On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Ken Lemon, a longtime TV reporter for WSOC-TV in Charlotte and vice-president for broadcast for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Ken talked about his career as a reporter, how he comes up with story ideas, a recent feature he did on an incident that happened at a baseball game many years ago, and a TV show he recently hosted, Conversations With 5 Black Men.
Ken also talked about his work with the NABJ and how the organization is trying to raise awareness for issues that Black journalists face. He discussed the recent awful comments reportedly made by a CBS executive disparaging a prominent Black journalist and how the organization is trying to convince ABC News to hire a Black president. He also talked about work he’s spearheading – The Black Male Media Project and shared thoughts on what people can do to help the organization’s causes.
To end the show, Ken gave tips to journalists who want to cover weather-related issues (he has considerable experience!) and named 3 Black journalists from history, and multiple media organizations that he wanted to salute.
Mark also shared the work of another Black organization doing important work in the field of play-by-play broadcasting.
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Important Links
NABJ website
NABJ Twitter
Ken Lemon bio
A Conversation With 5 Black Men – Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Feature on baseball game canceled by Springfield team
Black Play-By-Play Fund
Tim Whitaker, Executive Director - Mighty Writers
Laurie Ezzell Brown, The Canadian Record (Texas)
Sarah Spicer, Committee to Protect Journalists
Tiffany Tan, Reporter: VTDigger
Luella Brien: Editor-In-Chief, Four Points Press; Journalism Teacher
Jared Council, Senior Editor, Forbes
Roxanne Scott, Senior Producer Futuro Media Group
Karen Hawkins, Story Editor: The 19th*
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, Reporter: Gulf States Newsroom
Erin O'Hare, Neighborhoods Reporter: Charlottesville Tomorrow
Margo Snipe, National Health Reporter, Capital B
Amir Khafagy, Reporter, Documented (Report for America)
Raegan Miller, Reporter KRBD (Ketchikan, Alaska) + Report for America
Alain Stephens, Reporter, The Trace (Gun Violence)
Yanqi Xu, Reporter: Flatwater Free Press
Kasha Patel, Deputy Weather Editor, Washington Post
Inez Russell Gomez, Editorial Page Editor at The Santa Fe New Mexican
Liz Robbins, Director of Journalism Partnerships at Define American
Scott MacFarlane, Congress/January 6 Reporter - CBS News
Nick Hirshon, Guest Editor, American Journalism
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