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Updated: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Published: Thursday, September 22, 2005 |
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NABJ presents 2005 journalism awards
Honorees include CBS Ed Bradley;
Andy Alford of the Austin American -Statesman;
Krissah Williams of The Washington Post
and Reginald Stuart of Knight Ridder
WASHINGTON - The National Association of Black Journalists will present its highest awards during its Salute to Excellence Gala set for October 15 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C.
Set to receive a special honor in person that night: CBS Ed Bradley, NABJ's Lifetime Achievement Award Winner; Andy Alford, NABJ's 2005 Journalist of the Year; Krissah Williams, NABJ's Emerging Journalist of the Year; and Reginald Stuart, the Ida B. Wells Award winner.
It is time to salute those journalists doing good and doing well, said Bryan Monroe, NABJ President. From Ed Bradley to Reggie Stuart to Andy Alford to Derek Ali, all have served as inspiration for up and coming black journalists.
Alford co-wrote a series that found that officers in Austin, Texas, were twice as likely to use force against blacks than whites and 25 percent more likely to use force against Hispanics than whites. Williams, of the Post, has written about immigrants and traveled to their homelands to tell their stories.
Bradley, the winner of 19 Emmy awards, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and will be recognized for stories he did last year on Ray Charles and Emmett Till.
NABJ's annual journalism competition recognizes outstanding coverage of people or issues in the African diaspora. For the full list of finalists, including those from print, television, new media, radio and magazines, go to www.nabj.org. Some of the nominated work can be downloaded.
This year, marks the 20th anniversary gala dinner and the second time its been held as a stand-alone Washington event. In previous years, the awards were given out during NABJ's annual conventions in August.
To purchase tickets priced at $100 for full/associate members, $75 for students and $125 for non-
members, call the national office at 301-445-7100.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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