KYW Newsradio 1060 (KYW-AM/Philadelphia) Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg has been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists with a Salute to Excellence Award at the 2018 NABJ Salute to Excellence Gala in Detroit. It’s the second consecutive year Gregg has been recognized by the organization. The award is in the Public Affairs category in Top 15 Markets, Radio, for a segment from her weekly program Flashpoint, titled “Police Transparency – When Should Names of Officers Who Kill Be Released?”
“It comes as no surprise that Cherri has been recognized once again for the exemplary work she contributes to KYW,” said David Yadgaroff, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Philadelphia. “The hard work she has committed to Flashpoint in less than a year demonstrates why she is deserving of this honor.”
“I am honored and humbled by this great recognition,” added Gregg. “Flashpoint was designed to inform our listeners of impactful issues relevant to Philadelphia, and this acknowledgement validates the importance of creating conversation around social issues.”
Launched in 2017, “Flashpoint” discusses community affairs, political news, civil rights and social issues in the Philadelphia area. In 2017, NABJ honored Gregg with a Salute to Excellence Award in TV Investigative Top 15 Markets for her piece, “Driving While Black,” a collaboration between Entercom and CBS3-TV.
Gregg joined Entercom in 2010.
