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Alumni Award Profile: Eric NeSmith (ABJ ’02)
Eric NeSmith is the publisher and co-owner at The Bitter Southerner, a media outlet that tells stories about the South through print magazines, books, podcasts and e-commerce. NeSmith’s background in […]
Crisis Communications Scholars present research at PR conference
Several Crisis Communications Think Tank (CCTT) Insights & Analytics Lab scholars and faculty attended and presented research at the 2026 International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC) in Orlando, Florida, March […]
Profiles of Tenacity: Shad McMillan
Shad McMillan is a second-year Journalism and Communication Studies double-major from Carrollton, Georgia. McMillan is a Griffith’s Innovator through the Cox Institute and serves as co-creator and social media manager […]
Alumni Award Profile: Wilson Lowrey (MA ’90, PhD ’00)
Wilson Lowrey is a professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama. He earned a B.A. in English from Davidson College in 1985, an M.A. […]
Amy Poehler, Sterlin Harjo, PBS Kids to be honored at Peabody Award
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced today that multi-award winningactress and podcast host Amy Poehler will be honored with the Peabody Career Achievement Award; award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter […]
Matthew Evans named Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching honoree
Matthew Evans, associate professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, has been named one of three recipients of the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, […]
Keith Herndon and Charlotte Varnum win two Taste Awards, finalists for four others
Grady faculty Keith Herndon and Charlotte Varnum won two Taste Awards this year and were finalists in four other categories for work on their wine book and podcast. “Wine Conversations: […]
Laurena Bernabo authors new book “Black and Blue TV”
Television programs have regularly presented the Black Lives Matter movement since 2015, said Laurena Bernabo, an assistant professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) at Grady College. She […]
Alumni Award Profile: Sarah Karges (ABJ ’15)
Sarah Karges is the senior vice president of performance investment at Havas Media Group in New York City, an international media agency. As an advertising major at Grady College, Karges […]
Fellowship Profile: Maureen Clayton (ABJ ’80, MA ’84)
Maureen Clayton (ABJ ’80, MA ’84), a public relations and financial entrepreneur and co-chair of the AdPR Executive Advisory Board, will be inducted into the Grady College Fellowship at Grady […]