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The Peabody Awards’ Board of Jurors today announced winners representing the most captivating and inspiring stories released in broadcasting and streaming media in the last year.  From compassionate caregivers in an emergency room to professional hockey players living their truths, from a spy-thriller set within the “Star Wars” universe to the adverse effects of social […]

Alexia Rule is a graduate student from Marietta, Georgia, set to graduate in May 2026. Rule currently serves as a graduate student on the communications team at UGA’s College of Public Health, and was involved with PRSSA, Women in Media, the Red & Black, and the Bateman Case Study Competition. Rule is also an international […]

Eniola Badejo, a third-year Entertainment and Media Studies and Marketing double-major with a minor in Spanish from Cobb County, Georgia, earns summer internship with the IRTS Summer Fellowship Program.  This summer, Badejo will be returning to New York City to work as a sponsorship strategy intern at NBCUniversal on end-to-end activations for brand partnerships concerning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Love Island […]

On April 17, 2026, the Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) hosted its 8th annual U.S. headquarters meeting at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. In attendance were over 30 scholars and practitioners, all engaged in sharing insights and contributing to discussions centered around this year’s theme, “Governance.” This theme, as […]

Thirteen students have been named 2026 McGill Fellows by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. This year’s class includes 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students. Each student was selected by a faculty committee for their strengths in academics, practical experience and leadership.  The 2026 McGill Fellows are: The McGill Fellows were responsible […]

Kyser Lough intrinsically earns a lot of satisfaction from teaching his First Year Odyssey (FYO) class “Music, Media, and Athens: Documenting and Critiquing the City’s Culture Through Music Journalism.” Now, he is receiving recognition for his work from the FYO program by receiving a faculty FYO award based on excellence in instruction, as well as […]

Nine Grady College students will present findings at the University of Georgia’s annual Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) symposium April 20 – 21, at The Classic Center. Several Grady faculty served as mentors. Grady College students involved with CURO this year include Evan Kane, Kaia Kirkpatrick, Hannah Lee, Norah Philipp, Katelyn Porter, Caroline Roshelli, […]

Welch Suggs, associate director of the Carmical Sports Media Institute at Grady College, has just published a new book, “Teaching Sports Media: Classroom Strategies for Getting Your Students in the Game,” a comprehensive guide to teaching one of the most in-demand disciplines in today’s journalism curriculum. “Teaching Sports Media,” was co-edited by Lauren Reichart Smith, […]

University of Georgia students gathered with faculty and peers for the Spring 2026 News Literacy Certificate Celebration. More than 40 attendees marked the achievements of graduating certificate students and explored new approaches to engaging with visual media. The event recognized students completing the certificate this spring and summer, as News Literacy Certificate Director Dr. Kyser […]

Semirah Richards is a fourth-year Public Relations major with a certificate in music business from Atlanta, Georgia. Richards serves as secretary of Caribbean Student Association, is a member of Changing Health Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls (CHAARG), and Media and Entertainment Business Society. Read her Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? When […]