The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) and sports broadcaster ESPN have joined forces to boost the number of Black women in sports media. They have announced a new joint scholarship to give one female undergraduate and one female graduate student in the US the opportunity to pursue a career in sports media.
“Diversity and inclusion is ESPN’s #1 focus, and we want to support and create concrete ways to grow the pipeline of Black talent in the sports industry,” stated Katina Arnold, Vice President, Corporate Communications at ESPN and Alliance for Women in Media Board Member. “The ESPN and AWMF scholarship is the perfect way to fulfill ESPN’s mission of supporting Black and African-American women pursuing careers in media.”
DIVERSITY IN SPORTS MEDIA
Adding to her comments, AWMF’s Executive Director Becky Brooks said: “It has been wonderful to collaborate with ESPN to conceptualise this scholarship. Through this strong partnership, we’re proud to continue our work in pursuing greater diversity in the sports journalism work force.”
The selection of the student winners will be based on applicants developing an essay of 750 to 1,000 words, highlighting the importance of Black women in sports media. Scholarship applications are due on 20th November 2020. AWMF and ESPN will select one upperclassman Black female undergraduate student winner and one Black female graduate student to receive the scholarships payable to each winning student’s educational institution. Each winner will also receive one complimentary ticket to the Gracie Awards Luncheon in New York City in June 2021, confirmed AWMF and ESPN.
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