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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for 2024-10-24 ( 1 items )  
NABJ Family Mourns the Loss of 2019 Journalist of Distinction Mel Showers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The National Association of Black Journalists issued the following news: In the 1960s, Showers broke down barriers that paved the way for Black journalists. He was one of the first Black anchors in the Mobile-Pensacola television market and the first Black journalist to anchor an evening newscast full-time at WKRG-TV. An Alabama Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, Showers retired in 2019 after 50 groundbreaking years at WKRG. He was known for his courageous and thought-p more PR