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