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Gray Television and its Stations Honored by Service to America, National Headliner, and Several Other Prestigious Awards

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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Each year, the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation presents the Celebration of Service to America Awards to honor excellence in community service by local radio and television stations.

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  • Each year, the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation presents the Celebration of Service to America Awards to honor excellence in community service by local radio and television stations.
  • A few examples include:
    Gray’s television stations took home 55 awards during the recent Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards gala.
  • The Michigan Association of Broadcasters awarded 36 best or merit awards to Gray’s television stations.
  • The Syracuse Press Club presented six awards to WWNY in Watertown for reporting, investigative work, and overall news broadcast.

Converge Media Recognized with Highest Honor at NW Emmy Awards

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SEATTLE, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle based and Black-owned media powerhouse, Converge Media, received the coveted Governor's Award on Saturday night during the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Northwest annual ceremony.

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  • Converge Media's founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Omari Salisbury, accepted the award on behalf of the company's diverse staff and talented content creators followed by a short and impassioned speech.
  • Converge Media is the largest and leading producer of original Black video in the Pacific Northwest.
  • "The NATAS NW Board of Governors recognizes Converge Media for its tireless work to lift under-represented communities with culturally compassionate content across the Northwest and their courageous, unflinchingly journalism," said Brian Callahan, member NATAS NW Board of Governors.
  • In 2020 Converge Media and it's Morning Update Show became household names in the Emerald City and international sensations around the world for their near 24/7 coverage of the Seattle protests.

2022 Media for Liberty Award Honors Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today

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Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, FWONA, FWONK, BATRA, BATRK) announced the recipient of its 2022 Media for Liberty Award, established to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty.

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  • Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, FWONA, FWONK, BATRA, BATRK) announced the recipient of its 2022 Media for Liberty Award, established to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty.
  • Susan Page is the Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today.
  • It is my great honor to accept the Media for Liberty Award, Susan Page said.
  • Susan Page will be celebrated at a ceremony hosted by Liberty Media on Wednesday, May 11th in Washington, D.C.

National Press Club awards Isidoro Rodriguez the 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship

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Monday, November 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Isidoro Rodriguez of Brooklyn, New York, as the recipient of its 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Isidoro Rodriguez of Brooklyn, New York, as the recipient of its 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship.
  • Rodriguez is one of four scholarship winners who will be honored at the National Press Club's Annual Journalism Awards Dinner, to be held virtually from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on December 8, 2021.
  • The National Press Club's Journalism Awards celebrate the best in American broadcast and print journalism.
  • Press contact: Beth Francesco, Senior Director, National Press Club Journalism Institute, [email protected]
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National Press Club awards Chloë Clark with the inaugural Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Chlo Clark of Seal Beach, Calif., as the winner of its inaugural Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Chlo Clark of Seal Beach, Calif., as the winner of its inaugural Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship.
  • The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship, started this year by Mr. Vernon's family, provides $5,000 annually to a student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism.
  • The National Press Club's Journalism Awards celebrate the best in American broadcast and print journalism.
  • Scholarship winners and runners-up are also awarded one-year complimentary membership to the National Press Club.