Press
August 16, 2008
Black Weblog Awards Founder on ‘Black Talk Radio’
Maurice Cherry, founder of the Black Weblog Awards, was recent on Blog Talk Radio’s ‘Black Talk Radio’, where he discussed the history of the Awards, blogging, and mainstream media with host Scotty Reid.
February 1, 2008
Black Weblog Awards Winners Featured on NPR’s ‘News and Notes’ Bloggers’ Roundtable
Several Black Weblog Awards winners have been featured on the Bloggers’ Roundtable, a new segment on NPR’s “News and Notes” which pulls opinions on current events from members of the Black blogospehere. This is a weekly feature (every Wednesday).
September 5, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Mentioned Again on NPR’s ‘News and Notes’
The Black Weblog Awards were mentioned on the Wednesday broadcast of NPR’s “News and Notes” with host Farai Chideya.
The Black Weblog Awards was mentioned in the segment “Honoring The Best Black Blogs” by “News and Notes” web producer Geoffrey Bennett.
August 29, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Founder on ‘Wakeupcall Radio’ on NYC’s WBAI 99.5 FM
Maurice Cherry was recently on with host Deepa Fernandes talking about bloggers of color, the Black Weblog Awards and how people can start their own blog.
August 25, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Founder on ‘Cocoa Mode’ on XM Satellite Radio
Maurice Cherry was recently on “Cocoa Mode”, an XM satellite radio program on Channel 169 “The Power”, to discuss the Black Weblog Awards, their history, and give some insight into bloggers of color and how you can start your own blog. “Cocoa Mode” is hosted by the talented Shawna Renee.
August 3, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Founder on ‘Friday Favecast’ Again
Maurice Cherry was back on the podcast “Friday Favecast” to talk about the Awards, how people can nominate their favorite blogs, and some upcoming plans for the future of the Awards.
June 29, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Founder Interview on ‘Friday Favecast’
Black Weblog Awards Founder Maurice Cherry was interviewed by Fave of the popular Internet podcast, the “Friday Favecast”. Maurice gave some on past year’s Awards, what’s new for this year, and how you can help out.
June 11, 2007
Black Weblog Awards Mentioned on NPR’s ‘News and Notes’
The Black Weblog Awards were mentioned on the Friday broadcast of NPR’s “News and Notes” with host Farai Chideya.
“News and Notes” is an NPR broadcast hour-long radio program which features everyone and everything from newsmakers to performers, health to finance, all from an African-American perspective.
The Black Weblog Awards was mentioned in the segment “Every Blogger is a Star” at the Webby’s with new media commentators Mario Armstrong and Gary Dauphin.
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