Elle Perry is the newly elected president of the Memphis Association of Black Journalists for 2022-2024. In this episode, Elle and immediate past president Kelli Cook talk about highlights from the past couple of years and what's to come for MABJ.

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Episode host: Kelli Cook
Executive producer: Elle Perry
Producer: Brandi Hunter

Wendi C. Thomas, Georgia Dawkins and Brittany Cole discuss making transitions in their journalism careers with MABJ vice president of digital Myron Mays during our January 2021 general body meeting.

Learn more about our panelists:

• Wendi C. Thomas: MLK50 Founder
• Georgia Dawkins: Producer, Author, Podcaster
• Brittany Cole: Speaker, Author

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Executive producer: Elle Perry
Producer: Brandi Hunter

MABJ Vice President of Public Relations Richard Thompson talks to Milton Howery III, Memphis Tourism public relations director and PRSA Memphis president, about transitioning from journalism to PR, working in the tourism space, and starting his own entertainment company.

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Episode host: Richard Thompson
Executive producer: Kelli Cook
Producer: Brandi Hunter

MABJ student liaison Brandi Hunter talks to WREG-TV sports anchor and reporter Samaria Terry about working in sports journalism, and the viral picture she posted about her hair. Take a look.

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Executive producer: Kelli Cook
Producer/Episode host: Brandi Hunter

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Executive producer/Episode host: Kelli Cook
Producer: Brandi Hunter

MABJ vice president of print Elle Perry talks to Memphis Business Journal reporter Corey Davis about working as a journalist covering sports business, travel tourism and logistics in Memphis.

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Episode host: Elle Perry
Executive producer: Kelli Cook
Producer: Brandi Hunter

MABJ treasurer Omer Yusuf talks to Chalkbeat Tennessee reporter Laura Faith Kebede about working as an education reporter in Memphis.

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Episode host: Omer Yusuf
Executive producer: Kelli Cook
Producer: Brandi Hunter

MABJ president Kelli Cook talks to WMC-TV anchor Kym Clark and meteorologist Sagay Galindo about balancing life as wives and mothers while working in journalism.

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Recommended resources from Kym and Sagay:
-Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive
-Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood
-What to Expect When You're Expecting
-Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
-You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You
-Motherhood Sessions

Episode host/Executive producer: Kelli Cook
Producer: Brandi Hunter