LEGACY BRIEFS
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil , Senior Vice-President of Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement for Nielsen , delivered the keynote address at the inaugural BOMA Awards on Wednesday , April 26 , at the Hilton Miami Airport . Nielson is the global company that measures what consumers watch and what consumers buy . Pearson-McNeil is the visionary behind Nielsen ’ s award winning African-American Consumer Report which led to the company ’ s historic crea�on of Nielsen ’ s Diversity Insights Series . Each report focuses on the rapidly growing
FRIDAY , MAY 5 , 2017 AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL BB23
2017 Black Owned Media Alliance ( BOMA ) Awards Luncheon ( April 26 , Hilton Miami Airport Hotel ) Pictures provided by Greg Reed
Hispanic , African-American or Asian consumer base .
BOMA President , Dexter Bridgman , says that “ The BOMA Awards was established to honor and confirm the importance and significance of Black Owned Media in South Florida . We will con�nue to push for equality in media spending by engaging and educa�ng the decision makers in our industry .” The BOMA Awards Chairwoman , Debra Toomer , expressed
“ Our honorees are community stalwarts and have demonstrated a commitment to the black community through excep�onal
and effec�ve applica�on of media communica�on industry strategies .”
The 2017 BOMA Champion of the Year recipients are Andrew Goldberg / Vice President of Marke�ng at the Adrienne Arsht Center and Ed O ’ Dell / Corporate Director of Communica�ons and Partnerships at Jackson Health Systems .
The Knight Founda�on received the BOMA ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD . Annually , the Knight Founda�on grants over one-hundred million dollars for journalism , technology , communi�es , and arts , which they believe are essen�al for a
healthy democracy .
The BOMA Awards thanks program sponsors WOW Factor , The Knight Founda�on , District 1 Commissioner Jordan , FPL , Drummer Boy Sound , and Jackson Memorial Hospital ; and table sponsors Miami-Dade County District 9 Commissioner Dennis Moss , Miami-Dade County District 2 Commissioner Jean Mones�me , Miami-Dade County District 3 Audrey Edmonson , Jack Daniel ’ s , American Dream Miami , Sonshine Communica�ons , Adrienne Arsht Center , Circle of One Marke�ng , and Jason Pizzo .
BOMA Winners Bernade�e Morris ( le� ) and Jessica Garre� Modkins ( right ) with BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman |
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BOMA Award winner Dans with BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman |
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BOMA Award winner A�orney Marlon Hill with wife , Carla Hill |
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BOMA Award winner Suzan McDowell with BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman |
BOMA Awards Chairwoman Debra Toomer with BOMA President ' s Award Winner Sandy Walker , Publisher of the Gospel Truth Magazine and BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman |
BOMA Award winners Greg Reece and Carolyn Guniss |
BOMA Award winner Guylene Berry |
BOMA Award winners Tony and Woodie Lesesne |
Recording Ar�st / Model and Actress April RaQuel with BOMA Winner Teekay |
BOMA Awards Chairwoman Debra Toomer |
BOMA Award winner Sean Terrell with BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman |
BOMA Award winner Da-Venya Armstrong with Dexter Bridgeman |
BOMA Honorees |
BOMA President Dexter Bridgeman with Advocates of the Year recipients , represen�ng the Knight Founda�on , Karen Rundlet Burke� and Andrew Sherry |
Dexter Bridgeman with BOMA Champion of the Year recipient Andrew Goldberg , VP of Marke�ng , Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts |
Keynote Luncheon Speaker Cheryl Pearson-McNeil , Senior VP of Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement for Nielsen |