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TICKETS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE FOR THE STAR-STUDDED
16th ANNUAL
URBAN WHEEL AWARDS
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Phylicia
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John Quinones |
There is still time to purchase
tickets to attend the star-studded
Urban Wheel Awards which is poised
to kick-off the North American
International Auto Show on Sunday,
January 8th at the Soundboard,
MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit,
Michigan. Award winning actress
Phylicia Rashad and ABC News Anchor
John Quinones will cohost the event
that also features award-winning
actress Debbie Morgan, actress Gina
Hiraizumi, NFL superstar Justin
Durant and an entire cast of
celebrity presenters.
An exciting evening is planned. A
green carpet will replace the
traditional red carpet as
celebrities arrive. A pre-reception
will also be held in honor of
premier automotive dealer and the
first African American chairman of
the NAIAS, Mr. William Perkins.
During the show which will also
include musical performances,
automotive manufacturers will be
recognized for embracing diversity
and demonstrating leadership in the
area of environmental technology.
Minority executives, suppliers and
dealers will be awarded for
excellence and service to the
industry. The urban car, truck and
green vehicles of the year will be
presented and a Lifetime Achievement
Award will be given to legendary
Washington Post, automotive
journalist, Warren Brown.
From the pre-reception to the
afterglow, the black-tie Urban Wheel
Awards will be an innovative,
state-of-the-art event. The latest
technology in green cars will be on
display, laser lighting and the kind
of music that only Detroit can
produce will make for an elegant,
but entertaining interactive
experience. A fun highlight of the
evening will be an online digital
program book that can be accessed
from a cell phone, or other
electronic device, keeping attendees
abreast of what to expect next with
a touch of their fingers.
Admission to this multi-cultural
event of the North American
International Auto Show begins at
$250; tickets are available at
www.ticketmaster.com .
To read full bio's and more
info about the UWA,
click here
Phylicia Rashad Photo Credit:
Matthew Jordan Smith |
SPECIAL AWARD PRESENTERS
ANNOUNCED
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Al Pina
Frankie Darcell
David Lizărraga
Alfredo Estrada Elizabeth Gallagher
To read the full bios,
click here.
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SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY |
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Lisa Deveaux Larry Lee and Back in
TheDay Beth Griffith
To read the full bios,
click here.
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RECEPTION TO
HONOR "NAIAS"
CHAIRMAN
BILL PERKINS
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The 16th Annual
Urban Wheel Awards
is a world-class
awards show, held
during the North
American
International
Auto Show (NAIAS).
The only Official
Multicultural Event
held in conjunction
with the NAIAS,
the awards
promote diversity
inclusion in the
nation's largest
auto show and brings
together
celebrities,
automotive
executives,
international media,
government
representatives and
the multicultural
community to
celebrate diversity
accomplishment in
the automotive
industry.
The
festivities begin at
2:00 p.m. with a
vehicle exhibit,
followed by a
reception at 4:00
p.m. to honor
William "Bill"
Perkins, the first
African -American
Chairman of the
NAIAS.
The celebrity Green
Carpet and VIP
reception follows at
5:30 p.m. and the
awards show will
take place from 7:00
- 9:00 p.m. An
afterglow networking
reception will
conclude the
evening.
For event details
log onto
www.urbanwheelawards.com |
CELEBRITY AWARD
PRESENTERS
ANNOUNCED
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Debbi Morgan
Gina Hiraizumi
Justin Durant
Lauren Fix
Roop Raj
To read the
full bios,
click here.
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THE
WASHINGTON POST'S
WARREN BROWN TO
RECEIVE
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
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DETROIT, MICH. -
Wed., Nov. 9, 2011-Warren
Brown, esteemed
automotive columnist
for The Washington
Post will be honored
with a Lifetime
Achievement Award
during the 16th
Annual Urban Wheel
Awards on Sunday,
Jan. 8, 2012.Covering
the automobile
industry since 1982,
Brown will be
recognized as one of
the nation's most
influential auto
writers, at the
black-tie gala, held
in the Sound Board
theatre at MotorCity
Casino Hotel in
Detroit, during
Press Week of the
North American
International Auto
Show (NAIAS). The
Urban Wheel Awards
Show is the
"official
multicultural event
of the NAIAS."
