Saturday, April 12, 2025

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Job Fair
College Awards
Writer’s Workshop presented by Jeff Butera

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RECRUITING SPONSORS


Graham Media Group is about being THE authentic, local voice passionately informing and celebrating communities. Graham Media Group is comprised of seven local media powerhouses, plus Graham Digital, Omne and Social News Desk - all delivering local news, programming, advertising solutions and digital media tools for television, online, mobile, streaming, podcasts and audio devices. Graham Media Group is dynamic local brands that extend beyond traditional broadcast television. Graham’s work helps inform, celebrate, and knit together the communities they serve. Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, Graham operates stations in four states including Florida: WKMG CBS 6 Orlando and WJXT TV 4 Jacksonville.

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Gray Television
’s roots begin in January 1891 with the creation of the Albany Herald in Albany, Georgia. Between the early 1990s and today, the company has transformed from a small, regional broadcaster to a lead media company with nationwide scale. Among its portfolio, Gray Television owns 180 television stations in 113 markets in 39 states in the United States, including WWSB ABC 7 (Sarasota), WCJB ABC 20 (Gainesville), WJHG NBC 7 (Panama City), WCTV CBS 6 (Tallahassee), and WFLX FOX 29 (West Palm Beach).

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Hearst Television is a national multimedia company, owning and/or operating 35 television stations and two radio stations in 27 media markets across 39 states, reaching more than 24 million U.S. television households. Hearst Television has a partnership with nearly all major networks, distributing content on more than 120 video channels, including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, Estrella, and more. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry’s premier companies, and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Stations include WESH NBC 2 in Orlando, WPBF ABC 25 in West Palm Beach, and WBBH NBC 2 Fort Myers.

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SPECTRUM NETWORKS is the local programming division of Charter Communications, consisting of more than 30 local Spectrum News TV and digital networks in 14 states, as well as a streaming news channel, Spectrum News+, and two regional sports networks, Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum SportsNet LA. Spectrum News Florida includes Spectrum Bay News 9 covering the Tampa / St. Pete market, and Spectrum News 13 covering the Orlando market.

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TEGNA helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people on an average monthly basis across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. TEGNA newsrooms in the State of Florida include WTSP CBS 10 in Tampa / St. Pete and First Coast News WTLV-WJXX NBC ABC duopoly located in Jacksonville.

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DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

“Write Like You Talk”: A workshop that promises to make you a better broadcast news writer in less than an hour!

This workshop will take four key tenets of conversational writing…and one promise to never say “blaze”, “motorist”, or “this, as” ever again.

Jeff Butera is a journalist with more than 20 years of television news experience. He currently anchors the weekday midday news on Spectrum Bay News 9 in Tampa Bay. Jeff spent a decade reporting for stations around the country, before transitioning to the anchor desk.

Jeff is author of Write Like You Talk: A Guide To Broadcast News Writing, which one reader graciously referred to as a “broadcast news bible”. The book continues to be a top seller across the news industry, and is utilized in the curriculum at numerous colleges and universities around the country.