2012 NCCWSL Women of Distinction Honoree: Michel Martin hosts Tell Me More, an NPR talk radio program focused on the headlines and issues relevant to multicultural life in America. As a host, Martin orchestrates a gathering place for dialogue on important issues facing the country and discusses these challenges and opportunities with a range of guests, regular contributors, and NPR reporters. Martin's career in journalism spans more than 25 years and includes experience with newspapers, television, and since her start at NPR in 2006, public radio. She has won numerous awards, including seven Salute to Excellence Awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. Watch this excerpt of Michel Martin's speech as she accepts her 2012 Women of Distinction Award.
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