From left to right: WUOT-FM audio engineer, Tim Berry, Associate Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater, and WUOT reporter Pierce Gentry pose together with their awards. A Night to Remember The Tennessee Association of Broadcasting (TAB) Excellence in Broadcasting Awards is always an exciting night for the organization’s members. Those in the world of TV and […] The post Big Night for CCI at 2025 TAB Excellence in Broadcasting Awards: WUOT, School of Journalism and Media, The Media...| College of Communication and Information
The Election Project won first place in the Special Projects or Special Coverage category at the 2025 Green Eyeshade Awards. The project was a collaborative reporting initiative between the School of Journalism and Media and The Media Center at the College of Communication and Information covering the 2024 presidential election and other civic topics. The […] The post The Election Project, Student Journalists Win 2025 Green Eyeshade Awards appeared first on College of Communication and Info...| College of Communication and Information
Former Tennessee Titans broadcast producer Ashley Farrell took a chance on herself when she applied for a job with the National Football League team more than a decade ago. She moved to Nashville and accepted a part-time job with the Titans initially before becoming a full-time member of the organization’s media team. Her responsibilities included […] The post Ashley Farrell Brings Her Expertise To J&M, The Media Center appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
Student journalists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, took home several top honors in the 2025 Diamond Journalism Awards—including Student Journalist of the Year and the Student Special Projects award for the Election Project. The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists sponsors the annual Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition that recognizes […] The post UT Student Journalists Win 2025 Diamond Journalism Awards appeared first on College of Com...| College of Communication and Information
School of Journalism and Media students won five national Telly Awards for their coverage of the 2024 Paralympic Games. The awards program honors the best work created in television and video. The program receives more than 13,000 entries globally each year from some of the most respected companies in television, advertising, filmmaking, and online content. […] The post Students Win Telly Awards for Paralympics Coverage, Documentary Work appeared first on College of Communication and Inform...| College of Communication and Information
Pierce Gentry, far left, with the other contestants in the Audio category at the Hearst Journalism National Championship. As Pierce Gentry (‘25) walked through San Francisco in early June, he soaked in the colorful sights of the largest Chinatown in the world outside of China, but what he really focused on were the people and […] The post Alum, WUOT Reporter Pierce Gentry Wins 2nd in Hearst Journalism National Competition appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
There is one news event that affects everyone—it can help break the ice as small talk, it can make a day better or worse, and it can devastate entire communities: it is, of course, the weather. It’s important to have meteorologists reporting on the weather who are trained in both science and journalism, which is […] The post Emmy Award-Winning Chief Meteorologist Heather Haley to Join CCI and WUOT in Fall 2025 appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
Student journalists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won several first-place and finalist awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 12 Conference last month. Award-winning work included stories covering Hurricane Helene and the 2024 presidential election campaign. Senior journalism and media major and The Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Shelby Wright said she is proud of her work on Hurricane Helene, which won in the general news reporting category. She sees...| School of Journalism & Media
Griffin Hadley and Kate McCarville the Tennessee men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams receiving the Torchbearer award at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. (Photo By Kyndall Williams/Tennessee Athletics) School of Journalism and Media Professor Erin Whiteside met graduating senior Griffin Hadley for the first time during an informational session for students selected to cover the 2024 Paralympic Games for the USA TODAY Network in Paris. “But it was not u...| School of Journalism & Media
Senior Carter Moore interviewing Greenville, Tennessee native and woodworker George Wurtzel for the Land Grant Films short documentary “Carving The Creative Vision”. In small-town America, there always seems to be that person everyone knows who perfectly reflects what that community is all about. This phenomenon is what prompted Nick Geidner, School of Journalism and Media professor and Land Grant Films director, in 2023 to pitch to the student documentary production team a series highl...| School of Journalism & Media
Juniors Gracyn Thatcher and Alexa Durben, both journalism and media majors, will represent the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this summer at the 2025 Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Two School of Journalism and Media students have been selected to participate in a prestigious national reporting initiative this summer. Juniors Gracyn Thatcher and Alexa Durben, both journalism and media majors...| School of Journalism & Media
