George Curry Keynotes Griot Drum Awards
Mon, Oct 29 2007 03:03 | Permalink
George Curry, newly-named Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, will serve as keynote speaker for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists' Third Annual Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Banquet.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, the 2007 edition of the Griot Drum Awards has already drawn a significant list of sponsors, including the Poynter Institute, the New York Times Regional Media Group, Tampa Bay and Company, Hill and Knowlton public relations and the St. Petersburg Times. The evening begins with an opening reception featuring our keynote speaker at 6 p.m.
Previously, Curry served as editor-in-chief of the wire service serving America’s black newspapers, the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service in Washington, D.C. Curry’s work at the NNPA ranged from being inside the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases to traveling to Doha, Qatar to report on America's war with Iraq. His weekly column is syndicated by the NNPA to more than 200 newspapers.
Before joining the NNPA, Curry was editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine for seven years. He is past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors, the first African-American to hold the association's top office. Before taking over as editor of Emerge, Curry served as New York bureau chief and as a Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Under Curry's leadership, Emerge won more than 40 national journalism awards. See more information on his career here.
Previously, Curry served as editor-in-chief of the wire service serving America’s black newspapers, the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service in Washington, D.C. Curry’s work at the NNPA ranged from being inside the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases to traveling to Doha, Qatar to report on America's war with Iraq. His weekly column is syndicated by the NNPA to more than 200 newspapers.
Before joining the NNPA, Curry was editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine for seven years. He is past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors, the first African-American to hold the association's top office. Before taking over as editor of Emerge, Curry served as New York bureau chief and as a Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Under Curry's leadership, Emerge won more than 40 national journalism awards. See more information on his career here.
The Griot Drum will feature awards in 15 categories for local media outlets honored for quality coverage of people of color. Founded in 1983, the TBABJ is an incorporated, non-profit chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, the largest organization of journalists of color in the world.
Tickets are on sale now for the event. Call or email Eric Deggans, TBABJ President, for more information at (727) 893-8521 or deggans@sptimes.com
TBABJ Thanks Griot Drum Awards Sponsors
Fri, Oct 26 2007 05:11 | Announcements | Permalink
Despite a financial picture that often seems less than rosy these days, a host of local companies and organizations came together this year to make our Griot Drum Awards a reality. This is our space to thank them for their continued and most appreciated support.
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2007 Scholarship Winner: Kristal Roberts
For years, the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists has sought to cultivate aspiring communications professionals by offering scholarships to outstanding undergraduate minority college students. Applicants must have a connection to the Tampa Bay area and plan a career in journalism.
Previous recipients have attended schools such as Howard University, Spelman College and the University of South Florida.
The winner of the $1,000 TBABJ Griot Drum Scholarship for 2007 is Kristal Roberts. A graduating senior, Kristal hails from Fort Lauderdale and is pursuing a career in Media Management at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She works as a reporter at WUSF 89.7 News and has interned at Platinum Television. Kristal expects to graduate in May.
Please join us in congratulating and encouraging Kristal and others like her. If you or someone you know could benefit from our annual scholarship contest, please contact me at sday@sptimes.com.
Warmly,
Sherri Day
TBABJ Vice-President
2007 Scholarship/Awards Chair
Previous recipients have attended schools such as Howard University, Spelman College and the University of South Florida.
The winner of the $1,000 TBABJ Griot Drum Scholarship for 2007 is Kristal Roberts. A graduating senior, Kristal hails from Fort Lauderdale and is pursuing a career in Media Management at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She works as a reporter at WUSF 89.7 News and has interned at Platinum Television. Kristal expects to graduate in May.
Please join us in congratulating and encouraging Kristal and others like her. If you or someone you know could benefit from our annual scholarship contest, please contact me at sday@sptimes.com.
Warmly,
Sherri Day
TBABJ Vice-President
2007 Scholarship/Awards Chair
Tickets Now on Sale for 2007 Griot Drum Awards
Tue, Oct 23 2007 03:00 | Permalink
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The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists would like to invite you to the premiere event for journalists of color in the Tampa Bay area: the Third Annual Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship dinner.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, the Griot Drum Awards honors journalists in several categories, highlighting those who have excelled in coverage of issues important to people of color. Proceeds will fund our scholarships to aspiring young journalists of color.
Our keynote speaker this year is Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and former Emerge magazine editor George Curry, a longtime champion of diversity in media. Our 6 p.m. opening reception will feature a meet-and-greet with Curry, who is an active and involved mentor to young journalists and will spend time speaking with any students who attend.
We would love for you to join us. Tickets are $30 for TBABJ chapter members and $35 for non-members, or $300 for a table of ten.
Please fill out the enclosed order form and send it to the address below with a check or money order (made out to TBABJ). To ensure prompt attention, you can email
or call 727-893-8521. You will receive confirmation by email and/or telephone.
Monthly Meeting Summary: November 2007
Held at the Golden Corral restaurant on Nov. 3, this meeting mostly featured talk on the upcoming Nov. 15 Griot Drum Awards ceremony.
More details to come when the meeting minutes are processed.
Current TBABJ Officers & Contact Info
Mon, Oct 22 2007 06:07 | Meetings, Announcements, Jobs | Permalink
President -- Eric Deggans, TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg Times; email - digdog@aol.com; phone: (727) 893-8521. Also serves as chair of National Association of Black Journalists' Media Monitoring Commitee.
Vice President -- Sherri Day, Religion Writer, St. Petersburg Times; email - sday@sptimes.com; phone: (813) 226-3405.
Treasurer -- Ken Knight, Multimedia coordinator, Tampa Tribune/WFLA-Ch. 8/TBO.com; email - kknight@tampatrib.com; phone: (813) 228-8888. Also serves as Region III director for the National Association of Black Journalists.Secretary -- Patty Allen-Jones, retired reporter, Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Send all Chapter correspondence to:
Eric Deggans
c/o St. Petersburg Times
490 !st Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Send all Membership correspondence to:
Demorris Lee
c/0 St. Petersburg Times
710 Court St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
Send all Chapter correspondence to:
Eric Deggans
c/o St. Petersburg Times
490 !st Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Send all Membership correspondence to:
Demorris Lee
c/0 St. Petersburg Times
710 Court St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
New TBABJ website!
Thu, Oct 4 2007 02:01 | technology, Announcements | Permalink
In our continuing quest to serve you better, the TBABJ board has contracted with a California-based company, Webhead Labs, to present a new home in cyberspace for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists.
Besides offering a sleeker design, this version of our Web site offers more information, including a more comprehensive calendar of events, downloadable membership and ticket request applications and lots of pictures from our past events.
Of course, this also means our MySpace page and Freewebs site, both nice alternatives to paid designs, will be dormant. Any past information likely will remain, but new information -- especially meeting notices and information on our many projects -- will now appear here.
There's even an RSS Feed option so you can tell your web browser to automatically notify you whenever our page is updated!
I'm hopeful this will become an informative and bustling hub for the chapter's projects. And, as always, if you have any problems or questions you can feel free to email me at TampaBayNABJ@aol.com or my personal address digdog@aol.com.
Welcome to TBABJ's new Internet home!
Eric Deggans
TBABJ chapter president/TVand Media Critic, St. Petersburg Times
