MEDIA

WASHINGTON, DC – October 13, 2022 – The media and entertainment industry gathered at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square Wednesday evening to celebrate progress and to collectively look towards a future of inclusion and belonging.  The event, which serves as the capstone of Diversity Week, took place in-person for the first time […]

The Kaitz Dinner returns to an in-person format and introduces new awards (WASHINGTON, DC) – October 4, 2022 – The Walter Kaitz Foundation will present its inaugural ChangeMaker Awards at its 2022 Annual Fundraising Dinner, taking place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in New York. The annual event will return to an in-person format for […]

Joint Statement from the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), and the Walter Kaitz Foundation, regarding launch of upcoming AIM/PAR Workforce Diversity Survey   NAMIC, WICT, and the Walter Kaitz Foundation encourage companies in the cable media industry to Commit to be Counted in the AIM/PAR survey WASHINGTON, DC, […]

Walter Kaitz, Executive Director, Michelle Ray named in the CableFax Diversity List for 2020, a longstanding recognition of the top multi-ethnic industry executives, based on their accomplishments and influence — as well as their commitment to ensuring that other executives of color receive the same opportunities to grow and flourish.

Non-fiction producers trade association NPACT has formed an alliance with production jobs platform Staff Me Up and BIPOC advancement and mentorship organization Hue You Know with the goal to “broaden and diversify” the non-fiction production talent pool. The alliance seeks to aid production companies in “committing to diversity and inclusion throughout the hiring process, and fostering […]

Walter Kaitz Foundation Pivots to Fundraising Effort and NAMIC and WICT Move to Virtual Conferences Cable’s anchor organizations for Diversity Week – the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), and the Walter Kaitz Foundation – are forging ahead with new plans for virtual initiatives to supplant our traditional conferences and […]

NCTA’s Michael Powell delivers powerful remembrance of 1619 anniversary.

WASHINGTON, DC – Comcast NBCUniversal, the global media and technology company whose primary businesses include Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky, will be honored as the 2019 Diversity Champion at the 36th Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation (WKF) Fundraising Dinner this September.

NEW YORK – The Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Fundraising Dinner was both a blast from the past and a clarion call to the future. Under the theme “Painting a Picture of Diversity,” the organization celebrated its 35th annual dinner while setting a tone for the future. That included welcoming the Kaitz Foundation’s new Executive Director Michelle […]

Annual event raises funds to support media and telecommunications industry diversity groups.