Students in the School of Journalism and Media earned several awards for their reporting coverage including Best Public Service Journalism for The Election Project and Best TV Station at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference The Election Project won “Best in the South” in public service journalism at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC). A collaborative reporting initiative between the School of Journalism and Media and The Media Center at the College of Communication and In...| School of Journalism & Media
School of Journalism and Media students Carter Moore and Eliza Noell on set with WBIR anchor Brittany Bailey to discuss the Land Grant Films’ documentary Carving the Creative Vision on May 20, 2025. Land Grant Films and WBIR Channel 10 are partnering to air student-produced documentaries on its streaming platform. The first documentary—Carving the Creative […]| College of Communication and Information
Students and faculty from the College of Communication and Information took home top awards in several categories at the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists’ Golden Press Card Awards, including a significant second-place award that has previously never been given to student work: the Horace V. Wells Jr. Community Service Award. This award is given […]| College of Communication and Information
Grey MacNicoll was initially going to decline Assistant Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater’s invitation to enroll in her Advanced Television News Reporting and Producing course. But MacNicoll’s parents encouraged her to reconsider. “Professors don’t say that to anybody. You should take advantage of whatever she is seeing in you that you don’t see in yourself, […] The post Graduating Senior Grey MacNicoll Views Experience on Rocky Top As ‘Second to None’ appeared first on ...| College of Communication and Information
The Media Center is excited to announce the senior leadership team for the 2025-2026academic year for The Daily Beacon, Ablaze Magazine, and The Volunteer Channel. Caden Dyer – Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beacon “I am honored to continue the Beacon’s prestigious legacy, and I am thrilled to stewardan organization that has given me invaluable career training. The […] The post Media Center Announces New Student Leadership appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
The Volunteer Channel (TVC) received a 2025 Gracie Awards Honorable Mention for the student-run television station’s hour-long Election Day live special Voting Matters. The special was a mix of pre-recorded segments and live interviews with local public officials as part of the Election Project—a collaborative reporting initiative between the School of Journalism and Media and […] The post TVC Earns Gracie Awards Honorable Mention for 2024 Election Day Live Special appeared first on Col...| College of Communication and Information
Alumnus Todd Steed (‘84) can still recall the first time he began using his journalism degree after earning it at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was working at a music school in Lithuania. One day a woman came up to him on the street because he looked American. She was looking for someone who […] The post WUOT’s Todd Steed Receives J&M Alumni of the Year Award appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
Sophomore Eliza Noell had never touched a professional camera until her freshman year, when she joined the documentary production unit Land Grant Films at the College of Communication and Information (CCI). “I was a complete beginner. It was really neat to be able to walk in and have this opportunity to try it out and […] The post J&M Students and Faculty Win Broadcast Education Association Awards appeared first on College of Communication and Information.| College of Communication and Information
Student journalists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won several first-place and finalist awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 12 Conference last month. Award-winning work included stories covering Hurricane Helene and the 2024 presidential election campaign. Senior journalism and media major and The Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Shelby Wright said she is […]| College of Communication and Information
Griffin Hadley and Kate McCarville the Tennessee men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams receiving the Torchbearer award at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. (Photo By Kyndall Williams/Tennessee Athletics) School of Journalism and Media Professor Erin Whiteside met graduating senior Griffin Hadley for the first time during an informational session for students […]| College of Communication and Information
Senior Carter Moore interviewing Greenville, Tennessee native and woodworker George Wurtzel for the Land Grant Films short documentary “Carving The Creative Vision”. In small-town America, there always seems to be that person everyone knows who perfectly reflects what that community is all about. This phenomenon is what prompted Nick Geidner, School of Journalism and Media […]| College of Communication and Information
Students in the School of Journalism and Media earned several awards for their reporting coverage including Best Public Service Journalism for The Election Project and Best TV Station at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference The Election Project won “Best in the South” in public service journalism at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC). A collaborative […]| College of Communication and Information