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Hie Panther
August 25,1980
First Black Anchorwoman
Kaufman To Leave WSB-TV
BY LYSTERIA ARCHIE
PANTHER STAFF WRITER
After five years as Atlanta’s first
woman and first black regular
anchorwoman on a weekday
evening newscast, Monica Kauf
man will be leaving WSB-TV’s
“Action News” staff at the end of
the 1980 year. Ms. Kaufman's
decision to leave WSB-TV has
nothing to do with the network
switch, (which is expected to
change Sept. 1, 1980,) but her
husband, Atlanta attorney, Clin
ton Deveaux, has accepted a job
with the Council for Senior
Citizens in Washington, D.C. and
is scheduled to leave for the
nation’s capital in October.
Ms. Kaufman is presently
under contract with WSB-TV un
til 1983. Despite this she will be
leaving for Washington at the
end of December, 1980.
Although she has been offered a
number of positions in
Washington, Ms. Kaufman
stated, “I am obligated to refuse
all media related job offers until
my contract has ended with
WSB-TV.”
Ms. Kaufman, who plans to
adopt a child in November,
seems very content with her
decision to leave the station.
"The time away from working
will allow me to spend more time
with my newly acquired family
memberand husband,’’shesaid.
The black woman is currently
anchoring WSB - Television’s six
and 11 p.m. news shows. She
joined the "Action News” staff in
August 1975, as a reporter and
had six years of experience to her
credit.
A graduate of the University of
Louisville, in Kentucky, Ms.
Kaufman was a reporter with the
Louisville Times newspaper for
four years. In 1969, she was a
Michelle Clark Fellow at the
Graduate School of Journalism,
Columbia University, New York.
She worked in public relations
for Brown-Forman Distillers
before joining WHAS-TV in
Louisville, as a reporter and an
chorwoman for two years.
As an active Atlantan, Ms.
Kaufman has received significant
honors and awards which reflect
her professionalism and outstan
ding abilities. The Georgia
House of Representatives passed
a resolution commending her
reporting ability and for helping
write the Tenant - Landlord Bill
that passed both houses and was
signed by Georgia's Governor
George Busbee. She was named
1976 Anchorwoman of the year
by the Atlanta Chapter of the
National Association of Media
Women. She also received the
1980 Atlanta Association of Black
Journalists Award for Outstan
ding TV News Reporting.
She spends much of her time
speaking to civic groups and
students of all ages. In 1979, she
made 172 appearances at various
schools and churches. Already
she has an invitation to host a
reunion for former Washington
Redskins football players upon
arriving in Washington. Ms.
Kaufman is a firm believer in
volunteer work.
“Doing volunteer work
enables you to get familiar with
the city and its people. In this
business volunteer work and
guest appearances translate into
viewers,” she said.
In October, 1977, the Student
Government Association of
Clark College presented awards
honoring persons representing
the national black community in
the fields of communications,
The Atlanta Association of
Black Journalists (AABJ) will host
an "Atlanta Loves Monica Kauf
man” benefit disco on Tuesday,
September 16, 1980, at the VIP-
2001 Disco, Broadview Plaza,
2581 Piedmont Rd. N.E. at 7:30
p.m.
Stan Washington, president of
the AABJ, said that hundreds of
Atlantans will participate in the
gala affair honoring Ms. Kauf
man.
"August '80 marked Ms. Kauf
man's fifth year as a news
business, sports, and civil rights.
Mrs. Kaufman was chosen, along
with Jesse Jill, Hank Aaron, and
Rev. Jesse Jackson, to receive
these "Push for Excellence”
Awards. She has lectured at
Florida A&M, South Carolina
State College, New York
University, University of
personality in the Atlanta
market. She has inspired many
people throughout Atlanta
through her community and
civic activities. The AABJ and the
citizens of Atlanta appreciate her
committment to Atlanta, and will
show that appreciation during
the 'Atlanta Loves Monica Kauf
man’ benefit,” he said.
The AABJ, an organization of
local communication workers, is
dedicated to community
awareness of media impact, and
the fostering of high
Georgia, and Georgia State
University.
