Peggy Peterman
Peggy M. Peterman | |
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Born | ca. 1936 Tuskee, Alabama, US |
Died | August 19, 2004 Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, US |
Nationality | American |
Education | Howard University |
Occupation | Journalist & columnist |
Employer | St. Petersburg Times |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Awards | NABJ Lifetime Achievement Award (1989) IWFM Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) NABJ Hall of Fame Honoree (2009) |
Peggy Mitchell Peterman (
Personal
Peggy Mitchell was born c. 1936.
Career
In 1965, Peggy Peterman got a job at the St. Petersburg Times writing for the "Negro News Page". She worked for the Times for 31 years.[1][9] Soon after, Peggy wrote a 14-page letter to the executive editor saying that this page should be terminated.[10] By 1994, Peterman wrote columns conveying the experiences of black Americans. "My ambition as a journalist was always to help the public understand who and what the African-American family and culture was all about."[11] Peterman received hateful letters for trying to stop the discrimination towards blacks.[12] In her articles, she mainly wrote about what was close to her heart - social and children's issues - until her retirement in 1996.[4]
She is also the founder of the Black History Pageant in St. Petersburg.[4] The Black History Pageant started in 1978. The pageants were about the African-American spirit and they started off with 15 people in the audience watching the recitals of poetry and music done by talented African-American children. Crowds today have up to 2,000 people.[13] After her retirement, Peterman became a minister.[1]
In 2002, she became a minister at the Bethel Community Baptist Church
Notable works of journalism
Peggy Peterman started writing for the St. Petersburg Times in 1965 for the "Negro News Page", which she set out to end and disperse the news throughout the newspaper. After 20 years as a reporter, Peterman became a columnist and joined the editorial board in 1994.[4]
Context
Peggy Peterman's career with the St. Petersburg Times spanned from 1965 to 1996 and during and after the
Impact
In 1997, the Times made the Peggy Mitchell Peterman scholarship, that is awarded to a journalism student at Florida A&M University every year. The award includes an internship at the paper and $5,000.[1]
Awards
- National Association of Black Journalists, Lifetime Achievement Award, 1989[3]
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission and the Links honored Peterman with the Humanitarian Award in 1995.[4]
- IWFM Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999[4]
- Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association[1]
- Meritorious Achievement Award from FAMU[1]
- Delta Sigma Theta Ethel Payne Journalism Award[1]
- NABJ Hall of Fame Honoree (Posthumously, 2009)[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Basse, Craig (August 20, 2004). "Southpinellas: Journalist's words helped open doors, minds". www.sptimes.com.
- ^ "Department of Journalism and Media Studies presents: About Peggy M. Peterman". neighborhoodnewsbureau.blogspot.com.
- ^ a b "Anchor Bernard Shaw has been..." Orlando Sentinel. August 22, 1989.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peggy Peterman - 1999 Lifetime Achievement Award - International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org.
- ^ "Southpinellas: Journalist, activist dies". www.sptimes.com.
- ^ a b "PEGGY PETERMAN by Bob Andelman". andelman.com.
- ^ "Frank Peterman will Seek a Seat in Florida House." The St. Petersburg Times. March 19, 1966. Online. December 10, 2008.
- ^ Mennel, Mark Schreiner, Eric. "StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A St. Pete Pioneer and Her Politician Son". WUSF.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Former St. Pete Times columnist Peggy Peterman posthumously selected for black journalists Hall of Fame". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ a b "History & Heritage: Area newspapers slow to cover African-American communities". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Obituaries in the News (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Where Journalism Is Risky". CBS News.
- ^ Lavin, Rochelle Lewis. "The Olive B. McLin Community History Project". faculty.usfsp.edu.
- ^ "Opinion: Peggy Mitchell Peterman". www.sptimes.com.
- ^ "After The Revolution p. 9 – Editor & Publisher". www.editorandpublisher.com.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". International Women's Media Foundation.