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Pittsburgh Black Media Federation's
Robert L. Vann Media Awards
@ The O'Hara Student Center Ballroom
at the University of Pittsburgh
4024 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213 (Oakland)
Thursday, April 30, 2015 | 6-9PM
Get tickets while they last!
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Media professionals from the Pittsburgh area’s major TV and radio stations, newspapers, magazines and online outlets will gather at the awards dinner April 30 to honor achievements in journalism coverage of the African-American and African Diaspora communities of Western Pennsylvania. A panel of out-of-state media professionals selects the award winners, who will be presented with Awards of Excellence at the dinner.
In addition to presenting the Awards of Excellence, PBMF will present three special honors – the Legacy in Journalism, Communicator of the Year and Trailblazer awards – whose winners were selected by PBMF members.
The Legacy in Journalism Award, which recognizes organizations or individuals who have been pioneers in making journalism a more open enterprise, will be given to Ty Miller, manager of news, sports and digital services at American Urban Radio Networks.
The Communicator of the Year Award acknowledges winners’ messages of empowerment, strength and hope they disseminate through service to their communities or professions.
The 2015 Communicator of the Year Award will be presented to Sonya Toler, public information officer for Pittsburgh’s Public Safety Department.
The Trailblazer Award, which is given to veteran journalists who have advanced the mission of journalism through innovative work, will be presented to Eddie Jefferies, a freelance writer and former sports editor at The New Pittsburgh Courier.
@ The O'Hara Student Center Ballroom
at the University of Pittsburgh,
4024 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213 (Oakland)
Reception tickets are $15 each for PBMF members
and $20 each for nonmembers.
Tickets can be purchased online until April 27 at
www.pbmf.org
After April 27, tickets will be available only
at the door April 30 for $25 each.
In 1988, the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation established the Robert L. Vann Awards to honor excellence in journalism coverage of the African-American community. The contest is open to all communicators for newspapers, magazines, wire services, websites, radio and television stations in Western Pennsylvania.
For more information contact
Deborah Todd at 412-263-1652
or dtodd@post-gazette.com,
or Ervin Dyer at 412-624-4796
or edyer@pitt.edu.
www.pbmf.org
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