| DeWayne Wickham
Lifetime Achievement Award
In addition to being a
founding member of NABJ, the current USA Today columnist also founded the
Association of Black Media Workers, the NABJ chapter in Baltimore. He assisted
in the creation of professional chapters in both Greensboro, N.C., and Norfolk,
Va.
Wickham also founded NABJ student chapters at Delaware State University and
North Carolina A&T State University, the latter at which he currently
serves as distinguished professor of journalism and interim chair of the
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. Read more.
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| Pierre Thomas
2012 Journalist of the Year
"Pierre
Thomas' entire career has been a testament to his abilities as an
incisive reporter whose storytelling is noteworthy," said NABJ President
Gregory Lee Jr. "We honor him now because during the past year his
abilities have allowed him to be frontline, reporting on the stories
that captivated us all."
Thomas and his team lead ABC's coverage of many of last year's tops stories. Read more.
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| Monica Pearson
2012 Legacy Award
"Monica
is an icon and for nearly four decades has served the Atlanta market
giving a voice to the issues and interests of the city. She epitomizes
the true meaning of this award, a true trailblazer opening the doors for
women and for people of color in local news. Monica is most befitting
of our annual Legacy Award," said NABJ President Gregory Lee Jr.
Pearson,
64, is the longest-running anchor in the Atlanta market, working
through seven presidencies and six Georgia governors as the state nearly
doubled in size. Read more.
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| Janet Rollé
Pat Tobin Media Professional Award
"NABJ
is proud to honor Janet Rollé. She represents the very essence of this
award; the behind the scenes force helping to create on-air successes,"
NABJ President Gregory Lee Jr. said. "Rollé is one of our industry's
brightest stars. We are delighted that we have the opportunity to recognize her contributions." Rollé
oversees the positioning and promotion of CNN's multiple networks and
services, including CNN, CNN.com, CNN International, HLN, CNN.com/Live,
CNN Mobile and all other CNN services. Read more.
|  | Gerrick Kennedy
Emerging Journalist of the Year
A
"NABJ Baby," Kennedy is now an award-winning journalist and blogger. He
began at the Los Angeles Times in 2009 as an intern and contributed to
both the metro and online entertainment teams as part of the paper's
Metpro training program. He is currently a music reporter for the paper
where he covers pop, R&B/soul and hip-hop. He has interviewed some
of music's biggest stars including Sean "Diddy" Combs, Brandy, Monica,
Drake, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Rodney Jerkins, Nicki Minaj
and Lil Wayne. Kennedy also contributed greatly to the coverage of the
recent death of Whitney Houston.
"I'm honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award. As someone who has benefited from both NABJ's Student Projects....Read more.
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