She was named Outstanding
Female Talent at the Atlanta
Chapter National Association of
Television Arts and Sciences
Emmy Presentation in 1978. In
See Monica, page 7
achievement in aspiring com
munication students. The
proceeds from the "Atlanta
Loves Monica Kaufman” benefit
will go toward the organization’s
scholarship fund for an outstan
ding mass communications ma
jor attending an Atlanta college.
The donation for the disco is
$3, and tickets can be purchased
from Denise R. Johnson in the
College Relations Office, or
from Osker Spicer WCLKRadio.
For further information call 688-
9075 or 349-0025.
You Are Invited To
‘Atlanta Loves
Monica Kaufman’
Tues., Sept. 16, 1980
Monica Kaufman discusses plans with Panther Staff-Writer, Lysteria Archie. (Photo by Jerome
Gw kin)
AABJ Hosts DISCO For Kaufman
Clark Faced With “Too Many” Too Soon
BY ANGELA C. ESANNASON
Panther News Editor
Clark College is faced again
with a housing problem as 550
freshmen are expected to show
during freshmen orientation
week beginning August 24.
Working on a housing capacity
of 905 students, with housing for
freshmen occupying more than
half that figure, Clark is faced
once again with a housing
problem.
Desperately in need of hous
ing for students, Clark sent
letters to alumni asking them for
assistance in housing some of the
students. According to Mrs.
Agnes Ware, housing counselor,
“We are overwhelmed with the
positive response from alumni.”
She said that some alumni
probably would not be able to
suggest or assist in finding
housing, butthey have not heard
any negative response.
However, one alumnus who
wishes to remain anonymous
said he threw his letter away. He
said, "that’s incompetence at the
highest level. They had no right
accepting all those students.”
Mrs. Ware also disclosed that
the college not only went to
alumni for help but to housing
rental agencies, churches, and
other people that had housed
students during the last year.
There have been some
changes in the housing as
signments. Sadie Hope, in
charge of housing, said the wait
ing list they have had in the past
where students are placed on a
list until space becomes available
will be eliminated. Also, city
students who were housed dur
ing freshmen orientation week
will no longer be housed. Only
freshmen students that will be on
campus will be accommodated.
"Students who don’t have
room assignments and were
given their money back for hous
ing deposits should not come
expecting to be ac
commodated,” Ms. Hope said.
She added that freshmen city
students will have to commute to
and from the campus during
freshmen orientation week.
Clifton Rawles, director of ad
missions, said 1,129 students
were accepted while 270 were
rejected from Clark. Rawles
predicted that the housing
problem will be the same as last
year where some students will
come expecting to be housed on
campus. He said all students
were notified there are no spaces
available.
Last year there were students
who "knew full well they did not
have rooms, but some will call
and say they are aware there are
no rooms available but will still
come,” Rawles said.
"I would not da re tell a student
he has a room and when he
comes he doesn’t have one,”
Rawles said. He admitted that
there were instances where
students were missed and were
told they had rooms, and found
out there were no rooms
available for them. "We are
humans we are capable of mak
ing errors,” he said.
Rawles said Clark has been
fortunate in having students
come to the school.” We try to
warn them to apply early, but
many of them apply late,” he
said. Rawles sard that housing
and admissions are two different
departments and students who
are admitted but have no room
assignments come because they
want to come and not because
they were told they had rooms.
“We have not been able to get
money to build another
dormitory,” Ms. Ware said. She
explained that about four to six
years ago students left the cam
puses to seek their own
apartments because it was
fashionable. But when the
economy plunged upward and
inflation went up, the influx of
students that were living in
apartments came back on cam
pus.
Socialfactors contribute to the
large enrollment figure at Clark,
Ms. Ware said.
Last year Clark admitted too
many students. They anticipated
550 students and over 670
freshmen registered, more than
100 more than anticipated. Clark
had more students enrolled last
year than ever before since its
founding in 1869. Some 2,031
students - 181 more than an
ticipated - were enrolled at
Clark.