TABJ CELEBRATES A NEW YEAR AND A NEW PRESIDENT IN 2009!!!

TABJ Presidential Panel:

"The Media's Role in President Obama's Election: A Local Perspective"

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 10:00am - 12:00pm, NC Central University Educations Building Auditorium, Alston Avenue, Durham. The panel Discussion will cover reporter's trials and triumphs in covering the presidential campaign, including the inauguration. Moderator: WTVD11 Anchor/Reporter Anthony Wilson. Panelists, Cash Michaels - The Carolinian, Dan Bowens - WRAL-TV, Sommer Brokaw - Triangle Tribune, Gregory Childress - The Herald Sun, and Fred Shropshire - WTVD-TV. For information contact Ken Smith at 919-821-8607.

TABJ Scholarship Gala Update:

Many thanks to Keynote Speaker CBS News National Correspondent
and "60 Minutes" Contributor Byron Pitts for his inspired words. TABJ Congratulates Byron on his recent promotion to "60 Minutes" Correspondent on January 13, 2009.
Congratulations also to our 2008 scholarship recipients Monique Newton (UNC-CH) and Ayanna Williams (UNC-CH).


Sponsorship opportunities available for the 2009 Gala. Contact:  Gayle Hurd, Fundraising Chair at [email protected]

TABJ 2008 Scholarships:

Applications available soon for college students. Deadline tba. To apply Email [email protected]

 

 

 
   
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