ABC Action News morning and noon anchor Deiah Riley has been confirmed as Mistress of Ceremonies for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists' fourth annual Griot Drum Awards.
Deiah has anchored the Tampa ABC affiliate’s morning newscasts since 2003, when she came to town from WXIA-TV in Atlanta, where she anchored that station's award-winning 5 p.m. news broadcast.
Born and raised in the Panhandle, Deiah graduated from Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach with a degree in mass communications, working at stations in Phoenix, Arizona, Mobile, Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday Nov. 20 at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, the Griot Drum Awards is the Tampa Bay area's biggest local journalism awards contest. This year, the TBABJ will award honors in 23 categories while also bestowing several $1,000 scholarships.
The evening begins with a 6 p.m. opening reception, featuring a meet-and-greet with our keynote speaker, former CBS This Morning anchor Mark McEwen.Sponsors include the St. Petersburg Times, ABC Action News, WTSP-Ch. 10, WTVT-Ch. 13, Tampa Bay & Company, the New York Times Regional Media Group and the Poynter Institute.
Tickets are still available for the event, priced at $35 each for non-members and $30 each for members; the Poynter Institute is located at 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg. Feel free to call 727-893-8521 to register your order or email here; walkup purchases are possible, but seating may be limited.
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