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Follow on Google News |  Jan Hutchins Receives Journalism AwardJan Hutchins, CEO of SocialAgenda Media, last night was honored as a Black Journalism Pioneer by The Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, (MESHOF), along with legends Barbara Rodgers, Ray Taliaferro, Valerie Coleman Morris and Jerri Lange.
Hutchins, former Mayor of Los Gatos, CA, urged the audience to join him in “creating a new golden age of journalism by understanding new audience engagement trends and using the new technologies available to us.” Hutchins started his career in Pittsburgh, PA, came to San Francisco in 1974 to do weekend sports at KPIX-TV(5), quickly became popular and worked at various times over the next 17 years for KRON-TV(4), KGO radio(810), KCBS radio(740), HBO, ESPN, KICU-TV(36). He is now an entrepreneur and is co-founder and CEO of SocialAgenda Media, a Silicon Valley-based Thought Leadership Marketing company specializing in launching and promoting other visionaries with remarkable ideas and strategies. The Mistress of Ceremony was award winning radio and television journalist, Rosie Lee Allen. Honoree Barbara Rodgers, who retired from her position as co-anchor on CBS 5 Eyewitness News at Noon in 2008 after nearly three decades of outstanding journalism contribution and service to the community emphasized her commitment to mentoring young journalists. Renel Brooks Moon, stadium voice of the Giants and popular star at KISS FM(98.1) and one of Barbara’s success stories was the presenter for Ms. Rodgers. Ray Taliaferro, who was on KGO late night talk for 41 years was also inducted into the Newseum Washington, D.C. National Hall of Fame in 2011, and was president of the San Francisco Chapter of the NAACP. Valerie Coleman Morris who began her career in the early 70s in San Francisco at KRON-TV as a reporter and then at KGO-TV as a longtime anchor asked the crowd to “Keep living and loving to the best of your ability”. Valerie also worked as former business anchor for CNN and at WPIX-TV in New York, and is currently a financial journalist and CBS radio host of With the Family in Mind. Valerie is also the author of the book, It's Your Money So Take It Personally®. Jerri Lange, the grand dame of the event at a very strong and active 88 years old, hosted community-based television shows in the Bay Area from 1969 to 1979 on KEMO, KBHK, KGO, and KQED and is the recent recipient of the prestigious Living Legend Award from the renowned Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, CA. She is also the author of the book, Jerri Lange ~ A Black Woman’s Life in the Media. Lange said, “The challenge today is to make media work for us rather than against us. We can become more creative in using media to bring us together rather than tear us apart.” About SocialAgenda Media: SocialAgenda Media is an innovative Silicon Valley based thought-leadership marketing agency that launches remarkable companies and people with remarkable ideas. The company drives results through integrated demand and lead generation programs that include design and promotion of crowdfunding campaigns, celebrity endorsements, digital marketing, social advocacy, thought leadership, content marketing and media relations. Recently the company added a speakers bureau division to its operation and now helps visionaries spread big ideas. SocialAgenda Media’s mission is to identify and evangelize the ideas, principles and technologies that positively impact individuals, markets and communities. “Like” SociaAgenda Media on Facebook and find more information at http://SocialAgendaMedia.com. See speaker profile of Jan Hutchins here: http://www.socialagendamedia.com/ Find samples of his speeches here: http://janhutchins.com/ About MESHOF: MESHOF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to broadening the public’s understanding of ethnic history and the role of diversity and cultural tolerance in the growth of professional sports and in the community. MESHOF supports youth through mentorship and life skills opportunities. The honorary chairpersons for this historical event are the Honorable Willie Brown, former mayor of S.F.; the Honorable Donald White, Alameda County Treasurer; the Honorable Elihu Harris, former Democratic assemblyman, former chancellor-Peralta College, and former mayor of Oakland; Fred Jordan, Fred Jordan & Associates; Donald Hopkins, former district administrator for Congressman Ronald V. Dellums; and Belva Davis, author and television journalist. For more information contact: SocialAgenda Media, press@SocialAgendaMedia.com 408.791.6080. End
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