NABJ Announces 34th Annual NABJ Multimedia Short Course Participants

NABJ congratulates our 34th Annual NABJ Multimedia Short Course participants. Students representing universities and colleges nationwide will receive coaching and training from industry professionals to gain high-demand news and media industry skills on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University from March 11-14 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The program is powered by NBCU Academy.

The selected participants are:

Bei AchiriMofor, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA

Tatiana Allen, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Jordan Bankston, High Point University, High Point, NC

Darreon Barner, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Micah Cannon, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Shimei Ricks Cook, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

Patrick Curry, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL

Dasia Garner, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

Kennedi Goode-Bey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

Jasiya Green, University of South Carolina – Columbia, Columbia, SC

Jamisen Harris, Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Rheanna Lewis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL

Makayla Maignan, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Antonio Mattox, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Aliyyah Muhammad, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 

Nicole Neal, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Joy Neely, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

Lizzy Nyoike, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Brooklyn Park, MN

Chloe Parker, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Kaitlyn Parker, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 

Avery Patterson, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Haley Pender, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 

Jaden Perry, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD

Shania Simpson, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA

Cameron Smith, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Christian Thomas, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Aubrey Ward, Jr., St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

Justus Wilhoit, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Nyla Wilson, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Kimora Wong Sing, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Thanks to the 2026 NABJ Short Course Mentors:

Larry Bell, Senior Video Specialist, City of Winston Salem, Winston Salem, NC

Mario Boone, Senior Public Affairs Officer/Fulton County Superior Court, Georgia

Michelle Butt, President and General Manager, WXII-12 News, Winston Salem, NC

Bervette Carree, Director of News, ABC-11 WTVD, Durham, NC

Derrick Cheston, Photojournalist WRC-NBC, Washington, D.C.

H. Jay Dunmore, Creative Media Producer,  Loyola University, Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Mike Dunston, Anchor, Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC

Katie Foster, NBCUniversal Recruiter, Early Career, Los Angeles, CA

Akili Franklin, Director of News Management, Recruiting, Hearst Television, Greenville, SC

Tenielle Gibson, Senior Digital Multimedia Journalist, NBC 4, Washington, D.C.

Jaelen Gilkey, Sports MSJ/Anchor, CBS, Miami, FL

Orrie Hicks, Production Operations Manager, NBC 10 and Telemundo 62, Philadelphia, PA

Leoneda Inge, Co-Host, WUNC’s “Due South”

Malcolm Johnson, News Producer, WABC, New York, NY 

Devan Kilingsworth-Wells, Photojournalist – WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC 

Damany Lewis, Anchor/Reporter, WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC

Rob Michaelson, Sr. Digital Video Manager, NBCUniversal, Local Audience Development, NYC

Dominique Moody, Reporter, WRC-NBC, Washington, D.C.

Andre Payne, Executive Producer ABC-11, WTVD, Durham, NC

Lucy Pearsall-Finch, Producer, WJCL ABC-22, Savannah, GA

Siobhan Riley, Anchor/Reporter, Spectrum News 1, Raleigh, NC

Charlitta Rodrigues, Supervising Producer, CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, Washington, D.C.

Cathy Runnels, Voice and Communications Strategist, Accent on Speech, Chevy Chase, MD

Sandy Sharp, Sr. Director, Strategic Initiatives, DEI, NBCUniversal News

Rike Shinozaki, NBCUniversal Recruiter, Early Career, NYC

Pierre Simmons, Photojournalist/Producer, WCNC, Charlotte, NC

Melody Taylor, Director of Programming, Newsroom Editorial, CNN, Atlanta, GA

Audriana Thomas, NBCUniversal Academy

Kamiya Truitt, Director of Community Partnerships and Events, WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC

Alexis Wainwright, Reporter, WUSA-9, Washington, D.C.

Shamar Walters, NBCUniversal Academy

Nicole Watson, NBCU Journalist In Residence, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Anzio Williams, Executive Vice President, Talent, Strategic Initiatives & Team Impact, NBCUniversal Local, FL

Anthony Wilson, (Retired) News Anchor, ABC-11, Durham, NC

Jamille Whitlow, Associate Producer, Newsroom Weekend Night, Atlanta, GA

Thanks to the 2026 NCA&T JOMC Staff:

Caroline Jones, NABJ Short Course Coordinator, North Carolina A&T State University,  Greensboro, NC

Edwin Moye, TV Studio Manager/JOMC Faculty, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC