NLGJA Welcomed Some of the Biggest Names in Media to NLGJA’s Annual New York Benefit: Headlines & Headliners

NLGJA held its 21st annual New York Benefit: Headlines & Headliners on Thursday at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, raising tens of thousands of dollars for its many programs. Gio Benitez, ABC News correspondent, and LZ Granderson, ESPN senior writer and ABC News contributor, co-hosted the night’s festivities, where they presented NLGJA’s Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and Kay Longcope Scholarship.

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