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Roland Martin speaks at ASU

The L.E.A.D Speaker Series at Alabama State University featured World renowned journalist and CNN contributor Roland Martin.

ASU’s Abernathy Hall, DeShields Auditorium was packed with students, faculty, staff and the public to hear from the international voice talk about topics including voting and the Civil Rights movement.
Martin also spoke about the critical need to be self-informed and to vote.

The LEAD speaker series is part of ASU’s Homecoming activities.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.