Blog Archive

Booker T. Mattison, associate professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College, is set to release his second original film for the free streaming platform Tubi. An Unusual Suspect premieres April 25, 2025. The legal thriller follows Viola January (Christie Leverette), a young, ambitious attorney who takes on the case of a wrongfully […]

On April 11, the Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) hosted its 7th annual U.S. Headquarters meeting at the University of Georgia’s Grady College. Bringing together more than 20 leading scholars and practitioners, the event centered on this year’s theme: LEAP—an acronym representing Leadership, Evaluation, Alignment, and Precision in crisis management. Throughout the day, attendees engaged […]

Congratulations to Bill Crane (ABJ ’84), one of the honorees to be inducted into the Grady College Fellowship during Grady Salutes on April 25, 2025. Crane has served as a senior communications strategist for nearly 30 years. He began his career in broadcasting and has worked in that arena as the chief political analyst and […]

Riley Miller is a fourth year public relations major, with a minor in fashion merchandising, from Braselton, Georgia. She is set to graduate in May 2025. Miller completed an internship in London last summer with British Forces Broadcasting Services and currently serves as the social media director for the Public Relations Student Society of America. […]

Nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment and Interactive/Immersive categories announced for June 1 ceremony; winners to be announced May 1 The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, and Interactive & Immersive categories selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during […]

Congratulations to Heidi Hennink-Kaminski (Ph.D. ’06), the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. Hennink-Kaminski’s research focuses on interdisciplinary health communication, emphasizing social marketing strategies to promote healthy behaviors at both individual and community levels. Her research has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the […]

Janice Hume, the Carolyn McKenzie and Don E. Carter Chair for Excellence in Journalism and the associate dean for academic affairs, has been named the recipient of the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Established in 2020, the Shaw award […]

Nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast categories announced for June 1 ceremony; winners to be announced May 1 The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories, selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during […]

Congratulations to Anne Noland, the recipient of the 2025 Young Alumni Award. After graduating from Grady College, Noland went on to intern for the Denver Broncos and has a wide range of experience in sports media, leading her to where she is today. She is now serving as the vice president of comms for Miami […]

The importance of authenticity in filmmaking and in life Editor’s Note: We are pleased to resume Grady Research Radio, a podcast highlighting the research and expertise of Grady College faculty and advancing knowledge, innovation and creation in the fields of journalism, public relations, advertising and entertainment and media studies. Grady Research Radio is produced by […]