Interestingly,
Brown
started
covering
cars at The
Post
primarily as
a way to
ensure his
longevity at
the
newspaper.
Advised
early on to
find
something to
do that
wasn't
already
being done;
and further,
to live it
and love it,
Brown
settled on
cars.
While he
pens
detailed
accounts of
a car's good
and bad
points, just
as many auto
reviewers
do, Brown
also digs
deeper. In
Brown's
world, cars
are integral
components
to modern
existence
rather than
mere
accessories
to what we
do. In his
reviews,
Brown
consistently
ponders
those
generally
overlooked
aspects of
automobiles
that, when
you think
about them,
actually
bear
considerable
contemplation.
To
read the
full press
release,click
here
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TOYOTA MOTOR
SALES EXECUTIVE
FLETCHER V.
DAVIDSON
TO RECEIVE
EXECUTIVE OF
THE YEAR
AWARD
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DETROIT,
Nov. 15, 2011 -
Toyota
Motor Sales
(TMS), USA,
Inc's group vice
president and
general manager
of Toyota
Customer
Services,
Fletcher V.
Davidson will
receive the 2012
Executive of the
Year Award
during the 16th
Annual Urban
Wheel Awards on
Jan. 8, 2011,
which will be
held in the
Sound Board
theatre at
MotorCity Casino
Hotel during the
North American
International
Auto Show's
(NAIAS) press
preview week.
The Urban Wheel
Awards is the
official
multicultural
event of the
NAIAS.
Davidson will be
honored for his
proven success
in management,
specifically for
his strategic
leadership
during the 2010
recalls and the
aftermath of the
earthquake and
tsunami that
struck Japan in
March 2011.
"I am honored to
receive the
Executive of the
Year award and
accept it on
behalf of
Toyota. None of
the strides we
made following
the recalls or
the earthquake
and tsunami
would have been
possible without
the tremendous
efforts of our
team members,
dealers and
suppliers, who
worked
tirelessly to
help our
customers and
return
production to
normal levels,"
said Davidson.
"This award
could not come
at a better time
as supply is
improving for
our dealers and
customers, and
we are preparing
to introducing
20 new products
over the next
few years."
To read
the full press
release,click
here
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TICKETS
ON SALE
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Motorcity
Casino Hotel
is proud to
welcome the
16th Annual
Urban Wheel
Awards at
Sound Board
on Sunday,
January 8,
2012. All
tickets
include the
reception
honoring
Bill
Perkins, the
Chairman of
the North
American
International
Auto Show,
the Urban
Wheel Awards
and the
Afterglow
reception.
Ticket
prices are
$250 (VIP);
$125 and $75
(General
Admission).
All tickets
go on sale
at
Ticketmaster.
Don't delay,
get your
tickets
early!
To
purchase
tickets, you
may call
Ticketmaster
at (800)
745- 3000 or
visit online
at
www.ticketmaster.com
For more
information
on the 16th
Annual Urban
Wheel
Awards,
visit our
official
event
website
www.urbanwheelawards.com.
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2012 "SUPPLIER
OF THE YEAR
AWARD" FINALISTS
ANNOUNCED
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Steven Phillips
Wallace Tsuha
David Segura
DETROIT,
MICH., Tues.,
Nov. 1, 2011
-- The 16th
Annual Urban
Wheel Awards,
hosted by the
Emerging
Diversity
Education Fund
and Decisive
Media, announced
the finalists of
the 2012
Supplier of the
Year Awards who
will be honored
on Sunday
January 8, 2012
at the Sound
Board Theater,
MotorCity Casino
Hotel in
Detroit, Mich.
The Annual Urban
Wheel Awards is
the nation's
only award show
bringing
together
celebrities,
automotive
executives,
international
media,
government
representatives,
and the
multicultural
community to
celebrate
inclusion in the
automotive
industry. The
Urban Wheel
Awards was named
the Official
Multicultural
Event of the
North American
International
Auto Show
(NAIAS) by the
2012 NAIAS
Executive
Committee.
