Rochester Assn. of Black Journalists Announces New Officers for 2023-2024
Submitted by Jalen McGill
Please welcome and congratulate your newly elected #RABJ Executive Board of Black Journalists.
Jalen McGill
We are proud and excited to announce the following new officers for 2023-2024 of the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ), an organization of journalists and media-related professionals working for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and online publications.
NATE BROWN, JR., PRESIDENT - founder and host of “What’s Goin’ On: The Experience” broadcast on Fox Sports AM 1280 that mixes sports and news
JALEN MCGILL, VICE PRESIDENT/BROADCAST - sports director for The Beat 105.5 FM where he co-hosts The Real Deal Sports Show
GEORGE RADNEY, VICE PRESIDENT/PRINT - sports editor for Challenger Community News and host of The Real Deal Sports Show on The Beat 105.5 FM
VANESSA J. CHEEKS, VICE PRESIDENT/SOCIAL MEDIA - Communications Manager for the Rochester Police Accountability Board and freelance writer
THERESA MARSENBURG, SECRETARY - evening news anchor at WROC-TV News 8, and an award-winning journalist
RICHARD MCCOLLOUGH, TREASURER - founder and head of television and video production company Mirusmedia
KEVIN HICKS, PARLIAMENTARIAN - freelance writer and public relations director for the Sankofa Theatre Festival. Its mission includes working to help ensure diversity in area media as well as accurate and balanced coverage of communities of color while serving as a resource for communicators of African descent
The Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ) – the 2019 NABJ Professional Chapter of the Year – is an affiliate of the National Association of Black Journalists, an organization of more than 4,000 journalists, students and media-related professionals that advocates for diversity in newsrooms and news content.
Founded in 2004, Rochester Association of Black Journalists will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2024. #NABJ #nabjregion1.