"In
San Francisco on Friday, members
of the Bay Area Black Journalists
Association (BABJA) hosted a sold-out
luncheon honoring veteran television
anchor Barbara Rodgers for her
25 years at the CBS affiliate
in San Francisco."
"Barbara, who has touched countless
journalists in the Bay Area and
beyond, was praised by NABJ members
from around the country, as well
as local community members in
whose lives she has made a difference.
Thanks to acting chapter president
Bob Butler and event organizer
Karen Stevenson."
- NABJ Vice President/Print, Bryan Monroe
"We hoped to sell 200 tickets and ended up with at least 250 people."
"In addition, we awarded the 2004 BABJA/Luci Houston scholarship to University of California Berkeley graduate student Mydria Clark," Butler continued. "Mydria says she'll use the $2,500 for her graduate reporting project."
- BABJA President/KCBS Radio, Bob Butler
"I am one of the many young women from San Francisco who grew up watching you on KPIX . . . It is because of you that I decided to be a journalist. At the time, you were one of a very small handful of Black women on-air in San Francisco, and whether you know it or not, you were an inspiration to every black girl who watched you."
- CBS News' "48 Hours" Producer, Taigi Smith
"The event raised at least $5,000."
- Luncheon Chair/
Principal of Core Communications, Karen Stevenson
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