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Three students take home awards at 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts
Work created by students in Grady College’s Department of Entertainment and Media Studies earned high recognition at this year’s Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition. Benjamin Otten, an EMST student from Athens, Georgia, earned an award of excellence in the competition’s narrative category for his short film “As it Lies.” Likewise, Sherry […]
6 EMST students, recent grads take home 2023 BEA Awards
Work created by students in Grady College’s Department of Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) earned high recognition at the 2023 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition. Syd Cohen (AB ‘22), a recent EMST graduate originally from Atlanta, earned an Award of Excellence in the Original Television Series Pilot Category for “Pat The […]
Recent EMST grad wins a top award at Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Jonathan Hyman (AB ’20), a recent graduate of the Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) Department at Grady College, has received high recognition in the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. His script for a feature film titled “Freaknik” has been named one of the festival’s three winners. “To win a competition like this is just […]
#ProfilesofTenacity: Rachel Ziner
Rachel Ziner was taught the value of setting goals and achieving them from a young age. To her, tenacity comes after those goals are achieved. Ziner is a Double Dawg, who first earned her bachelor’s in advertising at Grady College before staying this year to earn a master’s degree in Emerging Media through the New […]
Grady Salutes energized by Dean’s Medalist Caroline Edwards and new Athena Studios
It was an evening for recognizing former faculty members who made an impact, envisioning the future of production and film at Athena Studios and saluting bravery in defending the U.S. Capitol, as nearly 170 Grady College alumni, faculty, students and friends celebrated honorees at the 2023 Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Leadership and Commitment. […]
Charlayne Hunter-Gault named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a Peabody and Emmy Award winning journalist, author and University of Georgia alumna, has been named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. “I am so honored to be included in this amazing list of new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,” Hunter-Gault said. “But, I got here thanks […]
Brian PJ Cronin receives McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism
Brian PJ Cronin of The Highlands Current has been named the recipient of the 2021 Rollin M. “Pete” McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism. The award, which was presented during the Grady Salutes gala on Friday, April 28, 2023, recognizes Cronin for his multi-part series on food insecurity, titled “Hunger in the Highlands.” “The selection […]
PAC Student Spotlight: Sydney Branton
For Sydney Branton, joining the PAC program was the “perfect” way to combine her two majors. After Branton was accepted to the Grady DC Field Study & Internship Program for the summer 2022 session, she was advised to join the certificate program by a fellow PAC student. Branton believes the instruction she receives in her […]
#ProfilesofTenacity: Sam Chin
Third-year journalism major and theatre minor Sam Chin finds motivation and fulfillment in storytelling and its ability to help others. Chin loves when their work has a positive impact on the public or brightens someone else’s day. Chin also emphasizes the importance of embracing curiosity, asking questions and trying new things. What does “tenacity” mean […]
Alumni Award Profile: Maura Friedman
The following is one installment of a series recognizing alumni and friends who will be honored at the 2023 Grady Salutes celebration on April 28, 2023. For more details, please see our posts about our Fellowship honorees, Alumni Award recipients and Dean’s Medalist. [metaslider id=41832] Congratulations to Maura Friedman (ABJ ‘13), recipient of the […]