[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JAWAN STRADER

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2022

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, from the 24th District of the 
great State of Florida, I rise today to honor Jawan Strader, Emmy award 
winning television news anchor.
  A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Jawan Strader is an Emmy award-
winning journalist and anchor of NBC 6 News South Florida and host of 
Voices with Jawan Strader, a community affairs show dedicated to the 
black community and the disenfranchised.
  Bringing more than 20 years of experience covering the most impactful 
stories, Jawan Strader has reached into the homes of South Floridians, 
touching their hearts and lives. Mr. Strader has won a number of Emmy 
awards, including one for anchoring and his coverage of the 
heartbreaking Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in 
Parkland, Florida. He also covered the Hollywood Hills nursing home 
deaths of 12 senior citizens following Hurricane Irma and his field 
anchoring has taken him to Havana, Cuba for President Obama's visit; 
Orlando for the Pulse nightclub shooting. He was the only South Florida 
anchor covering the shooting of Black church members in Charleston, 
South Carolina. In 2018, the Miami New Times recognized Strader as the 
Best News Anchor in South Florida. In 2016, Strader received the Media 
Excellence award from CCNN Live for Best News Anchor. He has also 
received the award of distinction for Media Coverage of Public 
Education by the education fund of Miami-Dade. Legacy Magazine named 
Strader one of South Florida's most powerful and influential black 
people.
  Mr. Strader is a long time Role Model in the 5000 Role Models of 
Excellence Project. He is also a mentor to a number of young 
journalists and member of the National Association of Black 
journalists, 100 Black Men of South Florida, and Kappa Alpha Psi 
Fraternity, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from 
Indiana University Bloomington.

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