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Gayle King Announces Million Dollar Scholarship For HBCU Students From ViacomCBS
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Gayle King helped announce ViacomCBS’ new multimillion-dollar scholarship to help HBCU students obtain media careers post-graduation and increase the representation of Black journalists nationwide.
On Thursday, the
CBS This Morning host sat down with Willow Bay, Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, to unveil the ViacomCBS HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship. The scholarship comes by way of a $1 million endowment that recipients will use to cover annual tuition for HBCU graduates to enroll in one of USC Annenberg’s journalism master’s programs.
“This new scholarship demonstrates ViacomCBS and USC Annenberg’s commitment to elevating Black excellence in journalism as well as a tremendous investment in supporting the diverse representation we all seek in the industry,” King said.
By City News Service
May 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and ViacomCBS announced today the creation of a new scholarshipaimed at promoting diversity in newsrooms.
The scholarship, supported by a $1 million endowment, will cover yearly tuition costs for one or more graduates of historically Black colleges and universities to enroll in one of USC Annenberg s master s programs in journalism. This new scholarship demonstrates ViacomCBS and USC Annenberg s commitment to elevating Black excellence in journalism as well as a tremendous investment in supporting the diverse representation we all seek in the industry, said Gayle King, co-host of CBS This Morning, in making the announcement at USC Annenberg s virtual celebration for its class of 2021.
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The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area including Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities with reporting dates between April 26 and May 2, 2021.
During this time period, police responded to 376 calls for service.
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April 26th 40 calls for service
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April 27th 57 calls for service
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April 28th 41 calls for service
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