Morgan's 'Voice of the Community' WEAA 88.9 Recognized by the Associated Press Broadcasters Association

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Sandra Phoenix
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Morgan State University News
August 23, 2019

Morgan's 'Voice of the Community' WEAA 88.9 Recognized by the Associated Press Broadcasters Association

Congratulations to WEAA 88.9 FM on its recent recognition from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Several of WEAA's programs along with station personnel were included among the association's "Winners of 2018http://discover.ap.org/contests/chesapeake?fbclid=IwAR0P0UquXCpo77GrwJShMM_2Rj8hfAyGuF9psTVfzp7SQ0ODj0Ouaj2pK5Q" announced this summer in Ocean City, Md. In all, WEAA received honors in five different categories, earning the top spot in two: Outstanding News Series and Outstanding Talk Show.

The following represents all of the categories recognizing WEAA-produced content airing over the past year:

RADIO/METRO

First Place Honors

Outstanding News Series: News and Public Affairs Director Julius Whitehttps://www.weaa.org/people/julius-white#stream/0's reporting on "Frigid Schools, Heated Community" in Baltimore.

The association cited the following regarding White's report: "Great job following this important story to the Baltimore community. There was exceptional tape of the parents. You could hear and feel their frustrations. This series captured us from the beginning and kept us to the end. Excellent community-minded reporting."

Outstanding Talk Show: Karsonya (Dr. Kayehttps://www.weaa.org/people/karsonya-wise-whitehead#stream/0) Wise Whitehead and Justina Pollard for their work "Today with Dr. Kaye."

Second Place Honors

Outstanding Editorial or Commentary: Karsonya Wise Whitehead and Justina Pollard for their commentary "On Resistance."

Outstanding Public Affairs: Farajii Muhammadhttps://www.weaa.org/people/farajii-muhammad#stream/0 for his work on "For the Culture with Mayor Pugh."

Multimedia/Online Journalism (Radio Only): Julius White for his work in delivering the daily news of the day.

Housed within the Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communicationhttps://www.morgan.edu/sgjc, WEAA 88.9 is the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan region's leading provider of jazz, locally produced talk, public affairs and news programming. For more than 40 years the station has upheld the mission behind its call long-time call letters of WEAA: We Educate African Americans.

The Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association represents broadcasters who are Associated Press (AP) members located in Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C. The AP is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States.

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Morgan State University News August 23, 2019 Morgan's 'Voice of the Community' WEAA 88.9 Recognized by the Associated Press Broadcasters Association Congratulations to WEAA 88.9 FM on its recent recognition from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Several of WEAA's programs along with station personnel were included among the association's "Winners of 2018<http://discover.ap.org/contests/chesapeake?fbclid=IwAR0P0UquXCpo77GrwJShMM_2Rj8hfAyGuF9psTVfzp7SQ0ODj0Ouaj2pK5Q>" announced this summer in Ocean City, Md. In all, WEAA received honors in five different categories, earning the top spot in two: Outstanding News Series and Outstanding Talk Show. The following represents all of the categories recognizing WEAA-produced content airing over the past year: RADIO/METRO First Place Honors Outstanding News Series: News and Public Affairs Director Julius White<https://www.weaa.org/people/julius-white#stream/0>'s reporting on "Frigid Schools, Heated Community" in Baltimore. The association cited the following regarding White's report: "Great job following this important story to the Baltimore community. There was exceptional tape of the parents. You could hear and feel their frustrations. This series captured us from the beginning and kept us to the end. Excellent community-minded reporting." Outstanding Talk Show: Karsonya (Dr. Kaye<https://www.weaa.org/people/karsonya-wise-whitehead#stream/0>) Wise Whitehead and Justina Pollard for their work "Today with Dr. Kaye." Second Place Honors Outstanding Editorial or Commentary: Karsonya Wise Whitehead and Justina Pollard for their commentary "On Resistance." Outstanding Public Affairs: Farajii Muhammad<https://www.weaa.org/people/farajii-muhammad#stream/0> for his work on "For the Culture with Mayor Pugh." Multimedia/Online Journalism (Radio Only): Julius White for his work in delivering the daily news of the day. Housed within the Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication<https://www.morgan.edu/sgjc>, WEAA 88.9 is the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan region's leading provider of jazz, locally produced talk, public affairs and news programming. For more than 40 years the station has upheld the mission behind its call long-time call letters of WEAA: We Educate African Americans. The Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association represents broadcasters who are Associated Press (AP) members located in Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C. The AP is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/