, a project featuring audio, visual and written content, was produced by students in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media to carry on the legacy of the couple.

The Moores were educators and activists in Mims, and he established the first NAACP chapter in the county. On Christmas night 1951 their house was bombed by white supremacists while they slept, causing their deaths. A replica of their home was built on their street, Freedom Avenue, and several markers, a museum and many local residents still carry their message.

Their legacy is something that can be preserved through storytelling projects like this, says Phil Hoffman, W麻豆原创鈥檚 executive director.

Rick Brunson, senior instructor of journalism, said the project started with a Facebook post. Moved to action after reading about the racism and domestic terrorism that gripped Central Florida in the 1940s and 鈥�50s, Brunson visited the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex in Mims to learn more and pay his respects. When he shared his experience on social media, Hoffman contacted him and suggested the student project.

“W麻豆原创 would not be fulfilling its role as Central Florida’s Storytellers without partnering with community producers to tell even the most difficult stories,” Hoffman says. 鈥淒uring this time of racial reckoning in our country, it is important to tell these stories of people who worked for justice to help educate and engage our audience in this meaningful conversation.”

Brunson says he is appreciative the project came to fruition.

“It was so gratifying for the students and such a privilege to honor the Moores鈥� legacy and the impact their lives continue to have on Central Florida and beyond,” he says.

The series in the COVID-19 Content category came from the TV station鈥檚 response to the pandemic. The team developed a series of short videos under the Meet the Helpers initiative to help parents, caregivers, teachers and others talk to children about the pandemic and give them tools to help keep their families healthy.

鈥淲e are beyond grateful to be recognized by the Public Media Awards for our tireless work on Meet the Helpers and this series of special content related to the coronavirus,鈥� says Phil Hoffman, W麻豆原创 executive director. 鈥淎s Central Florida鈥檚 Storytellers, we are happy that our home community as well as the national community is benefitting from the COVID-19 content that we continue to develop.鈥�

The awards honor public television鈥檚 best work in education, community engagement, marketing/communications and content. Awards are judged by a group of expert in the public media system, as well as industry professionals outside of public media.

Florida has had a far-reaching effect on the presidency dating all the way back to George Washington, before the region was even a state.聽The film, written and produced by W麻豆原创 veteran television journalist Buddy Pittman 鈥�74 and senior lecturer Clark, looks at the long-standing connection between the state and the White House.

The 50-minute documentary examines the environmental efforts spearheaded by several president, the space program, and landmark political moments that occurred here, including Richard Nixon鈥檚 Watergate 鈥淚 am not a crook鈥� speech and George W. Bush鈥檚 Sept. 11, 2001, press conference following the World Trade Center attack. The film also uncovers some of the little-known Florida stories that have involved presidents.

Clark wrote the book in 2016 as the presidential campaign got underway.

鈥淚 had worked with Buddy Pittman on the [W麻豆原创] Road Trip series for several years and when I suggested a documentary, Buddy embraced it,鈥� Clark says. 鈥淲e realized we had tremendous resources on campus.鈥�

Appearing in the documentary with Clark, who is the author of nine books, are 麻豆原创 faculty members Amy Foster, Barbara Gannon, David Head, David Morton 鈥�14MA 鈥�19PhD, and Lori Walters.

The film is narrated by long-time CBS News radio reporter Peter King, who is known for his coverage of NASA and the space industry.

鈥淲麻豆原创 has dedicated itself to telling community stories as Central Florida鈥檚 Storytellers. It鈥檚 our commitment to the community to educate, engage and inspire through our content,鈥� says Phil Hoffman, W麻豆原创 executive director. 鈥�Presidents in Florida comes at an interesting time in history, with Florida taking a major role.鈥�

In anticipation of that day, 麻豆原创 in collaboration with the Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford will host an educational program, 鈥淐onnecting with the Central Florida Filmmaking Community,鈥� on Thursday to kick off the Feb. 13-16 festival.

The free Education Day program will start at 7 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sanford, and will be followed at 8 p.m. with a selection of short films by current and recently graduated 麻豆原创 students.

There are more than 50,000 Floridians who work in the film, television and digital media industry, many of whom live and work in Central Florida.

