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Donovan Laing Jr.,\u00a0 a student majoring in culinary arts and minoring in digital media, was awarded the $5,000 Rochelle Bridges Memorial Scholarship on Sept. 14.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scholarship, granted by the <\/span>National Association of Black Journalists South Florid<\/span>a<\/span><\/a>, supports graduating high school students with an interest in journalism. Laing Jr. likes to edit films.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridges, a two-time, Emmy Award-winning anchor at WSVN 7 who served as\u00a0<\/span>president of NABJ South Florida from 1993-1995, passed away in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laing Jr. is a freshman pursuing an associate\u2019s degree in culinary arts at Wolfson Campus. The 17-year-old is a private event caterer for his company <\/span>Chef Laing Miami<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored and excited to receive this scholarship,\u201d Laing Jr. said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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