As the current Station/Programming Manager of the WUVI Student Radio Station at the University of the Virgin Islands, under the advisor-ship of Dr. Alexander Randall V, I’ve had a whirlwind of an experience with the students that have come through the program over the years. I’m going to share about some of them in this article… but I’m collecting photos, videos and audio so they can tell the story themselves.
As ambassadors alongside the USVI Department of Tourism, some of the WUVI students that have attended the (NABJ) National Association of Black Journalists conference over the past three years include Elesha Hazel, Branford Marsalis Parker, Charles Martin, Jr., Patrice Renee Harris and Nathalie TrowMcDonald. As their supervisor and a Masters student at Fullsail University studying New Media Journalism, I attended the first year accompanying Elesha. Thanking Tamara Lang-Allen, Director Hospitality & Tourism Management at University of the Virgin Islands, for reaching out to me on behalf of the Department of Tourism to select WUVI students worthy of being awarded the opportunity.
Some of the photos were made available courtesy of Bevan Springer, Marketplace Excellence, the agency that funded the students’ travel and made the experience possible. Other photos were captured by Branford Marsalis Parker, an up and coming videographer, myself and others.
