A Big NABJ for PABJ!

Childress & Wilkerson elected to NABJ Leadership
By overwhelming vote, PABJ's Deidre Childress was elected NABJ Secretary, replacing outgoing NABJ Secretary/PABJ Member Sarah Glover. The vote was said to be 333 to 236. Share your good wishes & ideas with Deidre at dchildress@phillynews.com

Also, PABJ Member and Mt. Laurel, NJ resident Caleb Wilkerson was formally installed as NABJ Region 1 Director at this year's convention.

PABJ in Action at NABJ 2007.
Outgoing NABJ Board Members Sarah Glover & Melanie Burney celebrated their outgoing with a board announcment that NABJ has gone from a deficit of $468,249 last year to a projected surplus this year of $100,215. TABJ student Renita Burns served as web reporter for the NABJ Student Online Project. PABJ VP Denise James served as a mentor of the student NABJ news broadcasts, Member Sia Nyorkor produced the "good-bye" video package for outgoing NABJ President Bryan Monroe, PABJ Secretary Manny Smith & Member Pharoah Cranston co-produced three NABJ plenary sessions including the candidate forums with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Philadelphia native & longtime WRC-TV anchor Jim Vance inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame.

NABJ in Philly 2011
NABJ's board annnounced that Philadelphia will host NABJ's National Convention in 2011! Thanks to the special efforts of Melanie Burney, Sarah Glover, and Deidre Childress for bringing another convention home!