{"id":3943,"date":"2014-04-29T14:48:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2014-04-29T14:48:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T14:48:38","slug":"abc-news-anchor-nielsen-vp-speakers-for-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2014\/04\/29\/abc-news-anchor-nielsen-vp-speakers-for-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC news anchor, Nielsen VP speakers for graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Byron Pitts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A national news anchor and a vice president for a global provider of consumer information will address Jackson State University graduates during commencement exercises scheduled May 2-3.<\/p>\n

ABC News Anchor and Chief National Correspondent Byron Pitts will address undergraduates during the ceremony on Saturday, May 3.<\/p>\n

Pitts was named ABC news anchor and chief national correspondent in April 2013. He covers national news stories and in-depth features for the network, reporting for all broadcasts and platforms including \u201cGood Morning America,\u201d \u201cWorld News with Diane Sawyer,\u201d \u201cNightline,\u201d \u201cThis Week\u201d and \u201c20\/20.\u201d Pitts also reports for all ABC News digital properties, including ABCNews.com.<\/p>\n

Pitts is a multiple Emmy award-winning journalist known for his thoughtful storytelling, on-the-ground reporting and in-depth interviews. A news veteran with over 20 years of experience, Pitts has traveled around the world to cover some of the biggest news stories of our time from the Florida presidential recount to the tsunami in Indonesia and the refugee crisis in Kosovo. Less than 24 hours at ABC News, Pitts participated in live special coverage of the Boston marathon bombing investigation, including the daylong manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers that virtually shut down the city.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, senior vice president of U.S. Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement for Nielsen, will give the commencement address at the graduate ceremony on Friday, May 2.\u00a0 Pearson-McNeil is responsible for increasing the company\u2019s brand awareness among African-American, Asian-American and Hispanic non-profit organizations, leaders and consumers \u2013 elevating their understanding of Nielsen\u2019s measurement services to assist in improving the overall probability of their inclusion in Nielsen\u2019s panels, studies and surveys.<\/p>\n

She oversees the company\u2019s philanthropic relationships and sponsorships with multicultural organizations across the U.S. She also oversees the<\/p>\n

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Cheryl Pearson-McNeil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

company\u2019s multicultural advertising and communications strategies, including public relations, media relations and social media.<\/p>\n

Pearson-McNeil has been recognized with numerous national, regional and local honors and has been featured in many publications. Purdue University named her a \u201cDistinguished Alumna\u201d in 2012; she was featured in Essence Magazine as a career advice expert; NBC\u2019s The Grio.com included her in its \u201c2012 Class of 100 Americans Making History Today;\u201d and Target Market News named her \u201cExecutive of the Year.\u201d The Chicago Tribune also profiled her in its weekly \u201cRemarkable Person\u201d feature of power players in the Chicago area. She is also a frequent contributor to Upscale Magazine and writes a guest column about consumer and career-related topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A national news anchor and a vice president for a global provider of consumer information will address Jackson State University graduates during commencement exercises scheduled May 2-3. ABC News Anchor and Chief National Correspondent Byron Pitts will address undergraduates during the ceremony on Saturday, May 3. Pitts was named ABC news anchor and chief national […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-campus-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}