Stephen A. Smith
A recent career panel presentation, featuring industry experts as well as Stephen A. Smith, sportswriter and media personality, focused on employment in the cable industry and cable’s ever-changing environment.
The presentation “You’re Hired,” was open to college students, cable industry professionals and those who would like to join the cable industry. The program was sponsored by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Carolinas and co-hosted by the Department of Mass Communications at WSSU.
Smith and other media professionals share their views during panel discussion.
Smith, a graduate of WSSU, has become one of the best-known African-American sports reporters in the nation. He was joined on the panel by Tammy Franklin, senior vice president for affiliate strategy and business development at Scripps Networks; Cheryl Wingate, director of talent management for Time Warner Cable; Chris Killebrew, regional vice president for affiliate sales and marketing for Fox Cable Networks; and Jennifer Iras, vice president of domestic distribution and national accounts marketing for Discovery Communications.
