- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 10-Mar 16, 2011
- Published:
- Laurelton, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Culvert Chronicles
- Journal Title Details:
- 7 : 15
- Subject Term:
- Caribbean area, History, Blacks, Awards & honors, Television programs, Television news, and Meeks, Gregory W
- Notes:
- Since CLM TV debuted in NY in 2007, the program has racked up impressive ratings, showcasing Caribbean celebrities, movers and shakers and successful business entrepreneurs living in the USA and Jamaica. Recent guests include former Prime Minister of Jamaica the Hon. Edward Seaga; PM of Antigua, Hon. Baldwin Spencer; Mt. Vernon Mayor Clinton Young; Carl McCall, former NY State Comptroller; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Cliff; Brenda Blackmon, co-anchor of WWOR-TV; Suzanne de Passé, Co-Chairman of de Passé Jones Entertainment Group; Olympians Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell (Roland Hyde photo) CLM TV Executive members [Clement Hume] (3rd from L), [Anthony Turner], (4th L) & [Andrea Bullens] (6th L), host [Irwine Clare] (7th L), cameraman Jason Mason (8th L) and editor [Basil Wellington] (1st L) accepting the Congressional Proclamation at the station's 4th anniversary party in NY. Others in the picture are Jamaica's Consul General in New York Geneive [Brown-Metzger] (2nd L) , Veronica Beckford (5th L) - who presented the proclamation on behalf of Congressman [Gregory W. Meeks] - and [Stephen Hill] (R), CEO of CIN TV.