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Two years ago, Cassidy Hettesheimer was struck by the challenges female athletes in “adventure” sports faced in marketing themselves to fans and sponsors. At the time, the journalism major was interning for the Cascadia Daily News in Washington, and the insights she gained stayed with her. A senior who is also earning a certificate from […]

Congratulations to Rick Dunn (ABJ ’93) on being named a 2024 Fellowship inductee. Dunn is the founder of the Athens-Clarke County High School Completion Initiative (HSCI). The 501 (c)(3) organization empowers youth to overcome their circumstances and grow into positive, productive and prosperous adults. As a hook into the program, youth between the ages of […]

Congratulations to Cindy Edwards (ABJ ’86) and Stephanie Duttenhaver on being named to this year’s Bulldog 100 honoree list by the UGA Alumni Association. Edwards and Duttenhaver co-founded Sapelo Skin Care, a company based in Savannah that is focused on luxury moisturizers, cleansers and emollients made of bioactive ingredients. Edwards who graduated with a degree […]

Grady College is proud to announce the class of 2024 Grady Fellowship inductees: Rick Dunn (ABJ ’93), Cynthia Graubart (ABJ ’82), Mark Schlabach (ABJ ’96) and Gy Waldron (ABJ ’55). Ed Grisamore (ABJ ’78) will also be inducted into the Grady Fellowship based on being named the recipient of the John Holliman Lifetime Achievement Award. […]

Fourth-year student Christian Andrade is passionate about winning. As he endeavors into his professional boxing and reporting careers, he also finds joy in coaching young boxers. Why did you choose your major?  In high school, I was the head sports anchor of Wildcat News at Richmond Hill High School. This was where I initially fell […]

Grady College is proud to announce honorees for its annual Alumni Awards, recognizing alumni who have established a tradition of service and achievement in their careers. Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the College’s annual recognition event, Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Leadership and Commitment, on Friday, April 26, 2024, on the Schnitzer […]

Grady College’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations welcomed the third cohort of 3+1+1 dual degree students in fall 2023. In partnership with Shanghai Normal University and Shanghai International Studies University, this program offers students the opportunity to complete both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just five years. Upon finishing three years of […]

In late November, Keith Wilson, an assistant professor in the Entertainment and Media Studies Department at Grady College and an active director, producer and visual artist, was on a Zoom call with his publicist when he saw a familiar face.  While running over plans for some distribution and awards publicity for a feature documentary he […]

Third-year EMST student Timi Meade values the friends and connections she’s made during her time at Grady and encourages students to get involved and meet people in the industry. Why did you choose your major? I chose EMST because I wanted to channel my creative inner child. After years of focusing primarily on STEM or […]

Jonathan Peters, the head of the Department of Journalism, has been elected president of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, or GFAF, for 2024. “Free expression and information access are at the heart of American democratic life, which demands that citizens be informed to participate meaningfully in public affairs,” Peters wrote in a letter to the […]