Soledad O'Brien Diversity on TV 2010

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Immediate: January 5, 2010Media Contact: Alicia Steger - 516.572.9634email: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases   CNN Anchor Soledad O'Brien - Diversity: on T.V., Behind the Scenes and in Our Lives

February 9

Garden City, New York – The Nassau Community College Black History Month committee is proud to present Soledad O’Brien, award-winning CNN anchor and special correspondent, who will speak about Diversity:  on T.V.,  Behind the Scenes and in Our Lives on Tuesday, February 9 at 11:30 a.m. in the College Center Building. 

Soledad O’Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN. Since joining the network in 2003, O’Brien has reported breaking news from around the globe and produced award-winning documentaries on the most important stories facing the world today. In 2009, O’Brien reported for Black in America 2, a four-hour documentary focusing on successful community leaders who are improving the lives of African Americans. O’Brien’s reporting for Black in America in 2008 revealed the state of Black America 40 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She has also reported for the CNN documentary Words that Changed a Nation, featuring a never-before-seen look at Dr. King’s private writings and notes. Prior to joining CNN, O’Brien worked for NBC, having begun her career at various NBC affiliates. 

O’Brien was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody Award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami. Among her numerous other awards are an NAACP President’s Award for her humanitarian efforts and journalistic excellence; a Gracie Allen Award for her reporting; and a 2009 Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service Award from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.   

O’Brien is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.  She is a graduate of Harvard University.    

For more information about Diversity:  on T.V.,  Behind the Scenes and in Our Lives, please call Dean Charmian Smith at 516.572.7376.

About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 23,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 65 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

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