Boston Globe’s Lee seeks NABJ presidency June 10, 2011
Gregory Lee Jr., senior assistant sports editor of the Boston Globe and an Associated Press Sports Editors member since 2004, is running for president of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Electronic voting began June 3 and concludes Aug. 5.
Lee, who has been connected to APSE since 1994 and NABJ since 1996, is a co-director of the Sports Journalism Institute and treasurer of NABJ. He has also served as the association’s secretary and chairs its Sports Task Force.
“For the past 14 years I have had the privilege to serve and experience a variety of things in participating in leadership positions,” Lee said. “I know firsthand how NABJ can reach its full potential. I have experienced the good and the bad times.”
NABJ, like other minority journalism organizations, has struggled to come out of the recession with a strong financial footing. The association recently decided to withdraw from UNITY: Journalists of Color — an alliance with the other three major minority journalism associations — in order to better protect itself financially. Lee was integral in that decision-making.
“The next president has to be this organization’s biggest advocate and has to have the full support of their company,” Lee said. “I am a leader with a proven track record of success in this organization and that success would translate during my presidency.”
The other candidates are Deirdre Childress, entertainment editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Charles Robinson, a reporter and associate producer at Maryland Public Television.
Zuri Berry is a sports producer at Boston.com.
