Deborah Roberts, award-winning ABC News correspondent, co-anchor of the prestigious news magazine “20/20”, and a member of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Board of Directors, will honor Deborah Norville as this year’s recipient of the Edward F. McLaughlin Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Award will be presented to Norville during the Golden Mic gala and fundraiser on March 4 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
“I’m looking forward to being a part of this well-deserved recognition of Deborah’s outstanding work as a broadcast journalist.” said Roberts.
“Deborah is one of the most respected journalists in broadcasting, and I am thrilled that she is going to be a part of this exciting program,” said Norville. “She is a colleague and a friend, and I am honored that she will be there with me.”
Roberts is a media veteran who has traveled the world for her reporting. Her in-depth coverage of current events has earned her a Peabody Award for the “20/20” special “Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor.” She has been awarded multiple Emmy® Awards for international and national coverage of world events, including the AIDS crisis in Africa and maternal mortality in Bangladesh. She also serves as a substitute anchor for “Good Morning America” as well as a guest co-host on “The View.”
“We are fortunate to have Deborah among the esteemed presenters to honor a tremendous broadcaster and BFOA board member -- Deborah Norville,” commented Scott Herman, Chair of the Broadcasters Foundation. “It’s going to be a thrilling evening.”
For more information or to reserve a seat or table at the Golden Mic Award gala and fundraiser, please contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.
The Broadcasters Foundation has distributed more than $15 million dollars in aid over the past 20 years. This year, the Foundation will award approximately $1.8 million. More information about the Broadcasters Foundation, including how to make a donation or apply for aid, is available at www.broadcastersfoundation.org, 212-373-8250, or info@thebfoa.org.
“I’m looking forward to being a part of this well-deserved recognition of Deborah’s outstanding work as a broadcast journalist.” said Roberts.
“Deborah is one of the most respected journalists in broadcasting, and I am thrilled that she is going to be a part of this exciting program,” said Norville. “She is a colleague and a friend, and I am honored that she will be there with me.”
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“We are fortunate to have Deborah among the esteemed presenters to honor a tremendous broadcaster and BFOA board member -- Deborah Norville,” commented Scott Herman, Chair of the Broadcasters Foundation. “It’s going to be a thrilling evening.”
For more information or to reserve a seat or table at the Golden Mic Award gala and fundraiser, please contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.
The Broadcasters Foundation has distributed more than $15 million dollars in aid over the past 20 years. This year, the Foundation will award approximately $1.8 million. More information about the Broadcasters Foundation, including how to make a donation or apply for aid, is available at www.broadcastersfoundation.org, 212-373-8250, or info@thebfoa.org.
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