The education program was developed by 麻豆原创 lecturer Jason Gregory 鈥�19MFA and Associate Professor Lisa Mills 鈥�99. Gregory will moderate a panel of other film professionals to talk about why the local film industry is growing stronger with more opportunities for networking and the multiple productions that are underway.

“麻豆原创 helped me get to where I am, and now it’s my turn to pay it forward and help mold and develop others.鈥� 鈥� Jason Gregory 鈥�19MFA

鈥淚 am an alum of the 麻豆原创 and 麻豆原创 helped me get to where I am, and now it’s my turn to pay it forward and help mold and develop others,鈥� Gregory says, adding that the university is helping develop the next wave of great filmmakers through its undergraduate and graduate programs. Gregory teaches screenwriting at 麻豆原创, is the director of the Orlando Urban Film Festival and created the television pilot Waking Up White.

Others on the panel are: Marco DiGeorge, co-founder of Truthful Acting Studios, artistic director of Theater on the Edge, and a film casting director; Wilmore “Moe” Fowler, film production coordinator at Valencia College who has worked in films as a producer, assistant director and in other roles; Lenny and Tzvia LoRusso, founders of Orlando Independent Filmmakers; and Ed Love, owner of 89 Media Inc. and a TV and film producer.

In addition to the student films, the 10^th annual festival will show 81 films from 12 countries in competition. The films will be screened in eight categories (comedy, drama, animation, documentary, international, sci-fi/horror, Florida Flavor, and E for Everyone), plus an opening-night variety of films, and the Best of the Fest competition on closing night.

Several filmmakers with connections to 麻豆原创 have films that were selected to be screened:

• In Memory of Us, a drama by Kristina League 鈥�19. This film will be shown during the Education Day program and also was accepted to be in the festival鈥檚 drama block. (Two sisters navigate the complex bonds of family on the night of their father’s funeral.)
• Tiffany, an animation directed by Christina Christie 鈥�19, was created by 麻豆原创鈥檚 character animation class of 2019. (While packing away her late grandmother’s affairs, Pauline discovers there is joy in celebrating the legacy of those who have passed away.)
• The Brewchurch, a documentary by Aaron Hose 鈥�03, a video production specialist in the . (Castle Church Brewing Community, an Orlando church-owned brewery, combines faith-based fellowship and beer under the same roof. Patrons from all walks of life are welcome to grab a pint, join in prayer, or both.)
• Bitters, a horror directed by Charles Sutter 鈥�10鈥�14惭贵础. Sutter also previously taught film for seven years at 麻豆原创. (A chef invites a popular health and food blogger to preview the new menu at her restaurant. But with each new course the meal isn鈥檛 as it seems on the surface).

Serving with other judges at the festival鈥檚 Best of the Fest block are Mills and Phil Hoffman, executive director of W麻豆原创 TV and W麻豆原创 FM, media partners for the event.

All the festival鈥檚 events are at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, a refurbished 1923 theater on the National Register of Historic Places.

For a schedule, ticket information and other news聽of the festival,聽go to聽LoveYourShorts.com and .

The student films to be shown at 8 p.m. Feb. 13:

Egghead & Twinkie

Sarah Holland, 8:37
Egghead is in love with his best friend, Twinkie, a closeted lesbian. And tonight she is coming out to her parents in the most casual way possible.

Chief: A Life of Service

Gabriel Ross, 7:00
After the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, Police Chief Calvin Ross has to deal with the pressure of staying on the force longer than planned.

AJI

Omar Young, 4:22
An immigrant鈥檚 journey to reconnect with his culinary roots and rebuild tradition away from home.

When Superwoman Can鈥檛 Fly (No More)

Valerie Starks, 5:02
A daughter who put her life on hold to care for her mother, who was her world, must start her own life anew.

American Boyfriend

Helen Morales, 7:00
A 15-year-old girl experiences an anxiety attack while on a school field trip.

CuldeSac

Spencer Shack, 10:05
Two group-home brothers navigate living poor in a small African-American suburb.

Split Oak

Vincent Marcucci, 10:01
A Central Florida forest is under attack by the very people elected to protect it.

In Memory of Us

Kristi League, 13:23
Two sisters navigate the complex bonds of family on the night of their father鈥檚 funeral.

The film was presented an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 43^rd Annual Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards on Saturday.

