Chandler, Sharon Barnett First Black TV Reporter in St. Joseph News Column, undated
Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.705
Description
Chandler, Sharon Barnett First Black TV Reporter in St. Joseph News Column, undated. Digital image of St. Joseph News Press column by Alzono Weston, Tales of Midland Empire.
Headline: Sharon Barnett Chandler scored a number of firsts.
The article outlines the career of Sharon Barnett (Chandler) who became the first female black reporter for KQTV. She later became Director of East Side Human Resources Center and is credited with starting the first black festival, which continues in 2013 as "Juneteenth". Barnett next became director for Neighborhood Housing Services in St. Joseph. Moving to California in the 1990's, she worked as a auditor and began her own consulting business, Yes 2 College, to help students and their families in preparing for college.
SharonBarnettChandlerScoredFirsts.jpg
Collection
Black Archives
Made/Created
Date made
2000
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Search Terms
Black History, Black TV Reporters, East Side Human Resources Center, KQTV
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Digital Image Only
Condition
Overall Condition
Not Rated
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 22, 2013
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sharon Barnett
Person or Organization
Sharon Barnett Chandler
Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned from members of Black Archives for scanning only
