Award-winning investigative reporter to speak at UW-River Falls March 9

March 6, 2023 - Randy Travis, an award-winning investigative reporter for the FOX 5 television station in Atlanta, Ga., is this semester's speaker for the Communication and Media Seminar at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His topic will be "Investigative Journalism: American Patriotism."

The seminar is scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, in North Hall Auditorium on campus. It is free and open to the public.

Travis began his journalism career as a sports writer for his hometown newspaper, the Athens Banner-Herald in Georgia, but later switched to television. He joined WAGA-TV (FOX 5) in 1990 and four years later became part of the station's investigative unit.

He was earned numerous honors for his work, including a Peabody Award, two national Edward R. Murrow awards, and 20 regional Emmys.

The seminar is sponsored by the UWRF Communication and Media Studies Department.

For further information, call Associate Professor Andris Straumanis at 715-425-4645.