Pittsburgh's Sharon Epperson, National Television and Print Journalist, to Speak to The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh's Sharon Epperson, National Television and Print Journalist, to Speak to The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharon Epperson, a veteran broadcast and print journalist with more than 15 years experience with national media outlets, has been a correspondent at CNBC since 1996. Epperson covers personal finance and appears throughout CNBC's Business Day programming. She can also be seen on NBC's "Nightly News," "Today," and "Early Today," the MSNBC network and various NBC affiliates nationwide.

Epperson's Pittsburgh roots go deep. A native Pittsburgher, she is an alum of the Urban Journalism Workshop, administered now by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania. She was also an intern and a reporter for The Pittsburgh Press in the 1980s.

When: Noon, Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Where: HYP Club, 619 William Penn Place

Reservations: Reservations required are $20 for Press Club members and
$25 for nonmembers. Send your check by September 6 to The
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, Engineers' Building,
337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Questions? 412-281-7778

More about Sharon's career:

Epperson has been given numerous accolades for her work. In October 2005, she was presented the Vanguard Award for her distinguished career in business and personal finance reporting by the National Urban League Guild, a volunteer auxiliary of the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. She received a First Place Award for News Commentary from the New York Association of Black Journalists in February 2005 for an hour-long program examining Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy and the existing economic disparity. In June 2003, she received the Trailblazer of the Year Award, which recognizes the achievements of young and mid-career professionalism, from that organization. She has also garnered the All-Star Award from the Association of Women in Communications, given to women who work or live in the New York City area for outstanding achievements in communications.

In April 2002, Black Enterprise featured Epperson on the cover of its annual investment guide, "Financial News You Can Use," with tips from television commentators. In 2001, the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television selected her series on female CEOs, "Women at the Top," for the prestigious Gracie Allen Award. In 1999, her three-part series on day trading won a Silver World Medal from the New York Festivals, an international television programming competition. In addition, for four consecutive years, Epperson achieved the New York Association of Black Journalists' Excellence Award for Business Reporting.

Epperson is also a personal finance columnist for USA Weekend and TIME, where she covered business, culture, social issues and health from 1993 to 1996. During that time, she worked with Time Inc.'s television division, Time New Media, and was a contributor to The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and NY 1 News. In 1995, while a correspondent for TIME, she received a first-place honor from the National Association of Black Journalists for team coverage on the magazine's cover story on the Nation of Islam. In addition to The Pittsburgh Press, Epperson has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, as well as ESSENCE and SELF magazines.

Epperson is also an adjunct lecturer at the School of International Public Affairs at Columbia University, where she teaches a course on professional development for graduate students interested in careers in international media and communications.

Epperson holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and government from Harvard University and a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University. She and her husband, Christopher John Farley, also an award-winning journalist and author, live in New Rochelle, New York, with their two children.

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is an organization of journalists and other communications professionals from a 29-county area of Western Pennsylvania. It sponsors forums on current events and educational programs, administers the Urban Journalism Workshop operated by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, and presents the annual Golden Quill awards contest and ceremony, honoring the best of Western Pennsylvania journalism.

Membership in the Press Club includes discounts on fees for programs and Golden Quill entries, use of dining facilities at the Engineer's Building, Downtown, and access to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and 15 other press clubs around the country. For a membership application, e-mail contact information to pressclubwpa@yahoo.com.

Source: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

CONTACT: Linda Parker of The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania,
+1-412-281-7778

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