Bob Ray Sanders | |
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Born | Bob Ray Sanders 1947 (age 76–77) |
Alma mater |
I.M. Terrell High School University of North Texas |
Occupation(s) | Journalist on-air presenter |
Website |
bobraysanders |
Bob Ray Sanders (born April 2, 1947) is a journalist and Civil rights leader. [1] [2] In 2015, he left the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he started his professional career, as Associate Editor and Senior Columnist.
Sanders was born and grew up on the east side of Fort Worth’s downtown. [3] He is the youngest of his parents' 11 children. [4] He attended I.M. Terrell High School and graduated in 1965. [2]
In 1969, Sanders graduated from the University of North Texas (then North Texas State University) and was later inducted into the Shuford Hall of Honor. [5] [6] [7]
In 1972, Sanders became a reporter for KERA-TV. Eventually, he later served as manager of KERA Radio, vice president/station manager of KERA-TV, and host and producer of the station's award-winning program, News Addition. [6] [8] [9]
In 1969, he was hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, after he graduated from college.
Sanders was also a narrator in the Malcolm X documentary, Malcolm X: An Overwhelming Influence on the Black Power Movement. [10] [11]
In December 2018, Bob Ray Sanders was appointed as one of the four co-chairs of Fort Worth's Race and Culture Task Force. [12]
Sanders is married to Dorothy Brown-Sanders and the couple has a son, Chandon. [13]
Sanders is a Fort Worth Independent School District honoree. [14]
In 2018, he was inducted into the hall of fame for black journalists by the National Association of Black Journalists. [15] [16] [17]
In 2011, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. [18]
Bob Ray Sanders | |
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Born | Bob Ray Sanders 1947 (age 76–77) |
Alma mater |
I.M. Terrell High School University of North Texas |
Occupation(s) | Journalist on-air presenter |
Website |
bobraysanders |
Bob Ray Sanders (born April 2, 1947) is a journalist and Civil rights leader. [1] [2] In 2015, he left the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he started his professional career, as Associate Editor and Senior Columnist.
Sanders was born and grew up on the east side of Fort Worth’s downtown. [3] He is the youngest of his parents' 11 children. [4] He attended I.M. Terrell High School and graduated in 1965. [2]
In 1969, Sanders graduated from the University of North Texas (then North Texas State University) and was later inducted into the Shuford Hall of Honor. [5] [6] [7]
In 1972, Sanders became a reporter for KERA-TV. Eventually, he later served as manager of KERA Radio, vice president/station manager of KERA-TV, and host and producer of the station's award-winning program, News Addition. [6] [8] [9]
In 1969, he was hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, after he graduated from college.
Sanders was also a narrator in the Malcolm X documentary, Malcolm X: An Overwhelming Influence on the Black Power Movement. [10] [11]
In December 2018, Bob Ray Sanders was appointed as one of the four co-chairs of Fort Worth's Race and Culture Task Force. [12]
Sanders is married to Dorothy Brown-Sanders and the couple has a son, Chandon. [13]
Sanders is a Fort Worth Independent School District honoree. [14]
In 2018, he was inducted into the hall of fame for black journalists by the National Association of Black Journalists. [15] [16] [17]
In 2011, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. [18]