Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

A host of celebrity presenters will announce the 81st Annual Peabody Awards beginning Monday, June 21.

Todd Graves (ABJ '94), founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, is helping family-owned restaurants recover from the effects of the pandemic.

Dugan Bridges (ABJ '06) grew up just a few miles from Athens, but his education and work have taken him to locations around the world. His hometown paper The Oconee Enterprise featured him recently.

Join the UGA Alumni Association Chicago chapter for this virtual event featuring three Grady alumnae.

One of the most anticipated series of the summer has a UGA alumni connection. Michael Waldron (ABJ '10) is the head writer for Loki on Disney Plus.

Save the date for Friday, April 16 and plan to join us as we salute achievement, leadership and commitment and celebrate some outstanding alumni and friends.

AJC political reporter Greg Bluestein (ABJ '04) recently joined The Lead to discuss covering the 2020 presidential election, Georgia’s congressional runoffs and what’s next on Georgia’s political horizon.

The UGA Alumni Association's Bulldog 100 was honored last week in a virtual ceremony. Leo Falkenstein (ABJ '13, BBA '14) was one of six Grady alumni on the list. He is is the co-founder and executive producer for Consume Media, an Atlanta-based creative video services marketing agency.

Join us on Tuesday, March 2 as we explore the Carolina Bays with Tom Poland (ABJ '71, MED '75).

A blog that Sabrina Molu (ABJ '11) started as a student led to a career as an influencer. She credits her UGA New Media Institute with helping her develop the skills she needed in her early corporate jobs.

Through his generous support to the College, Dick Yarbrough (ABJ '59) has contributed to the success of many of our students including the latest Yarbrough-Grady Fellows. The fellowship offers four students distinct opportunities to work with the college throughout each academic year.

We are grateful to our UGA New Media Institute team for leading the charge to help the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia alleviate hunger in our community!

Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for our final Driven by Purpose discussion of the semester. Maxine Clark (ABJ '71) founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop and Jeff Jowdy (ABJ '83) founder of Lighthouse Counsel will discuss philanthropy and social good.

Game day is almost here. Add us to your tailgate plans!

Time is running out to help us support the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia's Hunger Bowl. Donate online until 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 or stop by the UGA New Media Institute suite by noon with your non-perishable food donations.

Last spring students in our Grady Sports: Sports journalism at UGA's Grady College Certificate program profiled athletes from the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, including Bart Conner (gymnastics), Edwin Moses (track and field) and Megan Neyer (diving) for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum . The profiles are now available in its Digital Museum.

Thinking about graduate school? The deadline to apply to be part of the next cohort of students in our MFA in Film, Television, and Digital Media is Dec. 1.

Students in the GradyNewsource capstone class and volunteers for a special Countdown: Election 2020 show are gearing up for a live broadcast on election night. Coverage will include results of local races from six counties Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe as well as state races and the presidential vote. The broadcast will be available on YouTube @gradynewsource and locally on Charter channel 181.

Looking for some healthy ideas for this weekend's tailgate? Check out this Thursday's virtual UGA Alumni Association event featuring Jessica Branch (ABJ '14).

If your Thanksgiving table will be a little smaller this year, Cynthia Graubart (ABJ '82) can help. The award-winning author's latest cookbook is available on Kindle or in paperback just in time for your holiday planning.

Each year we participate in the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia's Hunger Bowl to help fight food insecurity in our community. Our UGA New Media Institute team is leading the charge for in-person donations on our 4th floor. We are also offering access to a virtual food pantry for donations from wherever you are. Please join us in our quest to provide 14,000 meals. https://www.fooddriveonline.org/foodbanknega/index.php

Tailgating from home for this year's Georgia-Florida game? Add us to your plans and log on for food, football talk and fun. The event is free but registration is required. https://gail.uga.edu/events/jrnl/ga-fl-virtual-tailgate-2020