Our Panel
2009 Symposium
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Our 8th Annual Broadcast Symposium
on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at CBS 3/the CW Philly 57

This was the event that college students waited for all year! It was time for our annual Broadcast Pioneers Symposium. Area college students saw first hand a major market television station and listened to advice from their staff. This year, our 8th annual event was held at the studios of CBS 3/The CW Philly 57. The date was Saturday morning, October 24, 2009.

Our panelists were:

Cesar Aldama, Assistant News Director for CBS 3 television & the CW Philly 57
Nicole Brewer, Digital Journalist/local website reporter, CBS 3/The CW Philly 57
Natasha Brown, the Morning News Anchor, on CBS 3/The CW Philly 57
Joanne Calabria, VP of Public Affairs for the CBS Television Stations Group
Pat Delsi, owned WSSJ Radio/President of the Philadelphia Press Association
Jim Donovan, Award-winning consumer reporter, CBS 3 & the CW Philly 57

Our moderator was the Chairman of the Board of the Broadcast Pioneers, Bill "Wee Willie" Webber, who has had a career in Philadelphia broadcasting for over a half century.

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From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Photos originally donated by Bob Kravitz
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