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Maye Primera and El Tímpano staff have been named the recipients of the 2022 Rollin M. “Pete” McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism. The award recognizes the group for their multi-part series on healthcare access for the Latino and Mayan immigrant population of the San Francisco Bay Area.  The McCommons Award, established by Grady Thrasher […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced the 27 nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive categories. The nominees represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,100 entries from television, podcasts/radio […]

Fourth-year public relations student Lauren Kim is involved in Talking Dog Agency, Grady Ambassadors, PRSSA and the Bateman Team. Throughout her involvement in the college, she’s found a community and encourages other students to take advantage of the offerings at Grady College. Why did you choose your major? When I was in high school, I […]

Congratulations to Cynthia Graubart (ABJ ’82) on being named a 2024 Fellowship inductee. Graubart is an acclaimed cookbook author and culinary television producer with an extensive career spanning decades. Her expertise encompasses various production environments, from live multi-camera specials to in-studio series, where she has produced pilot packages for esteemed cookbook authors. In addition to […]

It was nearly three years ago that Win Marks, a first-year MFA student, started working on “Do You Say What You Mean?” Now, the Atlanta local’s film is set to debut in his home festival.  “Do You Say What You Mean?” follows a young couple in love. Their relationship story is told in snapshots as […]

The Hedge Fund: Venture Between the Hedges is providing more than just motivation for students in the Graduate Crisis Communication course at Grady College. The winning team’s proposal will be supported with funds going toward further development for theory-practice integrated research that provides new insights for the industry. The Hedge Fund is a new “Shark […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 41 nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast categories selected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,100 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public […]

Third-year EMST student Ray Wheeler shares his experience in the film program and his love for writing screenplays. He encourages other students to watch films, find their niche in the industry and develop their skills in filmmaking. Why did you choose your major? I came to UGA wanting to be a lawyer, but when I […]

It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and instead of resting after a busy week and getting ready to go downtown for the evening, Amy Duggan and Avni Trivedi are preparing for their class. But they are not in a campus building getting ready for a lecture. They are pacing the sidelines of the soccer […]

Over the past two decades, numerous colleges have added football teams in a quest to add students, particularly male students, and to use the notoriety of athletics to build their brands. However, new research from UGA’s Carmical Sports Media Institute and the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education finds that adding a football team does […]