Black media group to celebrate 40 years of
excellence
PBMF
also to commemorate 30 years of journalism workshop
for teens, recognize Vann award winners
The Pittsburgh Black Media
Federation is preparing to commemorate two milestones: its 40th anniversary and
the 30th anniversary of its Frank Bolden Urban Journalism Workshop for high
school students.
Media professionals, Bolden workshop alumni and PBMF
supporters will gather to celebrate PBMF’s legacy in September at the 40/30
Anniversary Gala, whose theme is “Onward! Continuing the Legacy of
Inclusive Storytelling.” The gala also will
include the 30th annual Robert L. Vann Media
Awards, which recognize excellence in media coverage.
The
dinner and celebration are set for Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at the University
Club, 123 University Place, Oakland. The
reception will begin at 6:30 p.m.; the dinner and program will begin at 7 p.m.
Bolden
workshop alumnus Keith Alexander, a Washington Post reporter, will serve as the
master of ceremonies. He and workshop alumna Sharon Epperson, a correspondent
with CNBC, will discuss the state of journalism diversity during “A
Conversation with Sharon Epperson.”
KEITH L. ALEXANDER
OF THE WASHINGTON POST
(MASTER OF CEREMONIES)
SHARON EPPERSON
CORRESPONDENT WITH CNBC
TICKET INFORMATION
Gala
tickets are $60 each and can be purchased online at www.pbmf.org. Ticket sales will help fund college scholarships
for graduates of the Bolden workshop. Attendees
do not have to be media professionals to attend
and/or support the gala.
The
gala is being sponsored by Highmark Inc., WPXI-TV, Trib Total Media and the
University of Pittsburgh.
For more information, contact
Gala Committee Co-chair Ervin Dyer
at edyer@pitt.edu or 412.624.4796
or LaMont Jones Jr. at lamontjonesjr@aol.com or 412.612.9699.
Founded in 1973, the Pittsburgh
Black Media Federation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for diversity
in newsrooms, hosts programs that recognize excellent media coverage of
minority communities and trains young people to enter the media industry.
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