Kwame Holman is an American producer and correspondent associated with the ''

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'', as a producer and reporter for WTOC in Georgia, and, who also has held positions with several national organizations, including the

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Professional career

In 1983, Holman joined ''The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour'', later renamed the ''

'', serving as a producer, correspondent, and congressional correspondent. During his career at the ''NewsHour'', Holman was awarded a George Polk Award for National Television Reporting for his reporting on violence and abortion clinics and an

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for his reporting on the national farm crisis, both are national awards for journalistic excellence. On January 13, 1995, he was featured as a guest on the

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interview program,

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. He retired from the ''NewsHour'' in 2014. Prior to joining the ''NewsHour'', he was associated with the

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affiliate, WTOC in

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. Holman also served as public relations consultant to the National Summit Conference on Black Economic Development as well as serving as a special assistant to the president of the

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. He served as the acting press secretary to the mayor of Washington, D.C. during 1980.

Personal life

He is one of three siblings born to Mariella Ukina Ama and

M. Carl Holman M. Carl Holman (June 27, 1919, Minter City, Mississippi, United States — August 9, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate. One of his noted works is ''The Baptizin''‘ (1971). In 1968, ''Ebon ...

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. Holman has been married twice and has two children.

References

External links

*Holman, Kwame,
A Voice of Moderation
', Online NewsHour, PBS, October 25, 1999 *

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