Bunker Hill Community College Graduate Wins Edward R. Murrow Journalism Award

BOSTON, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greg McQuade, a 1989 graduate of Bunker Hill Community College and a Richmond, VA, television reporter has won a prestigious national Edward R. Murrow journalism award.  McQuade, a native of Somerville, has also won seven Emmy Awards, eight regional Murrow Awards, three Virginia Association of Broadcasters awards and recognition from the National Association of Black Journalists.  

McQuade's entry, "It Took a War," won the Murrow award for Best Use of Video. "It Took a War" features a high-school history teacher who uses actual letters, telegrams and photographs to help students learn about war.  The report is posted on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdyG-n04RTA.

"I can't say enough about Bunker Hill Community College," McQuade said.  "The faculty and the staff were top-notch and really cared about their students."  McQuade particularly remembers his journalism professor, James J. Rogash, and Richard Klayman, a professor of history.  "In Professor Rogash's class, I discovered a knack for the who-what-when-where-why and how of journalism," McQuade said.  "In Professor Klayman's class, I discovered an ability to use the written word to communicate a message."  

Since 2000, McQuade has been the military and political affairs reporter for WTVR in Richmond.  After graduating from Bunker Hill Community College, McQuade transferred to Northeastern University.  "I paid for tuition by selling popcorn and ice cream at the historic Boston Garden," he said.  "Following graduation, I landed an entry-level position as a video archivist at WBZ-TV in Boston.  It was such a treat working with many of the folks I grew up watching."  

McQuade's mother, Anne McQuade, is also a graduate of Bunker Hill Community College.  

Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts. The College enrolls approximately 13,000 students on two campuses and at four satellite locations. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Six in ten students are persons of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls more than 700 international students who come from 95 countries and speak 75 different languages.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Colleen Roach

Executive Director of Communications & Marketing

Bunker Hill Community College

250 New Rutherford Avenue

Boston, MA 02129

Phone: (617) 228 2177; Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Bunker Hill Community College

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