Maureen Bunyan

Bunyan has been a leader in her profession and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities in the newsroom. She was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists (1975) and of the International Women's Media Foundation (1990), which serves women journalists in 100 countries. She is a founder and current co-chair of the International Women's Media Foundation, which serves women in the media in 100 countries. She serves on the boards of the National Commission on Working Women, the Women's Campaign Fund and the National Council for Research on Women. In recognition of her significant contributions to news broadcasting, Bunyan was inducted to 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.