Filkins, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist •
Jesse Hill Ford, writer and screenwriter •
Michael France, screenwriter for
GoldenEye,
The Hulk, and
Punisher •
Robert Fulton, award-winning writer and naturalist •
Alan Gallay, American historian, and winner of the
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship •
Michael Gannon, military historian and
Catholic priest •
Leslie Yalof Garfield, current editor of the
Journal of Court Innovation and professor at
Pace Law School •
Merrill Gerber, author •
Norman Gilliland, author,
WERN host •
GloZell, comedian •
MaryAnne Golon, picture editor for
Time magazine •
Philip Graham, former publisher of
The Washington Post •
Edwin Granberry, long-time writer of the comic strip
Buz Sawyer •
Richard Grayson, writer and political activist •
Rebecca Greer, ''
Woman's Day'' editor •
James Grippando, novelist and lawyer •
Israel Gutierrez,
Miami Herald columnist, former
Palm Beach Post columnist •
Nikolas Gvosdev, international relations scholar •
Robert J. Haiman,
St. Petersburg Times executive editor,
Poynter Institute president •
Rebecca Heflin (pseudonym of Dianne Farb), romance novelist and attorney •
Carol Hernandez, journalist, educator,
Pulitzer Prize winner •
Edward D. Hess, author and professor •
Carl Hiaasen, novelist,
Miami Herald columnist, won the
Newbery Honor •
Rob Hiaasen,
The Capital columnist and editor, adjunct journalism professor at the
University of Maryland's
Philip Merrill College of Journalism, victim of
Capital Gazette shooting •
Shere Hite, author of
The Hite Report, sex educator, and feminist •
Noy Holland, author of
What Begins With Bird and
Spectacle of the Body •
Elise Ippolito, artist •
Judith Ivory, best-selling author of historical
romance novels •
Jarrod Jablonski, pioneering
technical diver and record setting
cave diver •
Eberhard Jäckel, German historian •
Jamali, Indian-American painter and sculptor •
Clint Johnson, American historian and author •
Madison Jones, novelist and former professor at
Auburn University •
Steven J. Kachelmeier, current editor of
The Accounting Review, and professor at the
University of Texas •
Artie Kempner, director for FOX Sports •
Stetson Kennedy, award-winning author and
human rights activist •
Eliot Kleinberg, author and writer for the
Palm Beach Post •
Jeff Klinkenberg, author and reporter for the
Tampa Bay Times •
Victoria Lancelotta, current editor of the
Georgetown Review, author •
Mernet Larsen, artist •
Charlotte Laws, author, talk show host, and community activist •
Gary Russell Libby, art historian, curator, and museum director •
Will Ludwigsen, writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction •
C. J. Lyons, physician and writer of medical suspense novels •
Moss Mabry, costume designer, nominated for four
Academy Awards •
Ron Magill, photographer and wildlife expert •
Scooter Magruder, YouTuber •
Thomas E. Mann, author and political pundit for the
Brookings Institution •
Gabriel Martinez, Cuban-American artist •
Frances Mayes, author of best-selling book
Under the Tuscan Sun •
Andrew McClurg, legal humor writer for the
American Bar Association Journal •
Diane McFarlin, publisher of the
Sarasota Herald Tribune •
Jon McKenzie, performance and media scholar and practitioner, professor at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison •
Tom Meek, columnist and author of
Another Day In Cyberville,
Reflections On Media, and
The Video Audio Overdose Galore •
Myka Meier, etiquette writer •
Louis A. Meyer, writer and painter •
Sam Michel, author of
Under the Light; lecturer at
University of Massachusetts Amherst •
Jessel Miller, watercolor
artist and
children's writer •
Andrew Mondshein, nominated for an
Oscar for his film editing •
James Morgan, scenic designer and Producing Artistic Director of the
York Theatre •
Robert Morris, novelist •
Rodney Mullen, entertainer,
skateboarder •
Lorraine Murray, author of
Why Me, Why Now?, and
Grace Notes •
Jeff Nesmith, journalist, educator,
Pulitzer Prize winner •
Lee Ann Newsom, anthropologist, named a
MacArthur Fellow for 2002 •
Ivan Osorio, columnist and editor at the
Competitive Enterprise Institute •
Janis Owens, author •
Harvey Eugene Oyer III, author and attorney •
Mike Papantonio, trial lawyer, co-host of
Ring of Fire •
Jeff Parker,
novelist and
short story writer •
John L. Parker Jr., writer •
David Penzer, current professional wrestling
ring announcer for the
WWE •
Kay Picart, author, artist, radio host, and producer •
Sam Proctor, one of the world's foremost scholars of
Florida history •
Andrew Prokos, award-winning architectural and
fine-art photographer •
Imad Rahman, author,
I Dream of Microwaves •
Jeff Randall, former business editor of
BBC News •
Marc Randazza, current editor of
The Legal Satyricon •
Charlie Reed, current journalist with
Stars and Stripes •
Pietra Rivoli, author and professor of finance at
Georgetown University •
James Rizzi, pop artist •
Edward G. Roberts Jr., pioneer race car driver of
NASCAR •
Alan G. Rogers, gay rights activist, and
U.S. Army major who died in
Operation Iraqi Freedom •
Thane Rosenbaum, novelist, essayist, and professor of law at
Fordham University •
Rektok Ross, fiction writer, journalist, and entertainment host, best known for her contemporary romance novel Prodigal •
Scott Sanders,
Emmy Award and
Tony Award-winning television producer •