Space Chase USA, explores the pioneering history that the city鈥檚 residents found themselves engaged in as NASA and the space industry arrived on the Space Coast next to the small beach town. Interviews with residents, archival footage and home movies were used to provide a personal connection to the new space era in Cocoa Beach鈥檚 history.

The film premiered in July as part of 鈥檚 Summer of Space.

“W麻豆原创 is honored that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized our work in celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the moon landing with Space Chase USA,鈥� said Phil Hoffman, W麻豆原创 executive director. 鈥淏eing Central Florida鈥檚 storytellers, Space Chase USA was our way of highlighting the trials, tribulations and triumphs of this significant event that happened right in our own backyard.鈥�

Hoffman and Duilio Mariola were executive producers of the film and Megan Matier was production assistant.

The Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a nonprofit corporation that presents the annual Regional Emmy Awards to television markets in Florida, Puerto Rico and southern regions of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia.

Meet the Helpers is a multiplatform project for teaching children about firefighters, police officers, teachers and other community helpers so the children can be better prepared in emergency situations. The series of videos introduces eight helpers in the community and was created as part of the outreach of W麻豆原创, Central Florida鈥檚 PBS station, after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

This new funding will focus on emergency preparedness, youth stress and anxiety, and crisis communications to determine if videos can be used to help children understand helpers鈥� roles during an emergency and prepare children to react helpfully. The research will be conducted in partnership with 麻豆原创鈥檚 College of Community Innovation and Education and the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.

The research will be conducted in partnership with 麻豆原创鈥檚 College of Community Innovation and Education and the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.

Meet the Helpers was developed by W麻豆原创 and advised by Judith Levin 鈥�86MEd, associate lecturer and program coordinator for Early Childhood Development Education.

The upcoming research will be conducted in two phases. Nicholson Professors Deanna and Timothy Sellnow will conduct a local study to determine how crisis communications can be effective with childhood audiences.

Levin, Professors Debbie Hahs-Vaughn and Bingbing Zhang 鈥�18PhD and Assistant Professor Viki Kelchner of CCIE then will conduct a national research project on youth stress and anxiety. The team will train W麻豆原创 and eight other public television stations to collect data from their audiences to determine the impact that public media could have on decreasing youth anxiety and stress during emergencies.

Other stations around the country are invited to apply to be part of the pilot project and will receive $10,000 if selected. CET in Cincinnati, Vegas PBS in Las Vegas, and WFSU in Tallahassee, Florida, have already joined the project.

Meet the Helpers will be shown at the other stations in order to determine the programs鈥� effectiveness, with the goal to make additional community-helper videos. In addition to the videos already mentioned, the other helpers featured so far are: emergency room doctor, meteorologist, paramedic, line worker and a 911 operator.

鈥淲e are proud to help extend this research effort and look forward to extending this project to all public media across the U.S.,鈥� says Phil Hoffman, W麻豆原创 executive director. 鈥淲e believe that 鈥� we can contribute valuable research on how public media stations across the country can educate children year round about community helpers and be better prepared in a time of crisis.鈥�

An interview with Thomas Cavanagh, 麻豆原创’s associate vice president of distributed learning, was taped Monday in Los Angeles and is scheduled for broadcast at midnight Thursday on W麻豆原创 TV.

Cavanagh discussed how 麻豆原创 has leveraged the program to improve student access and success. The interview is the final installment in Smiley’s season-long emphasis on national higher education success stories.聽

“I appreciated the invitation to share the 麻豆原创 model with a wider audience,” Cavanagh said. “It was a fun conversation about an important topic.”

For those unable to catch the broadcast, the interview will be repeated at noon Monday on W麻豆原创鈥檚 24.3 world channel and will be available online on the Tavis Smiley Show . 聽

Hoffman, who will start May 23, brings more than 20 years of higher education and public media experience, including production, strategic operations, media management and fundraising.

He comes to W麻豆原创 from KMOS, a PBS station licensed to the University of Central Missouri. In two years as director of broadcasting services and general manager at KMOS, Hoffman鈥檚 innovative leadership helped ratings grow significantly. Prior to KMOS, he served as both general manager of Z-TV, a student-run television station at The University of Akron, and interim general manager and assistant general manager of WZIP-FM, the university鈥檚 highly successful student-run public radio station.

