DPS Media Students Win Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards

Golightly Career and Technical Center’s Mass Media Students recently won several awards with the annual Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation; a division of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, dedicated to promoting, supporting, and enriching the broadcast industry in Michigan through education, research, public service, commitment to diversity, and more. The foundation offers scholarships, internships, career fairs, and unique educational events for high school students.

Fourteen Golightly CTC students competed against students across the State of Michigan and earned 1st through 3rd place in a variety of television and radio categories. The winners will receive their awards at the annual MAB Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo luncheon, March 11, 2008, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Congratulations to:

High School Television:
Station Activities Report:
1st Place
(Documentary – Detroit NAACP “2008 Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner,” Live Coverage – Detroit Community Health Connection, Detroit Community Health Fair, Citywide Pep Rally-Detroit MLK High School) Andre Ash, Jamie Bruce, Charlene Donelson, Reginald Pinkston

High School Radio:
Public Service Announcement:
1st Place
(HIV AIDS Awareness - :60sec)
Brittany Taylor, Andre Ash

Daily Sportscast/Newscast/News Feature:
Tied 2nd Place
(Live Coverage – Citywide Pep Rally-Detroit MLK High School)
Brandy Ward, Christian Davis

(Live Coverage – Golightly CTC College Fair)
Ny’Kisha Reeder

Air Check:
2nd Place
(Countdown Show)
Darryl Terrell

Honorable Mention
(Top 5 Countdown Show)
Jamel Watson

Station Activities Report:
Honorable Mention
(Live Coverage – Golightly 25th Anniversary Celebration, Citywide Pep Rally-Detroit MLK High School, Golightly College Fair)
Brianna White, Michael McDonald, Taylor Hopkins, Tanisha Kuykendall



Golightly Career and Technical Center, named in honor of Cornelius L. Golightly, the first black president of the Detroit Board of Education, continues to integrate academic education and professional training for local high school students. The center services 10-12th graders from Detroit Public High Schools, non-public high schools, Grosse Pointe, Highland Park, and Hamtramck schools. Golightly Career and Technical Center offers a two-year program providing students with professional career planning and training for jobs in the 21st century.