Griffin Media Recognized for Landmark Donation to Langston University, Elevating Local Communications Education

Griffin Media, a company based in Oklahoma, received a Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award on March 7, 2024. The award was given in recognition of their partnership with Langston University, who nominated them.

In 2022, Griffin Media made a substantial donation to Langston University, the largest corporate donation in the university's history. The donation included the KWTV News 9 building in Oklahoma City, complete with a fully operational television studio, land, and equipment. The facility is now the LU-OKC Campus.

Griffin Media's donation has given Langston University's communications students access to top-tier equipment, preparing them for their future careers. The site also houses the Center for Media and Community Advancement at LU, funded in part by the Inasmuch Foundation and the Kirkpatrick Foundation.

The Center is part of the Langston University Forward Together Project: A Solutions Journalism Initiative. The project's goal is to use the university's resources to promote change and progress through media and solutions journalism.

The Forward Together Project also aims to enhance students' skills in storytelling, digital marketing, and audience engagement. Faculty, staff, and industry experts guide this process. The project also plans to produce a report to guide the future of Oklahoma and ongoing storytelling, engagement, and research.

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