About Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization, operated by a volunteer board of broadcast journalism professionals based throughout 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.


Meet The Board

The Board of the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists is comprised of volunteer professional journalists who work in newsrooms throughout the State of Florida. We strive to represent a diversity of roles and experiences from Florida’s television and radio markets.

The FABJ Board’s marquee effort is producing Florida’s annual Excellence in Broadcast News awards ceremony, developing new ways of networking for broadcast journalism professionals and to help foster growth and mentorship among college student aspiring to become professional broadcast journalists themselves.
 

Florida Association of broadcast journalists
Board of Directors

 

DAVID SNYDER
Anchor
WCJB ABC 20
Gainesville


PRESIDENT

MARCIE GOLGOSKI
Executive Producer
Special Projects
WESH NBC 2
Orlando

VICE PRESIDENT

KARAN DEARDORFF
Assignment Editor
WOFL FOX 35
Orlando


TREASURER

LINNIE SUPALL
Reporter
WFLA NBC 8
Tampa / St. Pete


SECRETARY

 

ABBY WALTON
Anchor
WCTV CBS 6
Tallahassee

COLLEGE SECRETARY

DONNA BELL
News Director / Anchor
WJHG NBC 7
Panama City Beach

TALIA BLAKE
Morning Edition Host
WMFE FM NPR
Orlando

ALEX BROWNING
Reporter
WSVN FOX 7
Miami

 

SEBASTIAN GONZALEZ
Director of Photojournalism
WBBH NBC 2
WZVN ABC 7
Fort Myers

HARRISON HOVE
Senior Lecturer /
Associate Chair
University of Florida
Gainesville

GINA JORDAN
Morning Edition Host
WFSU FM NPR
Tallahassee

BRIDGETTE MATTER
Reporter
WPLG ABC 10
Miami

 

ERIN MURRAY
Anchor / Reporter
Spectrum Bay News 9
Tampa / St. Pete.

WENDIE THOMASON
Executive Producer
WPTV NBC 5
West Palm Beach

 


Interested in Joining Us?

If you're interested in serving on the board of the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, you can submit your application here.