Paul Brock

Paul Brock, who passed away on March 14, 2021, was the Founding Executive Director of the National Association of Black Journalists. He was also the first president of the Washington, D.C. chapter of NABJ. Mr. Brock was an educator, television, radio and film producer. He served as the Deputy Director of Communications for the Democratic National Committee, Vice President for News and Operations at the American Urban Radio Network and a Senior Fellow for Public Affairs at Howard University’s Institute for the Study of Educational Policy. He also served as the National Director for Public Information and Communications at the NAACP. He was a radio and television writer and producer for two stations in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. In 2016, he co-founded a start-up film and entertainment company. Mr. Brock last attended the virtual Dec. 12, 2020 45th anniversary celebration of NABJ.