Tickets Now on Sale for 2007 Griot Drum Awards

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

deggans@sptimes.com

or call 727-893-8521. You will receive confirmation by email and/or telephone.

Download ticket request form