The finalist of
the 2012
Supplier of the
Year awards are
being honored
for
demonstrating a
unprecedented
record of
quality, growth,
and service to
the automobile
industry.
Nominees were
selected by
ethnic minority
business and
trade
organizations
and will be
honored in each
of the following
award
categories:
African-American
Supplier of the
Year: Steven
Phillips -
Chairman,
President and
CEO, Detroit
Technologies,
Inc.
Phillips is
Chairman,
President, and
CEO of Detroit
Technologies,
Inc. (DTI) a
Tier 1 supplier
in the
automotive
industry.
Asian
Supplier of the
Year: Wallace
Tsuha - Chairman
and CEO, Saturn
Engineering &
Electronics.
Tsuha founded
Saturn
Electronics &
Engineering,
Inc. in 1985. He
started with an
idea and a
business plan,
and tenaciously
pursued
financial
resources until
he was able to
get started with
just six
employees.
Hispanic
Supplier of the
Year: David
Segura - CEO,
VisionIT. S
egura serves as
Chief Executive
Officer and is
the founder of
VisionIT.
Fifteen years
ago, with a
strong
technology
background
within a Fortune
10 corporation.
To read the full
press release,
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2012
"DEALER OF THE
YEAR AWARD"
FINALISTS
ANNOUNCED
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Thomas Moorehead
Dzung Nguyen Bob
Zamora
DETROIT,
MICH., Tues.,
Nov. 1, 2011 --
The 16th
Annual Urban
Wheel Awards,
hosted by the
Emerging
Diversity
Education Fund
and Decisive
Media, announced
the finalists of
the 2012 Dealer
of the Year
Awards who will
be honored on
Sunday January
8, 2012 at the
Sound Board
Theater,
MotorCity Casino
Hotel in
Detroit, Mich.
The Annual Urban
Wheel Awards is
the nation's
only award show
bringing
together
celebrities,
automotive
executives,
international
media,
government
representatives,
and the
multicultural
community to
celebrate
inclusion in the
automotive
industry. The
Urban Wheel
Awards was named
the Official
Multicultural
Event of the
North American
International
Auto Show
(NAIAS) by the
2012 NAIAS
Executive
Committee.
The finalist of
the 2012 Dealer
of the Year
awards are being
honored for
demonstrating a
unprecedented
record of
exceptional
sales, exemplary
service, strong
customer
relations and an
overall
commitment to
excellence in
the automobile
industry.
Nominees were
selected by
ethnic minority
business and
trade
organizations
and will be
honored in each
of the following
award
categories:
African-American
Dealer of the
Year: Thomas
Moorehead-
Chairman and
CEO, BMW of
Sterling and
MINI of Sterling.
Sterling and
MINI of Sterling
in Virginia was
one of the 70
BMW dealerships
in the United
States selected
to sell the
revitalized MINI
Cooper brand.
Asian
Dealer of the
Year: Dzung
Nguyen-
President,
Goshen Buick GMC
Hyundai.
Nguyen has
focused from the
beginning on
employing the
best people,
developing their
skills as sales
and service
professionals,
and ensuring
that superior
customer service
and a strong
commitment to
support the
local community
was the
cornerstone of
the company's
operating
philosophy.
Hispanic
Dealer of the
Year: Bob Zamora
- President and
CEO of Zamora
Automotive Group.
Zamora has grown
his dealership
portfolio from a
small Honda
dealership in
1981 to one of
the largest and
fastest growing
privately owned
automotive
dealer groups in
Northern
California,
which includes a
total of 17
dealerships
representing
Honda, Toyota,
Nissan, Acura,
Volkswagen, Kia
and Mazda
franchises.
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EMERGING
DIVERSITY
EDUCATION FUND (EDEF)
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EDEF
Scholarship
applications
are closed.
Deadline for
scholarships
submission
was December
16, 2011.
Incomplete,
ineligible
or late
applications
will not be
considered.
All
decisions
are final.
All
applicants
will receive
written
notification
of the final
decision on
or before
December 23,
2011.
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