鈥淧hil shares our belief that a public broadcasting license comes with the responsibility to serve the community, create lasting relationships and help viewers understand their world,鈥� said Grant Heston, 麻豆原创鈥檚 vice president for Communications and Marketing.聽 鈥淚t is through service, partnership and programming that W麻豆原创 TV has become an indispensable part of so many lives in Central Florida.鈥�

This summer marks four years since the 麻豆原创 created W麻豆原创 TV and saved PBS in Orlando. Hoffman said W麻豆原创 has the feel and advantages of a 鈥渘ew鈥� station, while still offering great PBS programming.

鈥淚 see this opportunity as something truly unique,鈥� Hoffman said. 鈥淚 think W麻豆原创 is poised to become a major player within the PBS system and will innovate and stretch what public media can do for Central Florida.鈥�

Hoffman has earned a doctorate in educational leadership and bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in mass communication, all from the University of Akron.

He is involved in many university and community activities. As a faculty member, he has taught more than 20 courses, including classes in public media and documentary film production this spring. He also has served on graduation planning and computing technology committees.

Hoffman is membership chair of student media advisors for the Broadcast Education Association, as well as a governor of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America chapter. He also is a graduate of the 2015 PBS Executive Leadership Development鈥檚 inaugural class.

His combined documentary and live concert film 鈥淗ammer on Steel鈥� earned eight Emmy Award nominations and was distributed nationally to PBS affiliates. The production involved traveling to Trinidad to interview the inventors of the steel drum and document the instrument鈥檚 history and influence across the globe.

麻豆原创 is ranked one of the best universities in the nation for veterans聽by offering support services聽along their journey toward graduation and has been ranked as 鈥渕ilitary聽friendly鈥� by G.I. Jobs magazine.

Highlights for the month include:

Monday, Nov. 2:

Tuesday, Nov. 3:

The 麻豆原创 History Department鈥檚 Community Veterans History Project is hosting Student Veteran History Day. Pre-registered student veterans will share their military experiences throughout the day. The oral history interviews will be recorded, digitally preserved in the 麻豆原创 Library Special Collection and some may also be archived in the Library of Congress. The interviews will take place in Colbourn Hall, Room 401. For more information contact, 407-823-0242.

Wednesday, Nov. 4:

The screening will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Visit wucftv.org/veterans for more information and to register.

Thursday, Nov. 5:

Friday, Nov. 6

Monday, Nov. 9

Tuesday, Nov. 10

Saturday, Nov. 14

The parade will start at the corner of Orange Avenue and Robinson Street in downtown Orlando at 11 a.m. For parking details and more information visit: http://www.cityoforlando.net/veteransparade/.

Monday, Nov. 16

Back for its eighth season, Light Up 麻豆原创 鈥�50 Nights of Music, Lights and Ice鈥� provides Central Florida families and residents with an affordable place to celebrate the holidays. Light Up 麻豆原创 has become a holiday tradition, offering an 8,000-square-foot outdoor ice skating rink, rides, and holiday attractions. 麻豆原创 Student Veterans are invited to attend on Military Appreciation Night from 5 to 10 p.m. For more information contact, Joshua.Johnson@ucf.edu or call 407-823-5874.

Thursday, Nov. 19:

To take advantage of this special offer: Visit GovX.com; click on `tickets’ on the top banner; search 麻豆原创 Football; select your seats. GovX members will receive a complimentary ticket. Additional tickets (maximum of four) will be available at $20. As a bonus, this offer will extend to the game on Thursday, Nov. 26 when 麻豆原创 hosts USF. (Signing up for the USF offer will available in the coming days).

Thursday, the series focused on the DirectConnect to 麻豆原创 program. To see the video .

DirectConnect to 麻豆原创 is a nationally recognized program that guarantees admission into 麻豆原创 for students graduating from one of the four institutions. The state college partners 鈥� Eastern Florida State College, Lake Sumter State College, Seminole State College, Valencia College 鈥� prepared about 70 percent of the more than 10,000 students who transferred to 麻豆原创 in 2012-2013. Daytona State College has since joined as a fifth state college partner.

Tune in all this week at 7 p.m. to W麻豆原创 to see the following: