Just Call Me Rae
April 24, 2024 @ 7:00PM — 8:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Matheson History Museum: 513 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601 Get Directions
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Learn about the founder of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
We are honored to welcome Ann Weimer Moxley to the Matheson to share from her brand-new book "Just Call Me Rae: The Story of Rae O. Weimer, Founder of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications," about the legacy of her late father. The evening will include a slide show presentation and book signing.
Rae O. Weimer founded the University of Florida’s first school of journalism in 1949, and within one year of his arrival in Gainesville, the school received accreditation. No longer would Florida’s students have to leave the state to pursue dreams of becoming journalists. Just Call Me Rae chronicles the life of the man who pioneered journalism education in Florida and built one of the most innovative journalism and communications programs in the country.