Dear Colleague:
The NY Association of Black Journalists invites you to attend a special
reception in honor of several journalists and supporters who have crossed
significant landmarks in their careers as they continue to break barriers.
NYABJ Honors:
Byron Pitts – Author of New Book “Step Out on Nothing”
Marcus Mabry – New National Desk Associate Editor of The New York Times
Monica Drake – New Deputy Travel Director of The New York Times
Catherine McKenzie – New Senior Producer of GMA Weekend Edition
Black Enterprise – Celebrating 40 Years of Publishing
When: Wednesday July 14, 2010
Where: B Smith's Restaurant
320 West 46th Street (Bet 8th & 9th Avenues)
Time: 7pm - 10pm
This is an R.S.V.P. event. (Space is limited)
Please send your reply to gramsay@greatpitchmedia.com. If you have any
questions please feel free to call 917-721-8395
New York, NY – The economic pressure on the business of journalism was evident in Columbia University’s Low Library during the 2010 New York Association of Black Journalists awards ceremony. Corporate sponsorships helped to supplement declining media organization donations. Con Edison, a longtime NYABJ supporter, came through as co-title sponsor joining Bloomberg. Hosted by BET’s April Woodard and ABC News’ Ron Claiborne, the 2010 ceremony honored journalists and educators who have served in the New York area for more than 30 years. Joye Brown of Newsday received the NYABJ Lifetime Achievement in Print award. Ms. Brown is a columnist but has held just about every kind of job you can have at a newspaper. Ms. Brown is a Pulitzer Prize winner for her contribution in the “Baby Jane” case and an educator at Hofstra University. The 2010 “Ed Bradley” Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast is Kiss FM’s Bob Slade. Mr. Slade is a Peabody award winner for his documentary work and was a champion of the Central Park 5. The five young men convicted in the Central Park jogger case were later exonerated by the confession and DNA of a convicted serial rapist. Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins introduced this years NYABJ Excellence in Education honoree – Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr. Dr. Brown is a professor at the City University of New York (CUNY). While very active over the last 20 years in New York Media, Dr. Brown made history during World War Two as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen.
All of the 2010 special honorees are:
NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award in Print
Joye Brown – Newsday
NYABJ “Ed Bradley” Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism
Bob Slade – WRKS (Kiss FM)
NYABJ Excellence in Education Award
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr. – C.U.N.Y.
CNN, CUNY, BET, WNBC and WABC are major sponsors for the event this year. The ceremony also honored journalists for best spot/general, sports, international, arts and entertainment, science, commentaries and public affairs reporting for 2009. See following list of winners.
Proceeds from the scholarship and awards dinner help to underwrite NYABJ programs, including its annual workshop for high school journalists, professional development seminars, public forums on issues and people in the news and community workshops on what constitutes news and how to gain access to the media. NYABJ is the New York Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.
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