Washington Post's 'Michael Wilbon' to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from NABJ
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced that Michael Wilbon will be honored with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Salute to Excellence Awards Gala on August 8, in Tampa.
“Michael is the epitome of the cross-over journalist, and he has achieved that distinction at the highest levels,” said NABJ President Barbara Ciara. “One of far too few black columnists in the United States, Michael connects with sports fans and players like none other while capturing the enduring, challenging and inspiring moments of the game.”
A sports writer for The Washington Post since 1980, and a columnist since 1990 with a column that appears as much as four times per week, Wilbon is one of fewer than 10 black columnists at major daily newspapers in America.
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. “Salute to Excellence” recognizes journalism that best covered the black experience or addressed issues affecting the worldwide black community during 2008.
For more information, go to www.nabj.org.
EDITOR’s NOTE: Congratulation’s Michael!!!
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