TBABJ will hold its next meeting on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11am at Candy Lowe's Team Time, 904 E. Henry Avenue in Tampa. Refreshments will be served.
Come out to meet new members, learn about upcoming events and purchase your ticket to the Griot Drum awards, which will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18. (Contact Rodney Thrash at rthrash@sptimes.com to purchase tickets or get more information about Griot Drum).
Got questions? Send an email to membership chair Nicole Hutcheson at TampaBayABJ@gmail.com.
See you there!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Job Openings from WPTV-TV in Palm Beach!
The following jobs are open at WPTV Newschannel 5 in Palm Beach. Contact Anne O'Mara, Human Resources Manager, for more information. Go to www.wptv.com to complet a profile and apply for the openings listed below:
Traffic Assistant
Assistant Chief Engineer
Promotions Writer/Producer
Weekend Meterologist
Managing Editor
Executive Producer
News Producer
Breaking News Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Account Executive
Maintenance Engineer
Traffic Assistant
Assistant Chief Engineer
Promotions Writer/Producer
Weekend Meterologist
Managing Editor
Executive Producer
News Producer
Breaking News Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Account Executive
Maintenance Engineer
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
ESPN's Jemele Hill to keynote Griot Drum Awards
ESPN national columnist Jemele Hill has been confirmed as keynote speaker for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists' fifth annual Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Banquet.Hill will headline the event, scheduled at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive in Tampa. The TBABJ will award $5,000 in scholarships along with honors to area journalists who have excelled in covering people of color.
As one of the few women of color serving as a national sports columnist and TV personality, Hill serves as a powerful example of media diversity. She joined ESPN in November 2006 as a national columnist, making regular appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN First Take, Jim Rome is Burning, and Outside the Lines.
Before joining ESPN, Hill worked as a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel and covered sports for Detroit Free Press and Raleigh News & Observer.
In 2007, Hill won the first annual McKenzie Cup, in tribute to groundbreaking sports editor Van McKenzie, at the annual Poynter Media Summit. She also received an honorable mention in the 2007 edition of Best American Sports Writing.
Griot Drum sponsors include the St. Petersburg Times, The Nielsen Co., Bright House Networks, WTVT-Ch. 13, Tucker/Hall public relations, and the New York Times Regional Media Group.
Tickets are $20 for TBABJ members and $25 for non members or $200 for a table of ten, and can be purchased online at TBABJ.com.
Contact: Eric Deggans (727) 893-8521; deggans@sptimes.com
2010 Griot Drum Awards tickets now available online!
Tickets are now on sale for the Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Banquet, the signature event of the nationally-recognized Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists!
Held each November, it is the only locally-produced journalism awards program that honors coverage of people of color.
The 2010 installment of Griot Drum will be held Nov. 18 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive, Tampa.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception featuring local saxophonist Jonathan Milton. ESPN’s Jemele Hill, one of the few women of color serving as a national sports columnist and TV personality, will headline the 7 p.m. dinner and awards presentation. Since joining ESPN in November 2006, Hill has made regular appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN First Take, Jim Rome is Burning, and Outside the Lines.
More than 200 guests are expected to attend this year’s ceremony, which will include performances by the Gulfcoast Academy of Performing Arts (formerly the Soulful Arts Dance Academy) and Tampa musical prodigy Caleb E. Sanders. Area high school seniors and college students will be given financial support to pursue their education in the field of journalism.
Proceeds from ticket sales will help TBABJ fund those scholarships. Tickets are $20 for TBABJ members, $25 for non-members and $200 for a table of ten.
Click on the 'Donate' tab on the top right of the tbabj.com and get your tickets today!
See you Nov. 18!
Best,
Rodney Thrash
Staff writer, St. Petersburg Times
Co-chair, 2010 TBABJ Griot Drum Awards
Office: 727.445.4167
Cell: 813.610.1268
E-mail: rthrash@sptimes.com
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Griot Drum Scholarship deadline extended to Oct. 10
Do you know a journalism student of color with a tie to the Tampa Bay area?
Might they want some serious $$ for school this year?
They now have until October 10 to do something about it.
...
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists have extended our Griot Drum Scholarship deadline to Oct. 10. We are giving away $5,000 in scholarships, including one award for graduate students.
Because of growing demand, TBABJ will give away its first scholarship to a graduate journalism student this year for $1,000. In addition, two undergraduate students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship and one undergraduate student will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Our goal: to help young journalists of color join the ranks of the working press. Please encourage all high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students of color (African American, Hispanic, Asian, etc.) to apply for this contest by OCT. 10, 2010.
Applications must be postmarked by this date to be considered. Scholarship winners will be announced this year during TBABJ’s Griot Drum Awards ceremony, taking place in Tampa Nov. 18, at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center,
11606 McKinley Drive.
To learn more about Griot Drum, visit www.tbabj.com. Students currently enrolled in college or graduating high school seniors are encouraged to apply. Previous grand prize winners are NOT eligible.
Applicants MUST have a connection to the Tampa Bay area, which includes Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, among other communities in the region. We expect our winners to attend a reception before the Griot Drum ceremony and stay for the banquet.
Questions? Contact Kevin Graham, TBABJ’s Scholarship Coordinator, at 813-857-4096 or contactkevingraham@gmail.com.
Might they want some serious $$ for school this year?
They now have until October 10 to do something about it.
...
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists have extended our Griot Drum Scholarship deadline to Oct. 10. We are giving away $5,000 in scholarships, including one award for graduate students.
Because of growing demand, TBABJ will give away its first scholarship to a graduate journalism student this year for $1,000. In addition, two undergraduate students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship and one undergraduate student will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Our goal: to help young journalists of color join the ranks of the working press. Please encourage all high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students of color (African American, Hispanic, Asian, etc.) to apply for this contest by OCT. 10, 2010.
Applications must be postmarked by this date to be considered. Scholarship winners will be announced this year during TBABJ’s Griot Drum Awards ceremony, taking place in Tampa Nov. 18, at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference & Banquet Center,
11606 McKinley Drive.
To learn more about Griot Drum, visit www.tbabj.com. Students currently enrolled in college or graduating high school seniors are encouraged to apply. Previous grand prize winners are NOT eligible.
Applicants MUST have a connection to the Tampa Bay area, which includes Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, among other communities in the region. We expect our winners to attend a reception before the Griot Drum ceremony and stay for the banquet.
Questions? Contact Kevin Graham, TBABJ’s Scholarship Coordinator, at 813-857-4096 or contactkevingraham@gmail.com.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sunset Social for Members and Friends!
Want to learn more about the chapter and re-connect with TBABJ members and friends?
The chapter will host a Sunset Social at Kona Grill, 4134 W. Boy Scout Blvd. in Tampa. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 15 from 5-8pm.
You can also purchase tickets for the Griot Drum awards on Nov. 18, which honors media coverage of people of color.
For more information, email the chapter at TampaBayABJ@gmail.com.
See you there!
The chapter will host a Sunset Social at Kona Grill, 4134 W. Boy Scout Blvd. in Tampa. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 15 from 5-8pm.
You can also purchase tickets for the Griot Drum awards on Nov. 18, which honors media coverage of people of color.
For more information, email the chapter at TampaBayABJ@gmail.com.
See you there!
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