Our editors' selections for the biggest news stories covered by WUFT in 2025.

The most-read stories on WUFT.org during 2025, ranked by total pageviews.

WUFT-TV, North Central Florida’s PBS television station, is currently off the air following a power surge that damaged the station’s transmitter.

Herschel “Hank” Conner, former WUFT radio and television personality and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication professor emeritus, passed away in Gainesville on Aug. 14, he was 86.

Kristin Moorehead has been named local “Morning Edition” anchor and Multimedia Content Producer for WUFT News in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center.

WUFT, the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) and BEACON are featured in this story in Current, "Florida stations expand reach of public safety network," published in June 2025.

Two WUFT News colleagues, WUFT-FM Morning Edition Local News Anchor Áine Pennello and Report for America Corps member and Ag and Environment Desk reporter Rose Schnabel are featured this week.

Staff and student journalists from WUFT are the recipients of four Region 13 2025 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Radio Small Market Continuing Coverage, Digital, Excellence in Writing, and Hard News categories.

Ethan Magoc has been named the new Interim Director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center (INC).

WUFT News had 11 winners and 20 finalists in the Region 3 2024 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The stories, featured on WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV and wuft.org, were recognized as some of the best collegiate journalism in 2024 in Region 3, which comprises Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.