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On Wednesday, March 11th, we
had our spring season AAAIM networking mixer at Barleys Sportsbar & Lounge
downtown on Peachtree Street. Due to the current state of the Industry and
many organizations currently laying off, we thought it was a good idea to
invite out a staffing industry expert to answer any questions AAAIM members
may have about how to weather the storm.
George Watson, Chief Talent Officer at Creative Career Management Inc, agreed to come out and meet AAAIM members and offer himself to answering questions regarding placement/job search tips, etc.
Thanks George for making it out to our last event!
Employment inquiries, contact George
Watson at: gwatson@creativecareer.com
George Watson, Creative Career Management
& Sonja Traxler, TNS Media and AAAIM Organizer)
Photos from our March 2009
event at Barleys Sportsbar
in downtown Atlanta!
Atlanta African Americans in Media Event at Barleys - Downtown Atlanta
Center: AJ of The A Spot and two other AAAIM guests hanging out at our last event
Karaoke DJ at Barleys Sportsbar
Patrick Moton (Cox Radio) greets AAAIM event goers
Radcliff Angus (Scripps Network), Sonja Traxler (TNS Media) greeting another AAAIM event goer
l- Ben Carter (SwurvRadio.com), c- Naila Simon, r- Rohan Rodney (NBMBA Assoc.)
Jason (95.5 the Beat),
Amy Poventud (WSB TV)
AAAIM guest on the mic for a little Karaoke
AAAIM Organizers: Patrick Moton (Cox Radio)
and Sonja Traxler (TNS Media)
FIRST
BLACK 24 HOUR NEWS NETWORK
Washington, DC — Black Television News Channel (BTNC), which is
scheduled to launch the nation’s only African American news network in
2010, announced today a long-term partnership with Carol H. Williams
Advertising (CHWA), a leading marketing firm that specializes in African
American and urban advertising. CHWA will be a minority stakeholder in
the new network, and will exclusively handle BTNC’s advertising,
marketing and PR services.
CHWA (www.carolhwilliams.com) is the largest independent advertising
agency in the country that is 100% minority- and woman-owned. Founded in
1986, CHWA has offices in Oakland, California, Chicago, and New York and
provides advertising and marketing services to Fortune 500 clients,
including General Mills, Gilead Sciences, HP, Nationwide Insurance,
Procter & Gamble, The Walt Disney Company and several others. CHWA
serves the needs of all advertisers, but specializes in developing
integrated strategic marketing plans and innovative advertising for the
African American and urban markets. Past telecom clients include FX
Network, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, The Disney Channel,
Cingular Wireless, PacBell and SBC. In 2008, Advertising Age reported
that CHWA developed the No. 1-rated TV commercial for the previous year
among all general consumers.
“The Black Television News Channel represents another major indicator of
the strength, viability, size and scope of the ever-growing African
American market,” said Carol H. Williams, President, CEO and Chief
Creative Officer of CHWA. “We believe that BTNC will meet a real need in
the market for both consumers and advertisers. We are excited about the
opportunity to leverage our expertise to support the network’s mission
to provide quality media.”
BTNC (www.btnc.tv) will construct the first coast-to-coast all
high-definition television newsgathering infrastructure with its network
operations center located in Washington, D.C. Black Television News
Channel will be the nation’s only provider of 24/7 cable news
programming dedicated to covering the unique perspective of African
American communities. BTNC will provide access to information and
educational programming to meet the specific needs of this growing and
dynamic community, which is a major consumer of subscription television
services. BTNC will provide a new voice that represents African
Americans in mainstream media and fosters political, economic, and
social discourse, and programming will shed light on the unique social,
economic, and political challenges facing urban communities. BTNC is the
endeavor of J.C. Watts, Jr., former U.S. congressman from Oklahoma and
celebrated athlete, and broadcast and cable news veterans.
“I am very excited about the partnership between CHWA and BTNC. I
believe the many synergies created by our two companies working together
will give the network a powerful voice for the African American
community,” said Watts.
CONTACT:
Pamela Mantis
877-4MY-BTNC
Fax: (202) 207-2853
Release@btnc.tv
Source: Black Television News Channel press release, March 31, 2009
ATLANTA’S AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MEDIA. NETWORKING, MENTORING, EDUCATING
If you are interested in being a part of this organization, please contact us and let us know how you would like to contribute. Also, feel free to email us with any suggestions or comments. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the next networking event!
CONTACT SONJA @ 404-606-2116
CONTACT PATRICK @ 678-472-9318
OR EMAIL US AT: aaaim.networking@gmail.com