2021 Event Honorees

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Rebecca Darwin
Cofounder and CEO of Garden & Gun magazine
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Peter Gammons
Award-winning sportswriter and broadcaster
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Nikole Hannah-Jones
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine
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Torod Neptune
Senior vice president and chief communications officer at Medtronic
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Judy Woodruff
Managing editor and anchor of PBS NewsHour
DATE
APRIL 9, 2021
PLACE
Virtual Event
TIME
6 p.m.
DETAILS

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On Friday, April 9, 2021, the NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame will induct its 2021 class of honorees in a virtual event.

The event benefits the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media in its critical role developing future leaders in our professions.

Rochelle Riley, director of arts and culture for the city of Detroit

Rochelle Riley, director of arts and culture for the city of Detroit — a 2019 NC Hall of Fame inductee and 1981 Hussman School graduate — will serve as the evening’s master of ceremonies.

HOST COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRS:

Natalie Best
Janet Northen

COMMITTEE:

Don Baer
Wendy Bounds
Kelly Calabria
Lisa Church
Brandon Cooke
Susan Credle
Frank Daniels Jr.
Joyce Fitzpatrick
Bill Goodwyn
Leigh Goodwyn
Andrea Moody
Alan Murray
Wyndham Robertson
Jordy Whichard
Kelly Williamson
David Woronoff

2019 Event Photos

In 2019, the NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame inducted Taylor Branch, Margaret Johnson, Mary E. Junck, Rochelle Riley and David B. Woronoff with a gala fundraiser for the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

NOMINATE

Submit nominations via email, mail or the online form. Multiple letters of support per nominee are encouraged. The deadline to nominate for the 2022 induction class is June 1, 2021. The Hall of Fame committee appreciates your thoughtfulness when submitting a nomination.

Nominees are evaluated on the following criteria:

  • North Carolina ties
  • Leadership in their spheres of influence
  • Service to the professions and society
  • Work meeting the highest professional standards
  • Inspiring others in media and journalism careers

Email submissions to nchof@unc.edu.

Mail submissions to:
NC Hall of Fame Committee
Carroll Hall, Campus Box 3365
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365

Online submissions:
Complete the form and upload nomination letter(s).

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