Mia Schaikewitz, TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacy •
Julia Sell, former national coach for the
United States Tennis Association •
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, investigative journalist and attorney •
Paul Shyre, director and
playwright who won a
Tony Award and an
Emmy Award •
Eugene Sledge, WW2 United States Marine, biologist and university professor; author of
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa •
Rick Smith, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker •
George Solomon, former sports editor and columnist for
The Washington Post; first ombudsman for
ESPN •
Julian Sprung, writer •
Howard Stelzer, composer and performer of electronic music •
Randall J. Stephens, author, editor, and historian of
American religion •
Craig Symonds, distinguished
American Civil War historian and former professor at the
United States Naval Academy •
Maggie Taylor, digital imaging artist •
Janet Todd, Welsh-born author on books about women's literature; professor at the
University of Aberdeen •
Kendra Todd, real estate businesswoman and winner of
The Apprentice 3 reality TV show •
Victor Andres Triay, Cuban-American historian and writer •
Natasha Tsakos, performing artist and
conceptual director •
Toby Turner, YouTuber •
Claudio Véliz,
Chilean author, historian, and Sociologist •
Robert Venditti, comic book writer •
Tarita Virtue, Trinidadian-American
private detective,
investigator, and model •
Sterling Watson, writer,
Weep No More My Brother,
The Calling, and
Blind Tongues •
Bill Whittle, blogger, political commentator, director, screenwriter, editor, pilot, and author •
Edward Walton Wilcox, painter and sculptor •
Andrew Wilkow, conservative political talk radio host on
Sirius Satellite Radio •
Hugh Wilson, director, writer, and actor •
Kevin Wilson, writer •
Edward Yang,
Taiwanese filmmaker, winner of Best Director Award at
Cannes for his 2000 film
Yi Yi •
Hugo Zacchini, entertainer known as the "Human Cannonball" The College of Journalism and Communications offers several
Bachelor of Science in
Journalism, Media Production, Management, and Technology,
Advertising, and
Public relations. It offers
Master of Arts in Journalism,
mass communications, and Advertising, along with
Ph.D. The Center for Public Interest Communications The Center for Public Interest Communications operates as a unit of the College of Journalism and Communications. The first of its kind in the nation, the Center studies, tests, and helps organizations apply behavioral, cognitive, and social science to create strategic communication designed to achieve positive social change. Public interest communications is a science-driven approach to strategic communications that results in lasting change on an issue that transcends the interests of any single person or organization and advances our greater good. The Center provides training to government agencies, universities, foundations, public interest communications agencies and nonprofits on how to incorporate elements of public interest communications in their work. It also partners with a number of organizations to help them create more effective communications strategies to drive positive social change. In addition, The Center develops workshops to share research with social change leaders and scientists to help them develop better communication strategies, and it hosts frank, an annual conference dedicated to public interest communications. It also publishes the Journal of Public Interest Communications, the first-ever, open-access, interdisciplinary journal featuring peer-reviewed research in the emerging field of public interest communications. The Center grew out of The Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications made possible by a $2 million grant made to the university in 2008 from Trellis Fund. The endowment was used to create a curriculum in public interest communications, and to mentor and advise students who plan to build careers in the field. In May 2019, The Center for Public Interest Communications, in collaboration with UF CJC Online, launched the nation's first master's degree program in Public Interest Communications.
UF CJC Online The College of Journalism and Mass Communications launched its online graduate program (UF CJC Online) in 2012 with an MA degree in Mass Communication specializing in global strategic communication. The college currently offers a master's degree with eight areas of specialization including Audience Analytics, Digital Strategy, Global Strategic Communication, Political Communication, Public Interest Communication, Public Relations, Social Media, and Web Design. Additionally, four graduate certificates are offered in Global Strategic Communication, Media Sales, Social Media and Web Design. The online graduate program has been recognized as a top rated online program (Ranked #1 online Master's in Communications Program by The Best Schools in 2019) UF CJC Online is administered by an in-house staff. Dr. Evan Kropp was named the Director of UF CJC Online in May 2019.
ABC News at UF ABC News opened a "mini-
bureau" at the College of Journalism and Communications in September 2008. It was one of five universities chosen for the ABC News on Campus program, along with
Arizona State University,
Syracuse University, the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the
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