2017- April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks 


Journalist of Distinction

2017- Leoneda Inge, WUNC Radio


Lifetime Achievement

2017-Yvette Miley, MSNBC 


Emerging Journalist of the Year

2017- Ernest Owens, Philadelphia Magazine & Candace Smith, ABC News


Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist Award

2017- Wesley Gibbings 


Legacy Award

2017- Ron Thomas, Morehouse College


Community Service Award

2017-Bobby Henry, Westside Gazette 


Journalism Educator of the Year

2017- Cheryl W. Thompson, George Washington University 


Student Journalist of the Year

2017- Gino Terrell, Hamline University 


Pat Tobin Media Professional Award

2017-Jocelyn Allen, The Allen Lewis Agency 


Best Practices

2017- The Emma Bowen Foundation


Student Chapter of the Year

2017- Morgan State University


Chapter of the Year

2017- Pittsburgh Black Media Federation


President's Award

2017- Sheila Brooks, SRB Communications