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Emma Gladd is a third-year Journalism major with a minor in English and Comparative Cultures from Augusta, Georgia, set to graduate in May 2027. Gladd is a contributor for the Red & Black, as well as the marketing committee lead for Relay for Life. Gladd is also a member of Shop With a Bulldog and […]

Tracy Brown is chief partnerships Officer at Chicago Public Media with an extensive background in  news media with a plethora of previous editor positions such as managing editor, feature editor, education editor, Page 1 editor, news editor and arts editor. Recently, Brown has been named a honoree of the Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Award […]

Two students in Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) and two projects by Matthew Nolte Evans, an associate professor in EMST, received awards recognition at the 2026 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition.   Awards won by EMST faculty and students included:  BEA Faculty Scriptwriting Competition:  Matthew Evans, Best of Competition for “Hole-in-the-Wall,” Narrative Feature Category  BEA […]

Lessons learned in college about giving people space to tell their stories have paid big dividends for Liz Rymarev (AB ’24). In two short years, Rymarev has transitioned from a photojournalism student and editor-in-chief at The Red & Black, to the recipient of the Emerging Vision Photojournalist of The Year, one of the biggest awards […]

Gabrielle Kutsup is a fourth-year Journalism major with a minor in Spanish from Butler, New Jersey. Set to graduate in May 2026, Kutsup serves as executive producer for Grady Nightshift, senior production manager and capstone journalist for Grady Newsource and member of DiGamma Kappa. Read her Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? When […]

Alan Griggs is a senior manager of communications with diverse experience including television news reporting and management; political, corporate and crisis communications; and teaching. He is currently associate professor in the School of Communication at Lipscomb University, and he has served in similar roles at Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee and Western Kentucky University. […]

The University of Georgia has awarded a 2025 Teaming for Interdisciplinary Research (TIR) Pre-Seed grant to support the launch of “Leading with GRAIL: Strategic Crisis and Risk Management Innovation for Health, Security, and Resilience,” a new interdisciplinary initiative designed to advance crisis and risk management research and leadership development. The TIR Pre-Seed Program supports early-stage, […]

Mark E. Johnson, a photojournalism professor and co-organizer of multiple international sports reporting experiences, has been named the John G. Alston, Sr., Professor of Sports Media. John “Jimmy” Alston (ABJ ’66) is the former executive director of the John Huland Carmical Foundation, which also funded the John Huland Carmical Distinguished Professorship in Sports Journalism and […]

Seven University of Georgia students working on projects that create bonds of empathy and understanding have been named recipients of 2026 Giving Voice to the Voiceless grants: Andrew Tracy Caldwell, Aida Elkashes, Karry King, Chaeyoon Lee, Dominique Lowe, Adunni Noibi and Ersha Pamida. The GVV grant program was created and initially funded by Charlayne Hunter-Gault […]

Carter Lemelin is a fourth year advertising major with minors in both studio art and design and media from Stockbridge, Georgia. Lemelin serves as one of the co-directors of Talking Dog and is a Grady ambassador. Alongside his Grady commitments, Lemelin is a member of the UGA Redcoat Band and Kappa Kappa Psi. Read his […]