PRESIDENT Sarah Glover NBC Owned TV Stations October 2, 2015 New York, N.Y.

VICE PRESIDENT - BROADCAST Dorothy Tucker President Barack Obama WBBM-TV , Ill. The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW VICE PRESIDENT - PRINT Washington, D.C. 20500 Marlon Walker Journal-Constitution

VICE PRESIDENT - DIGITAL Benét Wilson Dear Mr. President: Aviation Queen, LLC Baltimore, Md. I’m seeking your help with celebrating a major milestone in the history of

SECRETARY American media. Sherlon Christie Asbury Park Press The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the largest th TREASURER organization for journalists of color, will celebrate its 40 anniversary on Greg Morrison December 12, 2015. CNN Atlanta, Ga. In 1975, at a time when America’s newsrooms did not reflect the PARLIAMENTARIAN Dave Jordan communities they serve, 44 brave African American men and women WSPA-TV gathered at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. to form the Spartanburg, S.C. NABJ.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter welcomed the esteemed NABJ founders to REGION I DIRECTOR Johann Calhoun meet with him at the White House for a briefing. I’m seeking your help today The Philadelphia Tribune to recreate that meeting and bring the NABJ founders to the White House on

REGION II DIRECTOR December 11, a day before the milestone anniversary. We are fortunate to Vickie Thomas have so many of our founders with us today and they surely deserve the WWJ/CBS Radio recognition. Detroit, Mich.

REGION III DIRECTOR The impact of those mighty journalists has reverberated over the last four Gayle Hurd WPTF-AM/NC News Network decades. The NABJ has grown to about 3,000 members and is committed to Raleigh, N.C. ensuring fair coverage of minority communities, strengthening ties among black journalists, expanding job opportunities, honoring journalistic REGION IV DIRECTOR Marcus Vanderberg excellence, providing cutting-edge training and developing the next Yahoo! Sports generation of journalists and media professionals. Los Angeles, Calif.

ACADEMIC REPESENTATIVE NABJ awards nearly $100,000 in scholarships and internships to college and Michelle Johnson high school students and provides fellowships for veteran journalists. While Boston University the NABJ has had a significant impact in print, on-air and online over the last

MEDIA-RELATED REPRESENATIVE 40 years, the need for diversifying American newsrooms and the coverage Tanzi West-Barbour they produce persists. Black Alliance for Educational Options -Washington, D.C.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Darryl R. Matthews, Sr.

1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 | College Park, Maryland 20742 Phone: (301) 405-0248 | Fax: (301) 314-1714 www.NABJ.org

PRESIDENT Sarah Glover NBC Owned TV Stations Multiple diversity journalism organizations were initiated after the NABJ, New York, N.Y. including the Hispanic, Asian and Native American journalists organizations.

VICE PRESIDENT - BROADCAST Dorothy Tucker Every year, NABJ hosts an annual convention. Next year, the NABJ WBBM-TV Chicago, Ill. convention will take place from August 3 to 7 at the same hotel where NABJ’s founding took place -- the Marriott Wardman Park. It will be a joint VICE PRESIDENT - PRINT convention with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and we Marlon Walker Atlanta Journal-Constitution expect upwards of 5,000 journalists to attend. I would like to personally invite you to join us. VICE PRESIDENT - DIGITAL Benét Wilson st Aviation Queen, LLC As the newly elected 21 NABJ president, I look forward to speaking with a Baltimore, Md. member of your staff about bringing the NABJ founders to the White House

SECRETARY to meet with you. I’ve included a list of the founders by name and the news Sherlon Christie organizations they represented in 1975. Asbury Park Press

TREASURER I thank you kindly for your consideration. Greg Morrison CNN Atlanta, Ga. Yours in Service, PARLIAMENTARIAN Dave Jordan WSPA-TV Spartanburg, S.C.

Sarah Glover REGION I DIRECTOR NABJ President Johann Calhoun The Philadelphia Tribune Social Media Editor NBC Owned Television Stations REGION II DIRECTOR @sarah4nabj Vickie Thomas WWJ/CBS Radio Detroit, Mich.

REGION III DIRECTOR Gayle Hurd WPTF-AM/NC News Network Raleigh, N.C.

REGION IV DIRECTOR Marcus Vanderberg Yahoo! Sports Los Angeles, Calif.

