KPCC Places 3rd, Marketplace debuts in top 10 at AAJA Trivia Bowl
We have exciting news to report – Team KPCC finished in 3rd Place out of 24 teams at the 2016 Asian-American Journalists Association Trivia Bowl! Team Marketplace made a strong debut by breaking into the Top 10. Just ahead of KPCC in the top 2 spots were the two teams from the Los Angeles Times. The Trivia Bowl tests knowledge on current events, science, history, geography, California, sports, pop culture, literature, and arts & entertainment. These were tough questions and obscure facts. APGMThe Trivia Bowl is the signature fundraising event of the AAJA, supporting students who pursue the journalism profession; providing increased training to Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists so they can be effective leaders for positive change in the industry with a commitment to diversity in the newsroom, and forging stronger ties within the AAPI communities.We’d like to recognize the following KPCC team members for their hard-fought achievement:
Ben BergmanKevin FergusonJames KimSachi KobayashiRoy LennMary MarcusAaron MendelsonBecca MurrayQuincy SurasmithMaura Walz Thank you to those from Marketplace for coming out and building a foundation for future participation.
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