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WUFT-FM wins seven Regional Murrow Awards
WUFT-FM staff and students have won seven 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced today. The awards recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. [...]
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Cinema Events
It’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! like you’ve never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can’t see it — it’s a radio show. A live staging of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! presented by NCM Fathom Events, NPR, WBEZ-Chicago, [...]
Public radio stations WUFT/WJUF-FM complete record-breaking Fall 2012 Membership Fundraising Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10/30/12 Contact: Sue Wagner, 352/294-7138, swagner@wuft.org Record breaking campaign exceeds $175,000 goal (Gainesville, Fla. – Oct. 30, 2012) Public radio stations Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM and WJUF-FM 90.1 recently completed the most successful listener membership campaign in [...]
Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM features work of artist photographer Anna Tomczak on 31st Anniversary Poster
Public radio station Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM is celebrating its 31st broadcast anniversary with a limited edition poster featuring work by critically acclaimed artist photographer Anna Tomczak. Tomczak is dedicated to using different techniques to alter photos through Polaroid transfer and [...]
Fanfares & Fireworks celebration returns to UF on July 3
Fanfares & Fireworks will return to Gainesville at 7 p.m. July 3 to Flavet Field on the University of Florida campus. The 2012 Independence Day Eve event is presented by the UF College of Journalism and Communications and its multimedia [...]
WUFT presents A Children’s Community
A Children’s Community offers viewers an inside glance into the lives of children who dedicate their time and talents to make a difference in their community. Despite what most may assume, children are actively involved in your community on a [...]
WUFT-TV Debuts Gator Nation Innovation
WUFT airs Gator Nation Innovation, a program highlighting the collaborative initiatives of the University of Florida with Gainesville community businesses and local government. The University of Florida’s research “creates an environment that cultivates and inspires creative thinking for future investors [...]
WRUF-TV premieres featuring 24/7 weather, news and Gator sports
WRUF-TV, Cox Cable Channel 6 in Gainesville and over-the-air on digital channel 10.1, will launch North Central Florida’s first weather channel today. WRUF-TV, formerly WLUF-TV, will feature city specific weather conditions, forecasts, and severe storm watches and warnings updated in [...]
Fireworks celebration canceled due to funding
The annual Gainesville Independence Day eve celebration, Fanfares & Fireworks, has been canceled because of budget cuts to the University of Florida’s public broadcasting stations, officials announced today. “It’s especially hard to share this news since we recognize the significance [...]
WUFT-FM to launch Spanish language programming service on 89.1 HD3 April 11
Groundbreaking Initiative by UF’s College of Journalism & Communications to support bilingual journalism training for students University of Florida public radio station WUFT-FM 89.1 will begin broadcasting Spanish language programming on the 89.1 HD3 channel on Monday, April 11. WUFT [...]











