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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to Host Men's Day Celebration featuring American Journalist T.J. Holmes

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PINE BLUFF, AR - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) to host Men's Day Celebration featuring American journalist and national television personality T.J. Holmes. This FREE and open to the public event is to be held on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m., in the STEM Academy and Conference Center.

T.J. Holmes first gained national prominence as a news anchor and correspondent at CNN. He spend five years as anchor of CNN Saturday and Sunday Morning. Holmes recently anchored coverage of the George Zimmerman trial as a contributor for HLN.

While at CNN, Holmes also reported from the scene of numerous breaking news events, including Joplin, MO, which was devastated by multiple tornadoes in May 2011, New Orleans during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, and Blacksburg, Virginia immediately after the shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech. Holmes also anchored from Ground Zero on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

At CNN, Holmes also anchored significant new stories, including Saddam Hussein's execution in 2006, the terrorist attacks in Mumbia, India in 2008, and the terrorist attacks at the Glasgow Airport in Scotland in 2007.

Holmes previously worked as a news anchor at NBC11 in the San Francisco Bay Area. While at NBC, he traveled to Athens, Greece to cover the 2004 Olympics, the first Summer Games held after the September 11th attacks. He also covered numerous other stories that garnered national attention, including the historic recall election of the California Governor in 2003 and the double murder trial of Scott Peterson.

Prior to NBC11, Holmes served as a weekend anchor and reporter at KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas. He started his career at KSNF in Joplin, Missouri.

Holmes is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. He now services as member of the Chancellor's Board of Advisors at the University and is also on the Board of Visitors at Emory University in Atlanta. Holmes is also a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta and the National Association of Black Journalists.

He has been named to The Grio's "100 List of History Makers" and The Root's "100 List of Influential African Americans."

About Men's Day at UAPB

The origin of Men's Day Celebration is drawn from many historical events and began as an acknowledgment of the struggle men have overcome and the hard work that commences to make their workplaces better. Today, it is also seen as a day of celebration of men, all that they do, and the accomplishments they have made. Women and men celebrate Men's Day to honor those who began the struggle and those who continue to work for change and recognition of all efforts to improve the lives of men, both locally and globally. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff cherishes the traditions and hopes to carry out the celebration of honoring our key leaders of students, faculty, staff and community leaders that assist with trailblazing to enrich the University's custom.

Welcome T.J. Holmes to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

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www.uapb.edu

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