Florida News Awards Celebration
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Rosen Centre Resort, Orlando
5:00 PM: Check In / Social Hour
6:00 PM: Dinner + Awards
NEW 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Post-awards social party hour
You can find more information, including schedule and directions, on the Evening Awards page of this website.
Press Forward (1:00 PM) is your opportunity to dive into workshopping, networking, and recruiting opportunities.
Press Forward is FREE and open to all professional and student journalists. Registration is not required.
Join us to network with professionals in the field, get personalized feedback on your demo reel/work, and connect with recruiters actively hiring for a variety of roles in newsrooms across Florida - and beyond.
Our program includes a not to miss free workshop session by Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins.
NEW Complimentary professional headshot sessions available.
You can find more information, including a full rundown of events and schedule on the Press Forward page of this website.
Looking to make your next move in a Florida Newsroom?
Let us know by filling out our Job Seeker Interest Form.
FEATURED GUESTS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | AWARDS CELEBRATION
PRESENTER | PRESS FORWARD
scholarship winner
scholarship winner
RYANN JONES
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
MARIANA LARSEN
University of Florida
…and the FINALISTS ARE…
Congratulations to all of this year’s professional and student contest finalists.
We’re excited to reveal the winners during our programs on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando.
LIST OF FINALISTS
celebrating excellence in
broadcast journalism from across florida
The mission of Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists is to support and inspire creative and impactful storytelling with the purpose of showing the critical importance journalism has in the State of Florida. FABJ carries out its mission by producing opportunities to showcase and honor excellence in broadcast journalism, as well as programming to provide professional development for journalists of all skill levels and experience levels.