Reporter Racks Up Honors.Laura S. Washington, editor and publisher of The Chicago Reporter, was among seven journalists honored at a Women in History Month celebration March 26 at the Chicago Urban League Chicago Urban League, Established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is currently being lead by Cheryle Robinson Jackson. Established by an interracial group of community leaders, the Chicago Urban League began as a resettlement organization assisting African American migrants arriving , 4510 S. Michigan Ave. She received the 5th Annual Women in History Month Award for her work in print media. The awards were sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Pi Organization, The Metropolitan Cluster, The National Hook-Up of Black Women Inc. and the Chicago Urban League. Other honorees included Mary G. Denson of The Windy City Word, Janice Garth of Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group, Hermene Hartman of N'Digo, Dorothy R. Leavell of Crusader Newspapers, Gloria Sharrieff of the Tri-City Journal and Theresa Fambrose-Hooks of the Chicago Defender The Chicago Defender was the United States’ largest and most influential black weekly newspaper by the beginning of World War I.[1] The Defender was founded on May 5, 1905 by Robert S. . And on March 30 the International Press Club of Chicago inducted Washington into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. The club honored six "living legends The Living Legends crew is a group of eight West Coast hip hop artists. Although their roots lie in Los Angeles and Oakland, the Legends also have fans worldwide. Background ," including Henry Kisor and Taylor Bell of the Chicago Sun-Times This article is about the Chicago newspaper. For the Canadian newspaper, see Owen Sound Sun Times. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ; Joel Daly of WLS-TV, Channel 7; Tim Weigel, WBBM-TV, Channel 2; and Edward Baumann, who has worked for several Chicago newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. The Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association honored writer Sarah Karp and former Reporter intern Leah Bobal with a first place award for the investigative report, "1,000 Feet," the radio version of the May 2000 article, "State Drug Law Hits City Teens, Minorities," which was produced in collaboration with WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago Public Radio Chicago Public Radio (CPR) is a noncommercial, public radio station broadcasting from Chicago, Illinois. Financed primarily by listener contributions, Chicago Public Radio is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International. . |
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