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Sinclair Broadcast Diversity Scholarship Fund Awards $43,000
[July 12, 2016]

Sinclair Broadcast Diversity Scholarship Fund Awards $43,000


BALTIMORE, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI) announces its 2016 scholarship recipients. The Sinclair Broadcast Diversity Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 to reward students aspiring to careers in broadcast journalism. Sinclair staff across the country chose nine exceptional applicants, all of whom share Sinclair's desire to make a positive difference in their communities. These students are extremely talented and include first generation college students, volunteers for local charities, interns at local radio and TV broadcast stations, writers and producers for college newspapers and presidents of associations.

Congratulations to the inaugural class of Sinclair Broadcast Diversity Scholarship Fund recipients!






Elijah Baker is from Southfield, Michigan.   

 

Elijah attends the Wayne State University and majors in Broadcast Journalism. He volunteers at the Woodbridge Academy, tutoring inner-city youth. He is a member of his school's Journalism Institute for Media Diversity and writes weekly stories for The South End, his school's newspaper.

 


Maria Rodriguez is from Delano, California.   

 

Maria attends California State University, Bakersfield, and double majors in Spanish and Communications with an emphasis in Journalism. She is a member of the Bakersfield Women's Business Conference R.O.S.E. mentee program. She previously worked as a multimedia reporter at her school's newspaper, The Runner.

 


Kiarra Powell is from Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania.  

 

Kiarra attends Pennsylvania State University and majors in Broadcast Journalism and minors in Theatre. She interns at a PBS/NPR member station serving central Pennsylvania, WSPU, and is a web writer for Penn State's lifestyle magazine.

 


Charlie Kadado is from Macomb, Michigan.

 

Charlie attends the Wayne State University and majors in Broadcast Journalism. He works as a reporter at Shelby TV, the local government-owned station. There he covers local crime, courts and schools for a weekly news program.

 


Barbara Estrada is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

 

Barbara attends the University of Southern California and is majoring in broadcast journalism. She is a multimedia journalist, web producer and assignment desk editor for USC's Annenberg TV. She is also the president and founder of USC's National Association of Hispanic Journalists chapter.

 


Malika Andrews is from Oakland, California.  

 

Malika attends the University of Portland and majors in Organizational Communication Studies with a focus in Journalism. She is a correspondent for the Associated Press and a sports editor at her school's newspaper, The Beacon.

 


Zahra Haider is from Houston, Texas. 

 

Zahra attends Northwestern University and is majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She is a Chicago Journalists Association board member. She is also a Gilman, National Merit Commended and Quest Bridge Scholar.

 


Jasmine Arenas is from Compton, California. 

 

Jasmine attends California State University, Fullerton, and is majoring in Communications. She is the president of the Entertainment and Tourism club at her school. She is a reporter, producer and content manager for her school's online magazine, Titan Universe.

 


Judith Saldivar is from Hanford, California. 

 

Judith attends California State University, Fresno, and is majoring in Mass Communication and Journalism. She is the president of her local Radio and Television Digital News Association club. She also interns at a local radio broadcast station in Fresno, California.

 




About Sinclair Broadcast Group:
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Including pending transactions, the Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets, broadcasting 484 channels and having affiliations with all the major networks. Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of live sports content. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

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SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group


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