WXII12 | Video/Audio/TV Reporter/Producer | formerly The Current GA, @wuftnews @freshtakefla, WESH2, #UFxFAMU1963, The Alligator, Pulitzer Center, NPR
Winston-Salem, NC
Joined April 2018
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🥈2nd Place in the Hearst Awards Multimedia National Championship! Truly a dream come true and an incredible learning experience. Thankful for all the support and encouragement -- and the best way to end my undergrad jou career. Go Gators!
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna @serrasowers, B.S. Journalism 2024, has received second place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards National Multimedia Championship in San Francisco on June 6. Congratulations Serra!
jou.ufl.edu/2024/06/10/ufcjc…
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Serra is joining us dark and early this morning while @KKendallWXII runs a half marathon in Winston-Salem! 😳🏃🏼♀️
Wish Kelly luck, and come hang with Serra and I on @WXII 12 through 8:00 AM!
Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend! 🐰🌷
Proud of this project with a great team and mentors and so thankful for the continued recognition!
🥇 First Place — Outstanding Student Reporting — 2024 #SEJAwards
"The Price of Plenty"
@UF and @Mizzou
projects.wuft.org/priceofple…
Meet the team and read the judges’ comments: sej.org/outstanding-student-…
ALT First Place "The Price of Plenty" by Julia Cooper, Katie Delk, Fernando Figueroa, Alan Halaly, Abigail Hasebroock, Lucille Lannigan, Ana Clara Mattiuzzi Martins, Serra Sowers, Elliot Tritto, Lauren Whiddon (University of Florida) and Bailey Becker, Maya Bell, Mavis Chan, Josie Heimsoth, Lauren Hines-Acosta, Jamie Holcomb, Joy Mazur, Noah Zahn, Sofi Zeman (University of Missouri), published by The University of Florida’s public media station WUFT.org and the University of Missouri’s Columbia Missourian
Two gator reporters at Union Station in Raleigh to cover Republican VP nominee JD Vance. I’m reporting for @WXII and @makseminera for the AP. Follow for updates.
@WXII Exclusive: Parents of former Clemson football player Diondre Overton demand answers following his death. Hear from the family in our coverage below:
Sharing I have a news page for my coverage in The Triad! Still using this page for the stories I am proud of, but additional NC coverage can be found @SerraSowersWXII
WINNERS AGAIN! So proud to have been a part of this team and uncover the stories & environmental impacts behind such a unique industry. 🐊🐯
Congrats to these hard-working student journalists who spent half a year investigating the fertilizer industry. Dragline of thanks to the pros who guided them in work the judges called impressive in blending science, labor, racial inequity & environment. awards.journalists.org/entri…
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So happy for the @UFJSchool and @mujschool students behind #ThePriceOfPlenty fertilizer investigation, a finalist in the @ONAawards, global prizes for excellence in digital journalism. Published @WUFTNews & the @CoMissourian w/ TNX @pulitzercenter! #OJA24 projects.wuft.org/priceofple…
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Eleven @UF CJC student journalists and recent graduates and the editorial staff of @TheAlligator were honored in the 2024 Florida Society of News Editors (FSNE) Journalism Contest Student Division.
Congratulations, #CommuniGators! 🐊
jou.ufl.edu/2024/07/25/cjc-s…
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University of Florida announces former president, Kent Fuchs, has agreed to serve as interim president until successor appointed for Ben Sasse, who is resigning. Fuchs was highly regarded across campus.
Thank you to RTDNA for recognizing #UFxFAMU1963 as a regional Murrow Winner for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It’s a dream come true.
Congratulations to today’s Small Market Television Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners!
@NBC2
@WRDW_WAGT
@WJCLNews
@WUFTNews
@13wmaznews
@winknews
@wgcu
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#MurrowMay #Murrows
Thank you @mrconnect and @shelbygslade for making PHX feel like home this week and teaching us so much. It was a whirlwind (and we had some early mornings) but it’s something I will never forget!
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#djnfdigital24 mini emotional moment but sound out @DJNF for giving me the opportunity to meet some of the coolest and funniest people ever. it’s been such a fun cohort and week so far 🥹
The news is out! I’m so excited to be representing UF in San Francisco next week. I’ll do my best to make you proud!🧿🐊
Congratulations @serrasowers for qualifying for Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships in the Multimedia category, taking place June 1-7. Good luck in the competition!
jou.ufl.edu/2024/05/23/ufcjc…
Such a sweet surprise! So much love for this cohort.
Showing the love for Birthday girl @serrasowers on 5/22. Glad we could be there for your special day! 🎂Also... Happy bday to "arm-heart" #djnfdigital24 Sherry and @juliana_giacone who celebrated bdays earlier this month. 🥳
Thank you @DJNF for the little break in our learning to explore some nature. #djnfdigital24
