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# "[http://birminghamchamber.com/chamber/pdf/Rhodes%20Media%20Leadership%20Award.pdf Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award]." (May 25, 2006.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. | # "[http://birminghamchamber.com/chamber/pdf/Rhodes%20Media%20Leadership%20Award.pdf Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award]." (May 25, 2006.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. | ||
*"[http://www.birminghamchamber.com/chamber/development-initiatives-medianight.html Annual Media Night and the Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award]." (September 8, 2006.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Accessed October 10, 2006. | |||
*Garrison, Greg (September 29, 2006) "Rhodes award winners named." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
* "[http://www.birminghamchamber.com/chamber/development-initiatives-medianight.html Annual Media Night and the Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award]." (September 10, 2007.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Accessed September 18, 2007. | * "[http://www.birminghamchamber.com/chamber/development-initiatives-medianight.html Annual Media Night and the Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award]." (September 10, 2007.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Accessed September 18, 2007. | ||
* "Chamber announces media award winners." (October 3, 2007) ''Birmingham News''. | * "Chamber announces media award winners." (October 3, 2007) ''Birmingham News''. | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 6 May 2008
The Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award is a set of annual awards given by the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce to media leaders, journalists, or organizations who have made a significant, positive impact on the Birmingham area's economic development or public image. The award is named for Rufus N. Rhodes, founder of The Birmingham News and chairman of the Chamber in 1895. The awards are presented at the Chamber's annual Media Night event.
The awards were created in 2005 and first awarded on September 28, 2006. Nominations are allowed from any media outlet or the general public, although media outlets are limited to one nomination per category. The three categories are posthumous, individual, and news/media organization. They are awarded for "impact and outcomes, as opposed to journalistic talent."1 Judging is done by a panel of community leaders and academic communications professionals.
Winners
2006
- Kelli Hewett Taylor, writer for The Birmingham News, individual category
- Roy Williams, writer for The Birmingham News, individual category
- Ron Casey, editorial writer for The Birmingham News, posthumous category
- Jimmy Mills, editor of Birmingham Post-Herald, posthumous category
- WBRC, news organization category
2007
The 2007 winners were announced October 2:
- Jeh Jeh Pruitt, host of "Good Day Alabama" on Fox 6, individual category
- Birmingham Association of Black Journalists, organization category
- Duard Le Grand, former managing editor of the Birmingham Post-Herald, posthumous category
References
- "Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award." (May 25, 2006.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.
- "Annual Media Night and the Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award." (September 8, 2006.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Accessed October 10, 2006.
- Garrison, Greg (September 29, 2006) "Rhodes award winners named." Birmingham News.
- "Annual Media Night and the Rufus N. Rhodes Leadership in Media Award." (September 10, 2007.) Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- "Chamber announces media award winners." (October 3, 2007) Birmingham News.