Wayne Garcia

Wayne Garcia is a Senior Instructor at USF's Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications with 30+ years of journalism and political communication experience. His teaching focuses on media and society, podcasting, and reporting fundamentals.

Education includes:

• MA, University of South Florida
• BS in Journalism, University of Florida

As Executive Director of the Florida Scholastic Press Association, he supports high school journalism programs statewide. Professional honors include Sunshine State Awards for political reporting and ACLU recognition for investigative journalism. His teaching emphasizes hands-on skills development and civic engagement.

Courses taught include Media and Society, Radio/Podcasting production, Beginning Reporting, and Writing for Mass Media. He maintains professional engagement through political commentary on public television and community radio.