Pittsburgh Black Media Federation

30 journalists win Vann awards; media group recognizes 5 with special honors

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation (PBMF) is proud to announce the winners of the 28th Annual Robert L. Vann awards. There are more than 30 winners and the awards celebrate outstanding achievements in journalism related to the coverage of the African-American and African Diaspora community of Western Pennsylvania. Winning entries were published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2010. Entries were judged by professional journalists in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y. Award recipients will be recognized during PBMF’s annual awards reception on Thursday, May 19, 2011, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., in the William Pitt Union, located at the corner of Bigelow Boulevard and Fifth Avenue, on the University of Pittsburgh Campus, in Oakland. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; program begins promptly at 6 p.m. Read the rest of 2011 PBMF Winners »

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation is proud to announce the winners of the 26th Annual Robert L. Vann awards. There are more than 38 winners and the awards celebrate outstanding achievements in journalism related to the coverage of the African-American community of Western Pennsylvania. Winning entries were published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008.

Entries were judged by professional journalists in Philadelphia and in Rochester, New York.

Award recipients will be recognized during PBMF’s annual awards reception on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 6-10p.m., in the William Pitt Student Union Building located at the corner of Bigelow Boulevard & Fifth Avenue, on the University of Pittsburgh Campus, in Oakland.

At the reception, Police Chief Nate Harper and arts organizer Janera Solomon will be honored as communicators of the year for their public roles to champion positive change in Western Pennsylvania. Cathy Milton, one of the first black women to work on-air for WTAE, will be honored with the Legend in Journalism award.

Admission to the reception is $10 per person. Proceeds help fund scholarships for graduates of the PBMF’s Frank Bolden Urban Journalism Workshop for high school students. For more information, contact: Deborah Todd, 412-263-1652; or Ervin Dyer, 412-624-4796;