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Keith Herndon and Grace Ahn awarded by UGA Office of Instruction April 19, 2019 Grady College faculty members Keith Herndon and Grace Ahn have been honored by the UGA Office of Instruction for incorporating innovation in their teaching. Keith Herndon, William S. Morris Chai... read more

Peabody Awards’ entertainment and children’s programming winners named; ‘Sesame Street’ honored with Institutional Award April 18, 2019 The Peabody Board of Jurors revealed today nine Entertainment and a Children’s winner for programs released in 2018. The honorees include a children’s superhero saga focused on empathy; darkly comi... read more

#GradyGrit: Meet Thomas May April 18, 2019 What made you choose EMST as your major? I’ve always wanted to end up in a writer’s room for TV, so when I transferred to UGA, I knew that I would apply for admission into Grady, and furthermore, ... read more

Davis and Middleton class gives pre-Grady students a view of ‘the real world’ April 17, 2019 It is the first day of Thursday classes on a cool January afternoon at the heart of the University of Georgia’s campus. Students are filling stadium style seats on the second floor of a Miller Lear... read more

Eight powerful documentaries selected for the Peabody 30; Kartemquin Films honored with Institutional Award April 16, 2019 The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors revealed today eight winners in the Documentary category for programs released in 2018. The honorees, part of the annual Peabody 30, include profiles of unsung ac... read more

MFA in Narrative Media Writing April 16, 2019 More information about the MFA Narrative Media Writing Program, including the screenwriting program and narrative nonfiction program, can be found by visiting mfa.uga.edu. Applications for the next... read more

Grady Salutes celebration honors Alumni Award winners and Fellowship inductees; Jennifer Bellamy to emcee the event April 11, 2019 Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Commitment and Leadership, takes place April 26 at a new location this year — the Athens Cotton Press at 149 Oneta St. Jennifer Bellamy (ABJ ’08), a ... read more

#GradyGrit: Meet Gustavo Cervantes April 11, 2019 Why Grady? Since senior year of high school, I knew that I wanted to study public relations. I also wanted to stay in-state, and when weighing the options for PR programs in this state, studying... read more

Peabody Awards announces sixty nominees for best in broadcasting and digital media for 2018 April 9, 2019 The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors have announced the 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2018. The nominees were... read more

Grady students share research in CURO presentations April 5, 2019 A deep-dive looking for hidden gems in the Peabody Awards Collection; an examination of how criminal defendants are portrayed in the media prior to trials; and an evaluation of attitudes by millenn... read more

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