GCLEABJ to host Hall of Fame Inductions and Awards Ceremony Feb. 22, 2025
CLEVELAND - For the first time in the history of National Association of Black Journalists chapters within the city of Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists (GCLEABJ) will induct African American members of Cleveland’s media ecosystem into a hall of fame during a ceremony held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the Cleveland History Center.
“We are excited about this opportunity to enshrine those members of our community who blazed trails within Cleveland’s media landscape into a hall of fame,” said Rhonda Crowder, GCLEABJ president. “The recognition is long overdue.”
Nominations are open to the community at large. The deadline for nominations is Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Noon. Any journalists who have worked at media outlets in the greater Cleveland market (including Summit County) living or deceased, are eligible for induction.
GCLEABJ will also honor current journalists during the ceremony. The organization will recognize media professionals for their exemplary work over the past year.
Please visit www.gcleabj.org to complete the nomination form.
“Our inaugural Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony is a great way to get the community excited about the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career Fair which will take place here in Cleveland next summer,” said Helen Maynard, the chapter's vice-president of broadcast.
GCLEABJ is the host chapter for NABJ’s annual convention and career fair, held in Cleveland, August 6-10, 2025, at the Huntington Convention Center, which will also celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary.
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ABOUT GREATER CLEVELAND ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS
As an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the mission of the Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists (GCLEABJ) is to serve and strengthen the community by honestly reflecting the past, accurately reporting the present with perspective, and providing support, inspiration, fellowship and opportunities for journalists of color.
Reinstituted in 2013, GCLEABJ is composed of print, radio, TV and digital journalists as well as public relations and communications professionals from across Northeast Ohio. Since our inception, we’ve hosted a regional conference which led to us being named co-chapter of the year by NABJ in 2016, and winning the bid to host the 2025 NABJ convention and career fair.
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