Full press release after the jump.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2008 McCormick Tribune Fellows Selected

Evanston, IL (December 1, 2007) —Eight media executives of color have been selected as 2008 McCormick Tribune Fellows. The media executives will receive management training and join the Fellows Braintrust community of multicultural senior media managers and executives.

The McCormick Tribune Fellowship program exists to increase the number and impact of influential minority executives in the media business. The Fellows Braintrust provides research and insight on media management and diversity issues for the benefit of its members and the media industry.

Twenty-two candidates from print, television, radio and magazine media applied for the 2008 fellowship.

"This year's selection process was grueling because all the applicants were such good candidates, said MTF director Ava Greenwell. "And yet it was an invigorating process to see the profiles of some of the best media managers in the country."

The eight 2008 fellows were nominated by senior leaders from the print, broadcast and digital media based on their professional achievements, innovative approach to the business and career potential. The 2008 Fellows are:

Rodney Brooks, USA Today

Sharon Wilmore, Detroit Free Press

Carole Carmichael, The Seattle Times

Terrence Williams, New York Times Co.

Johnita Due, CNN

Orlando Rosales, WTPH 14 - Azteca America

Shiree Woody, WBBH-NBC2 & WZVN-ABC7

Jayme Ribeiro Neto, WRMD Telemundo Tampa

The Fellowship program is funded by the McCormick Tribune Foundation and administered by Northwestern University's Media Management Center in cooperation with the National

Association of Minority Media Executives and the National Association of Broadcasters. Some 81 media executives have completed the one-year program since its 1998 inception.

During the Fellowship year, the Fellows will attend executive education programs at the Media Management Center at Northwestern University. Broadcast Fellows attend the National Association of Broadcasters Management Development Seminar, and the print and digital Fellows attend the Advanced Executive Program. At the Center, the programs focus on innovation and strategic leadership, promoting a disciplined approach to managing personal, organizational, and cultural change.

In addition, each year current and former Fellows are invited to participate in a Fall Forum to examine pressing industry challenges. Their efforts have produced unique insights for leaders seeking fresh ideas and approaches to accelerate the pace of minority representation in managerial positions within media organizations.

The McCormick Tribune Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. Through its charitable grant making programs, Cantigny Park and Golf, Cantigny First Division Foundation and the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, the Foundation is able to positively impact people’s lives and stay true to its mission of advancing the ideals of a free, democratic society.

The Media Management Center accelerates the business success of media companies and the professional growth of media executives through its executive education programs, ground-breaking research, world-class faculty, and ongoing work with media companies worldwide. It is affiliated with the Kellogg School of Management and the Medill School at Northwestern University.

To read the reports online and for more information about the McCormick Tribune Fellows visit http://www.mtfellows.org.

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