{"id":2827,"date":"2022-08-06T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2024\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:19:32","slug":"from-virtual-to-las-vegas-tuckers-wild-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nabjmonitor.com\/2024\/from-virtual-to-las-vegas-tuckers-wild-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"From virtual to Las Vegas: Tucker’s wild ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President navigates pandemic to meet the organization’s convention goals<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Rayshaun Baker-Lynch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NABJ Monitor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NABJ President Dorothy Tucker never predicted to lead the organization through a pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Tucker was engulfed in a delicate negotiation to move the convention to a virtual format without losing $1.3 million in hotel cancellations. The next two conventions went digital, and now, she\u2019s proud to preside personally over the group\u2019s gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I am as excited as everyone else,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cFrom my perspective, this is something that we have been working on for a year, if not more, and it’s finally come to pass, and I’m just really thrilled that everything is coming together.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NABJ President Dorothy Tucker Talks About her tenure and memorable experiences as president. Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV .(Photo\/ Justin Evans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tucker, an investigative reporter for WBBM-TV CBS2 Chicago since 1984, has won awards from the regional Edward R. Murrow honor to the 2021 Lifetime Achievement award from the Chicago Association of Journalists. But she often talks about how proud she is of the work she has done with NABJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 NABJ’s first-ever news platform has been a goal for Tucker, and one she is most proud of achieving during her term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m in awe of what this organization is able to produce. Now when you see the site, you will see some original stories,\u201d Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NABJ Executive Director Drew Berry said he is impressed with her work over the past three years for the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that Dorothy\u2019s legacy would be financial stability for the organization,\u201d Berry said. He also lauded her support of the Student Multimedia Journalism Projects and Black News and Views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next year NABJ will hold its conference in Birmingham, Alabama, ending Tucker\u2019s term in a smaller city than the organization is used to having and one of the birthplaces of civil rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think this is an opportunity for our members to really go in and hear, see, touch and feel the Black history that they may have forgotten about,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cI’m looking forward to Birmingham.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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