Second Annual Jacksonville Image Awards Set For Feb. 27

From The JAX Chamber:

July 17, 2020

CW17 will partner with the Cochran Firm, for the second year in a row, to recognize outstanding achievements in the local African Americancommunity.

The Jacksonville Image Awards is a one-of-a-kind community recognition program hosted by News4JAX anchors Tarik Minor and Melanie Lawson.

“I could not be prouder to announce the second annual Jacksonville Image Awards program. Now more than ever it is critical we recognize and celebrate the achievements and positive contributions made by African Americans in our community,” said Bob Ellis, WJXT/WCWJ Vice President and General Manager.

Due to the pandemic, the Jacksonville Image Awards could be held virtually. “When we started this important project last year, the outpouring of positive feedback was overwhelming. Given the events of the past months, we anticipate it will be bigger, better and more important than ever to acknowledge the incredible achievements by those who will be honored when we gather in 2021,” said Ellis.

The nomination period will run November 27, 2020 through January 3, 2021, during which the community can submit candidate(s) for the following distinctions: the ‘Be The Change’ award, the ‘One to Watch’ award, the ‘Music Excellence’ award, the ‘Innovator’ award, the ‘Education Excellence’ award, the ‘Trailblazer’ award and the ‘Pinnacle’ award.

Once the nomination round is complete, voting will run January 12-31, 2021. The awards gala will be held on February 27, 2021.

The Jacksonville Image Awards were created to herald the accomplishments of black humanitarians who have succeeded against immense odds. Special recognition is given to the few, representing the many who have overcome adversity.

About WCWJ Channel 17

WCWJ Channel 17 provides entertainment, local sports and programming to the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia region. The station is owned by The Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) and is one of seven Graham Media Group stations along with WJXT Jacksonville, WSLS Roanoke, KPRC Houston, WKMG Orlando, KSAT San Antonio and WDIV Detroit.

About Graham Media Group

Graham Media Group is comprised of seven local media hubs, Graham Digital and Social News Desk delivering local news, programming, advertising solutions and digital media tools for television, online, mobile, OTT, podcasts and audio devices. We are dynamic, local brands that extend well beyond the traditional TV set. Our work helps inform, celebrate and knit together the communities we serve.

GMG operates in six states: KPRC–Houston, WDIV–Detroitand WSLS–Roanoke (NBC); KSAT–San Antonio (ABC);WKMG–Orlando (CBS); WJXT–Jacksonville (fully local), andWCWJ–Jacksonville (CW). Based in Detroit, Graham Digital is a digital media and technology development group widely recognized as a leading industry innovator. Social News Desk, headquartered in Atlanta, provides its 2500+ worldwide newsroom-customers with a single dashboard to publish, measure, curate and monetize local news content on social platforms. Website: https://www.grahammedia.com/

This press release was produced by The JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.