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ESPN's Jemele Hill to keynote Griot Drum Awards
ESPN national columnist Jemele Hill has been confirmed as keynote speaker for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists’ fifth annual Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Banquet.
Hill will headline the event, scheduled at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive in Tampa. The TBABJ will award $5,000 in scholarships along with honors to area journalists who have excelled in covering people of color.
As one of the few women of color serving as a national sports columnist and TV personality, Hill serves as a powerful example of media diversity. She joined ESPN in November 2006 as a national columnist, making regular appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN First Take, Jim Rome is Burning, and Outside the Lines.
Before joining ESPN, Hill worked as a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel and covered sports for Detroit Free Press and Raleigh News & Observer.
In 2007, Hill won the first annual McKenzie Cup, in tribute to groundbreaking sports editor Van McKenzie, at the annual Poynter Media Summit. She also received an honorable mention in the 2007 edition of Best American Sports Writing.
Griot Drum sponsors include the St. Petersburg Times, The Nielsen Co., Bright House Networks, WTVT-Ch. 13, Tucker/Hall public relations, and the New York Times Regional Media Group.
Tickets are $20 for TBABJ members and $25 for non members or $200 for a table of ten, and can be purchased online at TBABJ.com.
Contact: Eric Deggans (727) 893-8521; deggans@sptimes.com
2010 Griot Drum Awards tickets now available online!
Tickets are now on sale for the Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Banquet, the signature event of the nationally-recognized Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists!
Held each November, it is the only locally-produced journalism awards program that honors coverage of people of color.
The 2010 installment of Griot Drum will be held Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive, Tampa.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception featuring local saxophonist Jonathan Milton. ESPN’s Jemele Hill, one of the few women of color serving as a national sports columnist and TV personality, will headline the 7 p.m. dinner and awards presentation. Since joining ESPN in November 2006, Hill has made regular appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN First Take, Jim Rome is Burning, and Outside the Lines.
More than 200 guests are expected to attend this year’s ceremony, which will include performances by the Gulfcoast Academy of Performing Arts (formerly the Soulful Arts Dance Academy) and Tampa musical prodigy Caleb E. Sanders. Area high school seniors and college students will be given financial support to pursue their education in the field of journalism.
Proceeds from ticket sales will help TBABJ fund those scholarships. Tickets are $20 for TBABJ members, $25 for non-members and $200 for a table of ten.
Click on the ‘Donate’ tab on the top right of the tbabj.com and get your tickets today!
See you Nov. 18!
Best,
Rodney Thrash
Staff writer, St. Petersburg Times
Co-chair, 2010 TBABJ Griot Drum Awards
Office: 727.445.4167
Cell: 813.610.1268
E-mail: rthrash@sptimes.com
Griot Drum Scholarship deadline extended to Oct. 10
Do you know a journalism student of color with a tie to the Tampa Bay area?
Might they want some serious $$ for school this year?
They now have until October 10 to do something about it.
…
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists have extended our Griot Drum Scholarship deadline to Oct. 10. We are giving away $5,000 in scholarships, including one award for graduate students.
Because of growing demand, TBABJ will give away its first scholarship to a graduate journalism student this year for $1,000. In addition, two undergraduate students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship and one undergraduate student will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Our goal: to help young journalists of color join the ranks of the working press. Please encourage all high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students of color (African American, Hispanic, Asian, etc.) to apply for this contest by OCT. 10, 2010.
Applications must be postmarked by this date to be considered. Scholarship winners will be announced this year during TBABJ’s Griot Drum Awards ceremony, taking place in Tampa Nov. 18, at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center,
11606 McKinley Drive.
To learn more about Griot Drum, visit www.tbabj.com. Students currently enrolled in college or graduating high school seniors are encouraged to apply. Previous grand prize winners are NOT eligible.
Applicants MUST have a connection to the Tampa Bay area, which includes Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, among other communities in the region. We expect our winners to attend a reception before the Griot Drum ceremony and stay for the banquet.
Questions? Contact Kevin Graham, TBABJ’s Scholarship Coordinator, at 813-857-4096 or contactkevingraham@gmail.com.
Tickets now on sale for the 2010 Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Banquet!
Tickets are now on sale for the Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Banquet, the signature event of the nationally-recognized Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists!
Held each November, it is the only locally-produced journalism awards program that honors coverage of people of color.
The 2010 installment of Griot Drum will be held Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive, Tampa.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception featuring local saxophonist Jonathan Milton. ESPN’s Jemele Hill, one of the few women of color serving as a national sports columnist and TV personality, will headline the 7 p.m. dinner and awards presentation. Since joining ESPN in November 2006, Hill has made regular appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN First Take, Jim Rome is Burning, and Outside the Lines.
More than 200 guests are expected to attend this year’s ceremony, which will include performances by the Gulfcoast Academy of Performing Arts (formerly the Soulful Arts Dance Academy) and Tampa musical prodigy Caleb E. Sanders. Area high school seniors and college students will be given financial support to pursue their education in the field of journalism.
Proceeds from ticket sales will help TBABJ fund those scholarships. Tickets are $20 for TBABJ members, $25 for non-members and $200 for a table of ten.
Please complete the order form and return with the total amount to the address listed below.
See you Nov. 18!
Best,
Rodney Thrash
Staff writer, St. Petersburg Times
Co-chair, 2010 TBABJ Griot Drum Awards
Office: 727.445.4167
Cell: 813.610.1268
E-mail: rthrash@sptimes.com
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Griot Drum Awards deadline extended to Sept. 3!
Great news, friends and members of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ)!
You now have four (4) more weeks to enter your work in the only locally-produced journalism awards program, the 2010 Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Banquet.
The NEW postmark deadline is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010.
Have a story, photograph or online package that highlights the experience of people of color? What are you waiting for? Send it in to the address below no later than FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010.
Print, broadcast and online media professionals will receive awards in 37 different categories from the nationally-recognized TBABJ. Only work published, broadcast or uploaded between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2009 will be considered.
Copies of the entry form, the category descriptions and an FAQ are available here: http://tbabj.com/index.php?categories=Awards.
Griot Drum promises to be an amazing event. About 250 guests are expected to attend this year’s ceremony, which will be held Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive, Tampa. Four area high school seniors and college students will be given financial support to pursue their education in the field of journalism. There will be inspiring entertainment, a reception, dinner and more.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Rodney Thrash, Griot Drum Awards Co-Chair.
TBABJ looks forward to receiving your work.
Rodney Thrash
Staff writer
St. Petersburg Times Clearwater Bureau
710 Court Street
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Office: 727.445.4167 or 1.800.333.7505, x4167
Fax: 727.445.4119
Cell: 813.610.1268