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Nneka Elliott is one of Canada’s most versatile broadcasters. Nneka has held such roles as reporter and anchor at Newstalk 1010, national weather broadcaster for The Weather Network, Weather anchor for CTV news Toronto and Canada A.M., and most notably Reporter/Anchor at CP24 News.
It’s hard to find a big news story in the last 10 years that Nneka did not cover. Her list of memorable stories include coverage of the Air France crash, the Sunrise propane explosion in 2008 and the 2010 G20 summit protests in Toronto. Co-workers and viewers alike say Nneka has a natural ability to engage audiences and effortlessly transition from hard stories like Nelson Mandela’s death to making the stars laugh on the red carpet at TIFF. Nneka is also no stranger to hosting as co-host of CP24 Breakfast Weekend she shows off her sense of humour, wit and her girl next door charm.
In 2011, Nneka parlayed her passion for the industry and her desire to help young people into The Media Huddle; a media networking and mentorship company. She also lends her time to many, charity and non for profit organizations including Stepstones mentoring programme. A former Ryerson University alumni board member, Nneka still regularly lends her time to the University participating in various projects.
Nneka is an island girl at heart having grown up on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. She was featured on the city of Toronto’s Black History Month poster in 2010 and was named one of Ryerson University’s Top 30 alumni under 30 in 2009.
During our conversation, Nneka talked about:
– Where did her love of media start
– Her first major break in the media industry and some of her journey
– Her coming from doing radio in St. Vincent to doing television in Toronto
– Where was she when she heard that she was receiving a Harry Jerome Award
– Her thoughts about Harry Jerome
– The importance of giving back in her life
– What are young people are telling her
Event Information:
The 33rd Annual BBPA Harry Jerome Awards will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto. Tickets for the Harry Jerome Awards are $200. To place an order, please call 416-504-4097 or online at Shop@bbpa or visit the Centre of Excellence, located at 180 Elm Street, Toronto, between the hours of 10-4pm Monday to Friday.
For more information, please visit us online at Black Business and Professional Association, call 416-504-4097 or email.
History Of The Harry Jerome Awards:
On October 21, 1982, a meeting was held where a decision was made to form an association and a steering committee including Al Hamilton, publisher of Contrast Newspaper, Denham Jolly and Bromley Armstrong. Incorporated in July 1983, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) is a non-profit charitable organization that serves to address equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development. Following the October 1982 meeting, it was decided to honour the six Black Canadian athletes who excelled at that year’s Commonwealth Games: Angela Taylor-Issanjenko, Ben Johnson, Mark McKoy, Milt Ottey, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams.
A dinner was suggested at which Harry Jerome, Canada’s premiere track and field athlete of the 1960s would be invited to be the keynote speaker. However, before he could be invited, Harry Jerome died suddenly in December 1982. The group then decided to turn the celebration into a tribute to Harry Jerome and an awards ceremony to honour the six athletes. The name “Harry Jerome Awards” was proposed by Hamlin Grange and so the first Harry Jerome Awards was held on March 5, 1983.
The Harry Jerome Awards is now a national event that recognizes and honours excellence in African Canadian achievement. In addition to the Harry Jerome Awards, the BBPA sponsors the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, providing financial support to African Canadian youth pursuing higher education. The idea for the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund was provided by Hamlin Grange and realized through the efforts of Kamala-Jean Gopie, Pamela Appelt, Sheila Simpson and Beverly Mascoll. Journalist Cynthia Reyes was the BBPA’s president at the time. Under the leadership of Verlyn Francis, in 1996 the scholarship fund established an endowment fund and attracted corporate sponsorship. Today the Fund awards some thirty scholarships each year.
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