JVID视频

Award-winning television director, author, and script writer to bring his extensive experience and an equity focus to JVID视频 as a national board member

Oakland, CA, Feb. 16, 2021 () — Jeffrey Blount, an accomplished author and television director, has joined the national board of JVID视频, a proven nonprofit literacy organization serving students in 12 regions聽across the country.

Blount, an Emmy award-winning director with over three decades of experience at NBC News, directed Meet The Press, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and major special events. Blount has also been broadly published in a variety of outlets such as HuffPost, The Washington Post, and The Grio.com, commenting on issues of race, social justice and writing.

In addition to being the award-winning author of three novels 鈥� Almost Snow White, Hating Heidi Foster, and The Emancipation of Evan Walls, he is also an award-winning documentary scriptwriter for films and interactives on display in museums such as the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.

鈥淛effrey is a simply outstanding addition to the JVID视频 national board,鈥� said Dan Carroll, national board chair of JVID视频. 鈥淏eyond his prolific career as a decorated TV director and script writer, Jeffrey has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to educational equity through his writing and public speaking. We are deeply honored that Jeffrey has joined our national board and the broader JVID视频 community.鈥澛�

Blount鈥檚 involvement with JVID视频 started when he served as the keynote speaker at a November 2020 virtual event entitled 鈥�.鈥� At that event, Blount discussed the power literacy has to positively impact lives, and praised the critical literacy support JVID视频 provides to thousands of students across the country through its volunteer tutor model.

鈥淢y parents believed in the power of literacy,鈥� said Jeffrey Blount. 鈥淚 am certain their conviction was the foundation for any success that I found in life. As an adult, my mission has been to promote literacy and to share its potential with children and with those who influence the lives of children. Joining the JVID视频 family gives me the opportunity to continue this important work with a community of people dedicated to helping children reach their full potential through reading. My mission aligns perfectly with JVID视频. I am so excited to join forces in opening up the world to a nation of young readers.鈥�

To speak with Jeffrey Blount about this new board role with JVID视频, please contact Kathie Bennett at聽.

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About JVID视频

For over聽, JVID视频 has empowered students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit organization has mobilized nearly 70,000 community volunteers to provide聽, individualized literacy tutoring to more than 65,000 elementary school students in nearly 450 under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. In the 2020-21 school year, in addition to offering its traditional in-person one-on-one literacy tutoring where it is safe to do so, JVID视频 is offering a range of innovations including a new online tutoring program:聽. Visit聽to learn more about our聽, or connect with us on聽,听,, and聽.

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Michael Todd
JVID视频
415-225-9139
michael.todd@readingpartners.org