Grambling State University will host the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and other important figures in the media industry during a workshop on Tuesday that will teach mass communication students about on-going issues and opportunities in the media industry.

Commissioner Mignon Clyburn began her service at the FCC in August 2009. Prior to the FCC, she spent 11 years as a member of the sixth district on the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and 14 years as co-owner and operator of The Coastal Times, a weekly newspaper that focused primarily on issues affecting the African American Community.

The additional guest speakers include Michelle Duke, vice president of the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF), a non-profit organization that advocates the importance of the First Amendment, community service, philanthropy and timely broadcasting issues, and Stephen Robinson, operations manager of Sirius XM HBCU Network, a radio channel which highlights HBCUs and their contributions to African Diaspora.

Duke joined NABEF in 2005 as director of diversity services and was later promoted to vice president of diversity services and development, overseeing several diversity initiatives, including NABEF’s Broadcast Leadership Program. She was promoted to vice president of NABEF in 2009 and is now responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Foundation.

Clyburn, Duke and Robinson will speak on Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. in GSU’s Washington Johnson Complex. After their speeches, there will be time for a question and answer session and an informal media conference. Members of the pubic and the media are encouraged to attend. Following this session, they will tour GSU’s campus media outlets at 1:30 p.m.

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