April 13, 2015
Meredith Vieira Hosts NLGJA's Headlines and Headliners
Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
On Thursday, April 16, Meredith Vieira heads to the Prince George Ballroom in New York City for the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association 20th Annual Headlines & Headliners benefit.
"NLGJA is incredibly honored to have Meredith Vieira once again host our largest fundraiser on this the 25th anniversary of the organization," said NLGJA President Jen Christensen. "Meredith has been a longtime friend to NLGJA and her work is the gold standard for how to fairly and accurately cover the LGBT community."
Each year, the star-studded event raises tens of thousands of dollars for the organization's programs, including those that provide scholarships to aspiring LGBT journalists. More than 300 journalists, news executives, dignitaries and allies attend this event every year in what has become one of New York City's must-attend media events.
At the event, Vieira will present NLGJA's 10th Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and the fifth Kay Longcope Scholarship. Each year, the organization awards two national scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students who plan a career in journalism and who are committed to furthering NLGJA's mission.
Vieira is the host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated daytime show "The Meredith Vieira Show," which debuted last fall. The 14-time Emmy Award winner also has a premium YouTube channel, "LIVES with Meredith Vieira," dedicated to exploring and championing real women of all ages. Vieira served as co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show from 2006-2011 and hosted the nationally syndicated game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" for 11 seasons from 2002-2013. Prior to that, Vieira served as moderator of ABC's "The View."
Special guests include CNN's Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield, Kate Bolduan, Jason Carroll, Carol Costello, LZ Granderson, Randi Kaye, Dom Lemon, Miguel Marquez, Richard Quest, Christine Romans and Brian Shelter; The New York Times Josh Barro, Frank Bruni and Patrick Healy; The Wall Street Journal's Jason Bellini; ABC News Gio Benitez, Kendis Gibson, Sara Haines, Tom Llamas, Amy Robach, Mara Schiavocampo and Cecilia Vega; FOX News anchors Jamie Colby, Melissa Francis, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trish Regan, Rick Reichmuth and Gerri Willis; MSNBC's Ronan Farrow; NBC's Willie Geist, Stephanie Gosk and Jenna Wolfe: CNBC's Simon Hobbs; CBS News Erin Moriarty, Troy Roberts, Kris Van Cleave; fashion designer Malan Breton; Joseph Kapsch from The Wrap; The Weather Channel's Bryan Norcross; and Al Jazeera America's Soledad O'Brien and Ali Velshi.
Sponsors include Bloomberg, Jet Blue, ABC News, Comcast NBC Universal, Heineken, CBS News, CNN, Fox News Channel, Newsday, FleishmanHillard and Pace Communications.
Hospitality sponsors are Channing Daughters and Voli Vodka. Tickets are $50 for students, $100 for members or $150 for Friends of NLGJA, which includes an Ally Membership, a $75 value.
Headlines and Headliners will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 at the Prince George Ballroom, 15 E. 27th Street in New York City. For information or tickets, visit http://www.nlgja.org/headlines-headliners
Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
