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Open to students attending four-year colleges and universities, the scholarship awards up to $5,000

150 randomly picked stations received letters in this round; each year about 5% of all stations are selected for Equal Employment Opportunity audits

In its sixth year, the Awards received applications from across the world

Scholarships were awarded to 12 university students

Even though the U.S. is becoming more diverse, the number of non-white leads in TV shows declined by 12% in the 2023-2024 season

As part of an effort to track diversity, the FCC is reinstating the collection of radio and television stations’ workforce composition data on FCC Form 395-B

The legislation that would reestablish a diversity tax certificate program to incentivize capital investment in women and minority-owned broadcast stations, proponents say

Gracenote is working with five leading media advocacy groups to make diverse content creators and talent more discoverable and accessible

The program has provided over $300K in tuition assistance since 2013 to students seeking careers in broadcasting

Initiatives comes as a new AWS study finds strong demand for AI talent, with AI-skilled workers earning up to 47% more in salaries