Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
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The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is a college within the University of Georgia
in Athens
, Georgia
, United States
. Established in 1921, the Grady College is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Degrees offered by the college include:
The school also operates WUGA-TV, which UGA acquired on Oct. 15, 2008.
. Shortly after graduating from the University of Georgia, with a bachelors degree in 1868, he left Athens and worked for several different newspapers. The combination of Henry W. Grady's alumni status, his editorial position and his Athens birth, motivated the renaming of the journalism school at the University of Georgia.
and dean of the University in 1926.
John E.Drewry, the second graduate of the journalism program in 1922, succeeded founder S.V. Sanford as director of the journalism school and accepted the position of dean when it was created in 1940. That same year he helped create the Peabody Awards.
Since Drewry's retirement in 1969, the school has had five deans: Among them are Warren K. Agee (1969–1975), Scott M. Cutlip (1975–1983), J. Thomas Russell (1983–2000), and E. Culpepper "Cully" Clark in 2005.
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. Established in 1921, the Grady College is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Journalism program
The Grady College consists of three departments: Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, and Telecommunications. The college provides instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels in public relations, advertising, broadcast news, magazines, newspapers, new services, photojournalism, publication management, telecommunications, and new media. Since 1935 the students at Grady College have produced the student written, student edited magazine the UGAzine, which is printed in the UGA printshop. The student magazine is solely self-sufficient and sustains itself by advertising revenue. Due to the increase in advertising revenue in the past years and the subsequent evolution into a 4 color publication, the UGAzine has become a prominent and respected fixture on the UGA campus.Degrees offered by the college include:
- Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Journalism (A.B.J.) - Master of ArtsMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Journalism and Mass Communication (M.A.) - Master of ArtsMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Health and Medical Journalism (M.A.) - Doctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Mass Communication (Ph.D)
Research programs
The college houses the following centers and institutes for research and education:- The James M. Cox, Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research
- CoxInstitute/The James M. Cox, Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management
- The Michael J. Faherty Broadcast Management Laboratory
- Dowden Center for New Media
The school also operates WUGA-TV, which UGA acquired on Oct. 15, 2008.
Namesake
The college was named after one of its alumni, Henry Woodfin GradyHenry W. Grady
Henry Woodfin Grady was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the former Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War....
. Shortly after graduating from the University of Georgia, with a bachelors degree in 1868, he left Athens and worked for several different newspapers. The combination of Henry W. Grady's alumni status, his editorial position and his Athens birth, motivated the renaming of the journalism school at the University of Georgia.
Deans
Steadman V. Sanford taught the first journalism course at UGA in 1913. Sanford eventually went on to establish the college’s journalism school in 1921 and served as the journalism school’s director until becoming the president of Franklin CollegeFranklin College of Arts and Sciences
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is the founding college of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The college was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.-History:...
and dean of the University in 1926.
John E.Drewry, the second graduate of the journalism program in 1922, succeeded founder S.V. Sanford as director of the journalism school and accepted the position of dean when it was created in 1940. That same year he helped create the Peabody Awards.
Since Drewry's retirement in 1969, the school has had five deans: Among them are Warren K. Agee (1969–1975), Scott M. Cutlip (1975–1983), J. Thomas Russell (1983–2000), and E. Culpepper "Cully" Clark in 2005.
Peabody Awards
Grady College established the George Foster Peabody Awards Program in 1940 and has since administered the award to recognize outstanding achievements in electronic media.Notable alumni
- Cathy CoxCathy CoxLera Catharine "Cathy" Cox is a Georgia politician, a member of the Democratic Party, the former Secretary of State of Georgia, and a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2006...
(1980) - Secretary of State of GeorgiaSecretary of state of GeorgiaThe secretary of state of the U.S. state of Georgia is an elected official with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising elections and maintaining public records.... - John HollimanJohn HollimanJohn Holliman was an American broadcast journalist. He was a member of the original reporting corps for CNN, serving as its agriculture correspondent after serving in the same capacity for Associated Press Radio in Washington, DC...
(1970) - Television news correspondent - Martha ZollerMartha ZollerMartha Mitchell Zoller is a columnist, author, and state-wide syndicated radio personality on North Georgia's News-Talk station FM 103.7 WXKT which serves the Gainesville metropolitan area, Maysville, and Athens....
(1979) - Georgia syndicated radio host and television personality - Deborah NorvilleDeborah NorvilleDeborah Norville is an American television broadcaster and journalist. Since 1995 she has been host of the syndicated American television program Inside Edition...
(1979) - Television reporter and news program host - Harry ChapmanHarry Chapman (news anchor)Harry Edwin Chapman was a news anchor at WTVF CBS in Nashville, Tennessee for 35 years before retiring in 2006. He was a long time co-host of the midday CBS show "Talk of the Town" and still hosts "Words and Music" on NewsChannel5+....
(1967) - Television news anchor - Mary Katharine HamMary Katharine HamMary Katharine Ham is a host of The Morning Majority on 630 WMAL in Washington D.C.. She currently writes for The Daily Caller and The Weekly Standard...
(2002) - Political commentator and video blogger