The Bahamas Press Club held a press conference Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the British Colonial Hilton to announce Media Pioneer Awards slated for Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the British Colonial Hilton. Pictured from left are: Vincent Vaughan, Treasurer; Julian Reid, Education Officer; Anthony A Newbold, President; Lindsay Thompson, Secretary; Anthony Capron, 1st Vice President and Charles Sawyer, Member.
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NASSAU, The Bahamas – It was a red letter day Tuesday,
November 3, 2015 when executives of The
Bahamas Press Club 2014 announced plans
to honour pioneers in the field of journalism and mass communications in the
country.
During a press conference in the Exuma Room at the British
Colonial Hilton, Anthony Newbold, President of The Press Club deemed it “a Red
Letter day for us – for you and me, and all those news gatherers and reporters
who came and went before us.”
He said, “Today we announce that on Saturday, November 21,
2015 – right here at the Hilton – seven people from our honourable and noble
profession will be rewarded for their selfless contributions to media in The
Bahamas. One of those persons will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award and
one will be honoured posthumously, while the others will be branded as
Pioneers.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Mrs. Eileen
Dupuch Carron, for her more than 50 years of dedicated and courageous work at
the Tribune newspaper, with the last 43 of those years sitting in the
publisher/editor’s chair.
The posthumous honour will go to the late Kenneth N.
Francis, a man who rose from being a press operator at The Nassau Guardian to
becoming the publisher and general manager of one of the oldest newspapers in
the region, established in 1844.
The Pioneer Awards will go to Wendall Jones, of Jones
Communication Network, for private radio broadcasting (Love 97), newspaper
(Bahama Journal), and television (JCN); Mr. Anthony Ferguson, Guardian Talk
Radio (96.9FM); Mr. Henry Saunders, (More 94 FM); Mr. Silbert Mills, Radio
Abaco; and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas, ZNS Radio and Television.
The awards ceremony will be held under the distinguished
patronage of former Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, himself a
distinguished journalist.
“This is the first
such event for The Bahamas Press Club but we expect that honouring our own will
become a yearly happening.” Mr. Newbold said.
In the coming weeks, more details would be revealed about
the night being billed as a Black Tie affair, and the guest speak would be
announced. A four course dinner with wine would be served.
Members of the media are being asked to support this event
celebrating and honouring the profession.
Contact the organization at: thebahamaspressclub@gmail.com
for more information and ticket purchasing. Or telephones (242) 434-5643 or
(242) 422-5079.
