Maureen Bunyan

Maureen Bunyan
Born (1944-02-27) February 27, 1944 (age 80)[1]
Aruba

Maureen Bunyan (born February 27, 1946, in Aruba) is an Aruban-American Washington, D.C.–based television journalist. She was the lead co-anchor at WUSA for 22 years from 1973 to 1995.[2] In 1999 she returned to television when she co-anchored WJLA-TV, helping them to rise to number two in the market.

Bunyan is a founder and board member of IWMF (International Women's Media Foundation),[3][4] a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.[5] and President of Maureen Bunyan Communications, Inc.[6]

She was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" in 1992 and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, "The Silver Circle" of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), and the Broadcast Pioneers Club of Washington.[7]

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  4. ^ IWMF website "IWMF : International Women's Media Foundation - Board and Staff". Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. ^ "Maureen Bunyan, 2002 Matrix Award Recipient - AWC-DC archives". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Biographies". Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Home - Advisory Groups & Commissions" (PDF). Retrieved 9 January 2017.