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ESPN Personality Gives Back to Alma Mater, Winston-Salem State

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterJanuary 27, 2016

Stephen A. Smith, co-host of ESPN show “First Take” has committed to donate $50,000 every year for five years to his Alma Mater, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Smith made this commitment during the WSSU fundraiser breakfast, 400 people attended the event and the university raised $33,000 from the breakfast. Winston-Salem is a historically black college (HBCU) that was founded in 1892. Smith attended on a basketball scholarship, though injuries hindered his playing time, and graduated from the university in 1991. His service to the university made Smith a member of the Big House Gaines Hall

National News

College Athlete and Wounded War Veteran Honored at ESPYS

By Amanda Scurlock, InternJuly 29, 2015

Former Notre Dame Women’s Basketball player and Iraq War Veteran Danielle Green received the Pat Tillman Award for Service during the 2015 ESPYS Awards. Green earned the award through her perseverance in the face of adversity and selfless commitment to the United States, according to ESPN.

Sports

College Athlete and Wounded War Veteran Honored at ESPYS

Amanda Scurlock, InternJuly 22, 2015

Danielle Green earned the award through her perseverance in the face of adversity and selfless commitment to the United States,

Sports

Devon Still accepts Espy Award for young daughter battling Sage IV Cancer

Kimberlee Buck, Contributing WriterJuly 22, 2015

Devon Still accepts Espys Award for daughter preserving through stage IV cancer.

Entertainment News (Entertainment)

“What Is…An Editor?”

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

In a sense everyone in the journalism field “edits”. A writer revises articles. A video journalist selects their strongest scenes. A proofreader finds better words to make a sentence complete. They are all editing to make a package as comprehensive as possible.

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“First Take” anchor moves to “SportsCenter”

Amanda ScurlockJune 24, 2015

Cari Champion, host of the ESPN show “First Take” will become an anchor for “Sports Center” in July, according to The Wrap. She has the ESPN show with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless for two years, according to the Washington Post. Her last day was Friday, June 19, according to Examiner.com Champion will be hosting in the mornings and participating in a series of “interactions” about sports and entertainment. Members of ABC’s Good Morning America will accompany her in this segment, according to The Wrap. In “First Take,” she acted as the mediator for the debate-oriented show; it has

Opinion

ESPN’S Stuart Scott: A Dad For the Ages

By: Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Contributing WriterJanuary 9, 2015

Stuart Scott felt like family. For years, I have watched him on SportsCenter delivering the sporting news as only he could. His trademark expressions elevated the SportsCenter broadcast in ways that made us watch and listen with anticipation for one of his funky catchphrases. Of course we hoped that when we repeated the phrase the next day, we too, would deliver it like “straight butta”. Who else could say “swoopes there it is” and we knew exactly what he meant. As his colleagues, the athletes that he covered, friends and sports fans pay homage to his incredible broadcast skills;