ACADEMIC REPESENTATIVE Michelle Johnson Boston University

MEDIA-RELATED REPRESENATIVE Tanzi West-Barbour Black Alliance for Educational Options -Washington, D.C.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 | College Park, Maryland 20742 Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. Phone: (301) 405-0248 | Fax: (301) 314-1714 www.NABJ.org PRESIDENT Sarah Glover NBC Owned TV Stations New York, N.Y. Founders of the National Association of Black Journalists VICE PRESIDENT - BROADCAST Dorothy Tucker December 12, 1975 WBBM-TV Chicago, Ill. Norma Adams-Wade Allison J. Davis

VICE PRESIDENT - PRINT Dallas Morning New WBZ-TV Marlon Walker Boston Atlanta Journal-Constitution Carole Bartel VICE PRESIDENT - DIGITAL CORE Magazine Paul Delaney Benét Wilson The New York Times Aviation Queen, LLC Baltimore, Md. Edward Blackwell (Deceased) The Milwaukee Journal William Dilday SECRETARY Sherlon Christie WLBT-TV Asbury Park Press Paul Brock Jackson, Miss.

TREASURER Founding Executive Director Greg Morrison Sandra Dillard CNN Reginald Bryant (Deceased) The Denver Post Atlanta, Ga. Black Perspective on the News PARLIAMENTARIAN Joel Dreyfuss Dave Jordan WSPA-TV Maureen Bunyan The Washington Post Spartanburg, S.C. WTOP-TV Washington, D.C. Sam Ford

WCCO-TV REGION I DIRECTOR Johann Calhoun Crispin Campbell Minneapolis The Philadelphia Tribune WNET-TV New York David Gibson REGION II DIRECTOR Vickie Thomas WWJ/CBS Radio Charlie Cobb Detroit, Mich. WHUR Radio Sandra Gilliam-Beale

REGION III DIRECTOR Washington, D.C WHIO-TV Gayle Hurd Dayton, Ohio WPTF-AM/NC News Network Marilyn Darling Raleigh, N.C. WHYY-TV Bob Greenlee REGION IV DIRECTOR Wilmington, Del. New Haven Register Marcus Vanderberg Yahoo! Sports Los Angeles, Calif. Leon Dash Martha Griffin The Washington Post National Public Radio ACADEMIC REPESENTATIVE Michelle Johnson Boston University Joe Davidson Derwood Hall (Deceased) The (Philadelphia) Evening WSOC-TV MEDIA-RELATED REPRESENATIVE Tanzi West-Barbour Bulletin Charlotte Black Alliance for Educational Options -Washington, D.C.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Darryl R. Matthews, Sr.

1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 | College Park, Maryland 20742 Phone: (301) 405-0248 | Fax: (301) 314-1714 www.NABJ.org

PRESIDENT Sarah Glover NBC Owned TV Stations New York, N.Y.

VICE PRESIDENT - BROADCAST Bob Hayes Alex Poinsett Dorothy Tucker San Francisco Examiner Ebony Magazine WBBM-TV Chicago, Ill. Vernon Jarrett (Deceased) Richard Rambeau VICE PRESIDENT - PRINT Chicago Tribune Project Bait Marlon Walker Atlanta Journal-Constitution Detroit Mal Johnson (Deceased) VICE PRESIDENT - DIGITAL Cox Broadcasting Max Robinson (Deceased) Benét Wilson Aviation Queen, LLC WTOP-TV Baltimore, Md. Toni Jones Washington, D.C. Detroit Free Press SECRETARY Sherlon Christie Chuck Stone (Deceased) Asbury Park Press H. Chuku Lee Philadelphia Daily News

TREASURER Africa Journal Ltd Greg Morrison W. Curtis Riddle CNN Atlanta, Ga. Claude Lewis The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier- The (Philadelphia) Evening Journal PARLIAMENTARIAN Bulletin Dave Jordan WSPA-TV Jeannye Thornton Spartanburg, S.C. Sandra Dawson Long U.S. News & World Report The (Wilmington, Del.) News

Journal Francis Ward REGION I DIRECTOR Johann Calhoun Los Angeles Times The Philadelphia Tribune Pluria Marshall Freelancer Charlotte Roy REGION II DIRECTOR Vickie Thomas Detroit Free Press WWJ/CBS Radio Acel Moore Detroit, Mich. Philadelphia Inquirer Vince Sanders REGION III DIRECTOR National Black Network Gayle Hurd Luix Overbea (Deceased) WPTF-AM/NC News Network Raleigh, N.C. The Christian Science Monitor John C. White The Washington Star REGION IV DIRECTOR Marcus Vanderberg Les Payne Yahoo! Sports Newsday DeWayne Wickham Los Angeles, Calif. The Baltimore Sun

ACADEMIC REPESENTATIVE Claudia Polley Michelle Johnson NBC Boston University

MEDIA-RELATED REPRESENATIVE Tanzi West-Barbour Black Alliance for Educational Options -Washington, D.C. 1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 | College Park, Maryland 20742 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Phone: (301) 405-0248 | Fax: (301) 314-1714 Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. www.NABJ.org