TBABJ Meeting April 5 at Kizmet in St. Petersburg

Members and friends of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists:

We're meeting at 11 a.m. April 5 at a new spot: the Kizmet cafe in St. Petersburg.

As usual, we have a lot going on. We need to further plans for for the kick off party to the 2009 convention, scheduled for July 26 in Chicago this year. We're also organizing our next public forum, which we will present with the NAACP and Council on American-Islamic Relations as co-sponsors.

We also need to discuss the fast approaching Griot Drum Awards, since we have extended the deadline for entries to March 28.

Hope to see you there! Here's the address:

Kizmet 1101 1st Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705 (727) 821-1078 Dining Guide: St Petersburg Restaurants

Eric Deggans
President, Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists
Chair, NABJ Media Monitoring Committee
TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
http://www.TBABJ.com
(727) 893-8521

Griot Drum Awards Deadline Extended to March 28!

Get out those media awards submissions, because it's not too late to send in entries for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ) Griot Drum awards.

These awards, open to journalists of any ethnicity, honor quality coverage of people of color or issues affecting them. They are also the Tampa Bay area's only local journalism awards contest, focused on honoring achievement in the state's largest media market.

The deadline has been extended until March 28. Entries must be postmarked by that date.

See attached forms for entry information. Or go to the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists web site at www.TBABJ.com.

Got questions? Call or e-mail Camille C. Spencer, awards coordinator, at 727-992-5203 or camillecspencer@gmail.com.

Best,

Camille C. Spencer-- Camille C. SpencerReporterSt. Petersburg Timeswww.tampabay.com727.869.6229 (office)727.992.5203 (cell)