PITTSBURGH BLACK MEDIA FEDERATION PRESENTED
THE 27TH ANNUAL ROBERT L. VANN
AWARDS & RECEPTION, JUNE 10, 2010
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WILLIAM PITT STUDENT UNION

BROTHA ASH WINS THE ROBERT L. VANN AWARD
OF EXCELLENCE FOR NEWSPAPER SPOT NEWS
FOR WRITING THE STORY FOR THE NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER

WITHOUT WARNING WAMO FADES TO BLACK
Written by Ashley G. Woodson for the New Pittsburgh Courier

On Sept. 8, WAMO 106.7FM and AM 860 faded to black without any notice to the radio listening audience. Around 6 p.m. DJ Boogie, the program director and on-air deejay for WAMO 106.7FM, played “It’s so hard to say goodbye” by R&B group Boyz II Men. At 6:10 p.m. the radio station that began 61 years ago, was nothing but static. The community is outraged and no one has stepped up to the plate to bring in another urban radio so far.... read more from the New Pittsburgh Courier.

Thank you to the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation for your support and recognition and to the New Pittsburgh Courier for giving me a vehicle to write news stories and be a part of history by working for the ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER in the city of Pittsburgh.

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PBMF is an organization of professional communicators that provides educational, career development and support to journalists of colors in Western Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the National Associated of Black Journalist.

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