Sinclair Broadcast Group Announces 2023 Annual Diversity Scholarship Winners, Shaping the Future of Broadcasting
July 31 2023 - 2:23PM
Business Wire
Committed to Diversity, Sinclair Honors High
Achieving Students Nationwide
Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SBGI), today announced that the company has awarded
scholarships to 15 university students as a part of its annual
Diversity Scholarship program.
Having provided more than $315,000 in tuition assistance since
2013, the annual Sinclair Broadcast Group Diversity Scholarship
aims to invest in the future of the broadcast industry and help
students from diverse backgrounds, who reflect Sinclair’s audiences
nationwide, complete their education and pursue careers in local
journalism, digital storytelling, and marketing.
This year, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Diversity Scholarship
awarded a total of $60,500 to the following students:
- Nicole Aponte - Syracuse University
- Derryl Barnes Jr. - University of Miami
- Yaw Bonsu - Hofstra University
- Lucciana Choueiry - Texas State University
- Noah Cornelius - Appalachian State University
- Cristian Crosse - New Mexico State University
- Juhi Doshi - Chapman University
- Chloe Franklin - Elon University
- Ethan Huang - University of Southern California
- Ryann Jones - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Imara Moore - Howard University
- Gavin Nguyen - Chapman University
- Nikiah Perry - Belmont University
- Raven Ratliff - Florida International University
- David Victor - Fresno State
“Sinclair is committed to nurturing young talent and increasing
diversity in local media. We congratulate the 2023 scholarship
winners and look forward to their future success as they embark on
their professional journeys in the fields of journalism and
marketing,” said Sinclair President and CEO Chris Ripley.
Sinclair’s commitment to building an industry that is more
inclusive and representative of diverse communities also includes
enhanced efforts to recruit talented employees from historically
Black colleges and universities as well as Hispanic-serving
institutions of higher learning.
Additional details on the scholarship and this year’s winners
can be found on the Sinclair Broadcast Group website.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group,
Inc.
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a division of Sinclair, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SBGI), a diversified media company which owns, operates
and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets
affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis
Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE! and TBD; and owns and
provides services to 21 regional sports network brands. Sinclair's
content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the
nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content,
NewsON. For more information, please visit sbgi.net.
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