Carole Simpson
Carole Simpson (born December 7, 1940)
Education and career
Simpson, a graduate of the
She became the first woman of color to moderate a
Simpson is on the Advisory Council at the International Women's Media Foundation.[5]
She retired from ABC News in 2006 to begin teaching journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, where she taught until 2019.[6]
Simpson is a former member of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation Board of Trustees, an affiliate of the Radio Television Digital News Association. There, she established the Carole Simpson Scholarship to encourage and help minority students overcome hurdles along their career path, which is offered annually to aspiring journalists.[7]
In 2010, her autobiography, Newslady, was published by AuthorHouse.[8]
Personal life
Simpson is a cousin of sportswriter and ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon.[9]
See also
- List of Emerson College people
- Lists of journalists
- List of people from Chicago
- List of University of Michigan alumni
References
- ISBN 978-1-4520-6237-2.
Carole Simpson december 1941.
- ^ a b c d "Carole Simpson's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Davis, Marianna W., ed. (1982). Contributions of Black Women to American. Vol. 1. Columbia, South Carolina: Kenday Press, Inc. p. 305.
- ^ "NABJ Special Honors, Past Winners" Archived April 16, 2013, at archive.today. National Association of Black Journalists.
- ^ "IWMF : International Women's Media Foundation - Board and Staff". Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved 2016-01-30.. International Women's Media Foundation.
- ^ "Carole Simpson". emerson.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "RTDNA Carol Simpson Scholarship".
- ISBN 978-1-4520-6237-2.
Carole Simpson december 1941.
- ^ Kornheiser, Tony; Wilbon, Michael (October 21, 2002). "The Chat House". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 23, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Interview with Carole Simpson". Retrieved November 27, 2007.
- "Carole Simpson 2008 Schwartz Visiting Fellow".
- "Carole Simpson Honored in 1993 with Striving for Excellence Awards" through The Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program