Pittsburgh Black Media Federation's
Robert L. Vann Media Awards
@ The O'Hara Student Center
at the University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, Sept 4th, 2014 | 6-9PM

The awards honor excellence in print, broadcast, photography and online journalism coverage of the African-American community of Western Pennsylvania.

Edwina Kaikai, former assistant managing editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Christopher T. Moore, on-air host at WQED; and Harold Hayes, reporter at KDKA-TV, attend PBMF’s 40/30 Anniversary Gala on Sept. 20, 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh. The gala included the Robert L. Vann Media Awards.

The Robert L. Vann Media Awards contest recognizes excellence in print, broadcast, photography and online coverage of the African-American community of Western Pennsylvania.  The 2014 winners will be announced at an awards program Sept. 4 at the University of Pittsburgh’s O’Hara Student Center, 4024 O’Hara St., Oakland. 

The cocktail reception will start at 6 p.m.
The awards program will start at 6:30 p.m.

@ The O'Hara Student Center
at the University of Pittsburgh,
4024 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213 (Oakland)

Click here to see the list of 2014 award finalists!
Vann awards finalists news release 2014

Reception tickets are $10 each for PBMF members
and $15 each for nonmembers.

The deadline to buy tickets for the reception is Aug. 29.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE

Sponsorship packages can be purchased online, also.  They are as follows:

• Sponsorship package 1, $350: half-page program ad, eight tickets and recognition at the reception.
  
• Sponsorship package 2, $700: full-page program ad inside, eight tickets and recognition at the reception.
  
• Sponsorship package 3 (title sponsor), $1,000: full back-page program ad, eight tickets, recognition at the reception and social media engagement.

In 1988, the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation established the Robert L. Vann Awards to honor excellence in journalism coverage of the African-American community.  The contest is open to all communicators for newspapers, magazines, wire services, websites, radio and television stations in Western Pennsylvania.

For more information contact
Tory N. Parrish
President of the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation
412.339.0730