(Washington, DC, March 10, 2008)— The National Association of
Multicultural Media Executives will hold its ‘Annual Celebration of
Diversity” Awards Dinner, recognizing a multicultural slate of industry
trailblazers at 7 pm. April 15th at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington,
DC. The event will take place during the week of the Newspaper
Association of America and American Society of Newspaper Editors Annual
conventions.
As a prelude to the dinner, a special reception will be held announcing
NAMME’s new strategic direction that will position itself to become more
platform agnostic, recognizing growth in magazine, ethnic media and mobile
media, and establishing strategic partnerships and programming to better
serve the changing needs of a diverse membership base. The organization
also will celebrate its name change to the National Association of
Multicultural Media Executives. The 18-year-old group represents
multicultural media executives from all racial and ethnic groups and
across all platforms of media. NAMME Chair Neil Foote, president of Foote
Communications LLC and assistant professor of journalism at the University
North Texas, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies, paying tribute to
this year’s winners by acknowledging their numerous contributions not only
to media, but to the world at large.
The Diversity Award winners are:
Robert C. Maynard Legend Award
Marvin Lake, retired Public Editor, The Virginian-Pilot
Distinguished Diversity Award for Lifetime Achievement
John C. Quinn, Founder, Freedom Forum’s Chips Quinn Scholars Program,
Former chief news executive, Gannett, Co., Inc.; former editor-in-chief,
USA TODAY
Catalyst Award—Print
Lewis Diuguid, Vice President, Community Resources, The Kansas City Star
Catalyst Award—New Media
Omar Hamoui, Founder & CEO, AdMob
Catalyst Award—Broadcast
Robin Roberts, co-anchor, “Good Morning America“, ABC News
The Lawrence Young Breakthrough Award
Arlene Notoro Morgan, Associate Dean, Prizes and Programs, Columbia
University Graduate School of Journalism
Award of Valor
Collective Effort of 10 Time Inc. magazines for their group coverage of
the 2-year aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
* Larry Hackett, Managing Editor, People
* Richard Stengel, Managing Editor, Time
* Andy Serwer, Managing Editor, FORTUNE
* Angela Burt-Murray, Editor-in-Chief, ESSENCE
* Dan Goodgame, Managing Editor, Fortune Small Business
* Peter Castro, Managing Editor, People en Espanol
* Eric Schurenberg, Managing Editor, Money
* Rick Tetzeli, Managing Editor, Entertainment Weekly
* Terry McDonell, Managing Editor, Sports Illustrated Group
* Eleanor Griffin, Editor-in-Chief, Cottage Living
* Michelle Ebanks, President, ESSENCE
Valor Award: Courageous Reporting – Aparism “Bobby” Ghosh, World Editor,
TIME Magazine
The National Association of Multicultural Media Executives is the
convergence zone for minority executives who represent print, broadcast
and digital media across all disciplines. Our holistic programs and
services are preparing innovative leaders for the digital convergence of
the 21st Century.
