Congratulations to Tampa Bay Times TV/media critic — and former TBABJ president — Eric Deggans! He’s been selected to receive the 2013 Legacy Award from the National Association of Black Journalists Arts and Entertainment Task Force.
Eric, author of Race-Baiter: How the Media Weilds Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, will be honored at a reception during the NABJ convention in Kissimmee later this summer.
To learn more about Eric’s accomplishments, click here… or just ask us.
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ) is now accepting entries for its 2012 Griot Drum Awards program. The program honors the best media coverage of people of color.
The contest is open to print, broadcast and online media professionals of all ethnicities. Journalists submitting entries do not have to be a member of TBABJ, a local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Any individual or news organization in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties can enter materials published, broadcast or presented online between Jan. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2011. There are 31 categories this year. The deadline to submit entries is September 10, 2012.
Award winners will be presented in the fall at TBABJ’s 2012 Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Banquet.
Questions? Please contact Jenise G. Morgan, Griot Drum Awards coordinator and TBABJ vice president of print, at (813) 716-6288 or via e-mail at JMorgannews@yahoo.com.
TBABJ looks forward to receiving your Griot Drum entries early!
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists strives to help ensure diversity in area media and accurate, balanced coverage of communities of color while serving as a resource for both established and aspiring communicators. TBABJ was recognized by NABJ in 2010 as Chapter of the Year.
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ) is proud to announce the 2011 Griot Drum award and scholarship winners. Recipients were presented on Thursday, Nov. 17 at The Nielsen Company headquarters in Oldsmar.
The awards program honors broadcast, multimedia and print professionals for their coverage of people of color.
CATEGORY: PRINT
(Circulation under 100,000)
Deadline Reporting
Andreas Butler
Daytona Times
Investigative Reporting
Charles W. Cherry II
Florida Courier
Features Reporting
James Harper
Daytona Times
Community/Public Affairs
Florida Courier Staff
Opinion
Charles W. Cherry II
Daytona Times
CATEGORY: PRINT
(100,000 circulation or more)
Deadline Reporting
Tia Mitchell
Florida Times-Union
Features Reporting
Mary Shedden
The Tampa Tribune
Community/Public Affairs
Demorris A. Lee
St. Petersburg Times
CATEGORY: RADIO
Features Reporting
Naomi Prioleau
WUSF Public Media
Community/Public Affairs
Farah Dosani
WUSF Public Media
CATEGORY: TELEVISION
Deadline Reporting
Jennifer McVan and Eugene Perry
WFTS-TV/ABC Action News
Non-Deadline Reporting
Deiah Riley and Eugene Perry
WFTS-TV, ABC Action News
Community/Public Affairs
Lissette Campos and Eugene Perry
WFTS-TV, ABC Action News
Investigative Reporting
Matt McGlashen and Jackie Callaway
WFTS-TV, ABC Action News
CATEGORY: GRAPHICS/PHOTO
Best Photo Illustration
Kim Gibson
Florida Courier
CATEGORY: MULTIMEDIA
Best Multimedia News Story
Douglas R. Clifford and Demorris A. Lee
St. Petersburg Times
Best Blog
Keisha M. Pickett
BlackintheBay.com
Congratulations to the following broadcast, multimedia and print professionals whose coverage of people of color earned them spots as finalists in the 2011 Griot Drum Awards contest!
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ) will announce winners on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the headquarters of The Nielsen Company, 501 Brooker Creek Blvd., Oldsmar.
Tickets, which can be purchased at www.tbabj.com, are $35 for TBABJ members, $45 for non-members and $320 for a table.
You’ll get the chance to hobnob with the area’s media professionals at a pre-banquet reception, enjoy a full dinner and performances by local musicians Josh Cooperman and Jonathan Milton. CNN anchor Don Lemon will deliver the keynote address.
The master of ceremonies will be WFLA-Channel 8 morning anchor Rod Carter.
THE FINALISTS
Carson Cooper, WUSF Public Media, one category
Naomi Prioleau, WUSF Public Media, one category
Farah Dosani, WUSF Public Media, one category
Robin Sussingham, WUSF Public Media, one category
Dalia Colon, Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies, one category
WEDU-TV/Gulf Coast Journal Staff, one category
Jackie Calloway, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Lissette Campos, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Jennifer McVan, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Eugene Perry, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, three categories
Linda Hurtado, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Deiah Riley, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Matt McGlashen, WFTS-TV/ABC Action News, one category
Mary Shedden, Tampa Tribune, one category
Douglas R. Clifford, St. Petersburg Times, one category
Joyce Nanette Johnson, St. Petersburg Times, two categories
Tia Mitchell, St. Petersburg Times, one category
Demorris A. Lee, St. Petersburg Times, three categories
Keisha Pickett, Blackinthebay.com, one category
Andreas Butler, Daytona Times, one category
James Harper, Daytona Times, one category
Charles W. Cherry II, Florida Courier, two categories
Kim Gibson, Florida Courier, one category
Florida Courier Staff, one category