The National Association of Black Journalists congratulates the many members who were hired for or promoted to executive and mid-level management positions in 2020. Some were hired to address huge historical disparities in the employment ranks. The list will be updated throughout the year.
BROADCAST
- Christopher Nelson, Managing Editor, Weekends at WGN America/News Nation Now
- Mitchell Smith – Executive Producer at WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham
- Shawana Perry – Executive Producer at Channel 6 ABC in Philadelphia
- Manuel Smith – Managing Editor at CBS Philly/CBS3
- Duchesne Drew, President of Minnesota Public Radio
- Travis Sattiewhite, Senior Manager of Broadcast Content, 41 Action News in Kansas City
- Andrea Parquet-Taylor – News Director at CBS LA
- Calvin Sims – Executive Vice President, Standards and Practice at CNN
- Galen Gordon – Senior Vice President for Talent Strategy and Development at ABC
- Colin Evans – Weekend Daypart Executive Producer at ABC 7 Chicago
- Rashida Jones, President of MSNBC
- Delano Massey, Supervising Producer, Race & Equality/Justice teams at CNN
- Denisha Thomas, News Director at Local Memphis
- Ben Hart, President and General Manager of WJCL News
- Pearlena Igbokwe, Head of NBC Universal Studio
- Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, Vice President news programming and exec prod at Nickelodeon
- Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast
- Channing Dungey, Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group
- Sylvia Bugg, Chief Programming Executive at PBS
- Andrea Parquet-Taylor, News Director at CBS LA
- Jeff Johnson, Senior Producer at MSNBC
- Yoli Zama, Senior Director of Programming at NPR
- Porsha Grant, Executive Producer for Race and Culture at ABC
- Melony Roy, Interim News Director at WHYY News
- Bervette Carree, News Director at ABC11/WTVD-TV
DIGITAL
- Adrienne Samuels Gibbs, Deputy Editor at Medium
- Dawn Rhodes – Senior Editor at Block Club Chicago
- Ron Nixon – Global Investigations Editor at the Associated Press
- Adeshina Emmanuel – Editor-in-Chief at Injustice Watch
- Eric Barrow, Editor-in-Chief at Deadspin
- Tina Sturdevant, Director Talent Diversity & Inclusion at The Athletic
- Benet Wilson, Senior Credit Cards Editor at The Points Guy
- Johann Calhoun, Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Philly
- Simone Oliver, Editor at Refinery29
- Chioma Nnadi, Editor at Vogue
- Carla Russo, Senior Editor-Breaking News at Huffington Post
- Glenn Reedus, Interim Editor and Publisher at the Chicago Reporter
PRINT/DIGITAL
- Reina Kempt – Sports Director at Louisville Courier Journal
- Nekesa Moody, Editorial Director at The Hollywood Reporter
- Rana Cash, USA Today Network Georgia Executive Editor; Savannah Morning News Director
- Jarvis DeBerry, Editor-in-Chief at States Newsroom for Baton Rouge, LA
- Cynthia Benjamin – Director of Audience Engagement and Trust at USA Today Network
- Carla Rivera – Deputy Editor of Investigations at L.A. Times
- Nikki Ogunnaike – Digital Director at Harper’s Bazaar
- Keith Bedford – Photo Editor at L.A. Times
- Kiki Monifa – Editor-in-Chief at Post News Group
- Asad Syrkett – Editor at Elle Decor
- Trey Williams – Asst. News Ed., Race and Equity at Kansas City Star
- Rochell Sleets – Director of Content at Chicago Tribune
- Michael Bolden – Director of Culture & Operations at San Francisco Chronicle
- Greg Lee , Senior Assistant Managing Editor for Talent and Community at the Boston Globe
- Dawn Davis, Editor-in-Chief of Bon Appétit
- Kimbriell Kelly, Washington Bureau Chief for L.A. Times
- Anica Butler, Deputy Managing Editor of Local News at Boston Globe
- Kathy Chaney, Executive Producer, Daily News and Midwest Hub at YR Media
- Justin Madden, Senior Editor at The Sun News
- Priska Neely, Managing Editor of Gulf States Newsroom
- Ernest Owens, Editor-at-Large at Philadelphia Magazine
- Marlon Walker, Senior Editor at the Clarion Ledger
- Toni Tipton-Martin, Editor-in-Chief at Cooks Country
- Kyndell Harkness, Assistant Managing Editor for Diversity and Community, Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Tre’Vell Anderson, Editor-at-Large at Xtra Magazine
- Jameel Rush, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Philadelphia Inquirer
- Rick Christie, Editor at Palm Beach Post
- Clytie Bunyan, Interim Editor at the Oklahoman
- Monica Richardson, Executive Editor at the Miami Herald
- Everdeen Mason – Editorial Director of Games at New York Times
- Kirkland Crawford – Sports Editor at Detroit Free Press
OTHER
- Shirley Carswell, Executive Director of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
- James Blue, Head of Smithsonian Channel
- Lisa Matthews, 114th President-elect of the National Press Club