Margaret Bernstein

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  • WKYC-TV

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Publications

  • "The Fathers Walk"

    Halo Publishing

    The third in my "Dad Storybooks" series, "The Fathers Walk" is a feel-good story about the annual back-to-school event that has dads across
    the country walking their children into their school hand-in-hand. A great
    keepsake of an unforgettable day!

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  • Donuts With Dad

    Halo Publishing

    "Donuts With Dad" is Margaret's second storybook written to encourage fathers of color to establish a regular ritual of reading with their child. Sprinkled with daddy swagger, it's sure to spark many lively read-alouds as fathers boast of their skills from hairstyling to teaching basketball moves. Parent and child can use the story as a takeoff point to plan and enjoy their own special days together.

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  • All In a Dad's Day

    Eagle Creek Publishing

    My one-of-a-kind storybook is designed to be read aloud by a father to his son or daughter. In that instant, it begins fulfilling its important mission of strengthening the bond between dad and child. It's a lively, engaging promotional tool that fatherhood and family agencies are using to direct fathers to their programs and services. Some organizations that have hosted bulk giveaways are Northeast Ohio Health Services, Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Library.…

    My one-of-a-kind storybook is designed to be read aloud by a father to his son or daughter. In that instant, it begins fulfilling its important mission of strengthening the bond between dad and child. It's a lively, engaging promotional tool that fatherhood and family agencies are using to direct fathers to their programs and services. Some organizations that have hosted bulk giveaways are Northeast Ohio Health Services, Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Library. Order it online at www.allinadadsday.com

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  • "The Bond: Three Young Men Learn to Forgive and Reconnect With Their Fathers"

    Riverhead

    I am the writer for this 2007 memoir by the popular Three Doctors of Newark, who previously authored the bestseller "The Pact."

    Other authors
    • Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins
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Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Emmy for Community Service

    National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes chapter

    WKYC Studios took home the Emmy for Community Service this year! The award recognizes the impact of our "Education Station" campaign, an ongoing stationwide effort to identify the biggest post-pandemic challenges facing Northeast Ohio schoolchildren and to be solution-oriented in our news coverage and advocacy efforts. As WKYC's community relations director, I spearheaded a multi-pronged initiative that mobilized dozens of our employees to get involved to make a difference. Most notably, our TV…

    WKYC Studios took home the Emmy for Community Service this year! The award recognizes the impact of our "Education Station" campaign, an ongoing stationwide effort to identify the biggest post-pandemic challenges facing Northeast Ohio schoolchildren and to be solution-oriented in our news coverage and advocacy efforts. As WKYC's community relations director, I spearheaded a multi-pronged initiative that mobilized dozens of our employees to get involved to make a difference. Most notably, our TV station "adopted" Charles Dickens School, a Cleveland public school where none of the 3rd graders were reading at grade level, and rallied viewers to join our employees for an afterschool tutoring program. In just five months, our “Dickens Reads” program for 2nd- and 3rd-graders saw major results. The 15 participating students jumped 1 grade level ahead in reading, and 1.5 grades in spelling. “Every student in the program showed growth,” said a thrilled Dickens Principal Jocelyn Foster.

  • 2023 YWCA Woman of Achievement

    Cleveland YWCA

    I deeply appreciate being named to the Cleveland YWCA's 2023 Women of Achievement Class. I was one of seven local women to receive this top honor from the YWCA, a vital and mission-driven organization devoted to empowering women and fighting injustice. I'm very proud to have assisted this important nonprofit in exceeding revenue goals for the Women of Achievement fundraiser by more than $50,000!

  • Winner of the 2022 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Lecture and Award

    Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

    https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/outreach/3cares/3news-margaret-bernstein-honored-mcgruder-distinguished-lecture-award/95-65494ae9-c3d8-4fc2-b38f-619323515252

  • Four 2022 Emmys!

    NATAS Lower Great Lakes

    Very proud to say that I won FOUR beautiful Emmy statuettes during the 2022 Great Lakes Emmy Awards. Two were awarded for my work in Marketing (as producer on the "Dare to Dream" and "I Love The 'Land" promos). And two more for executive-producing news specials ("First Class," about the LeBron James Family Foundation's first graduating class, and "A Turning Point," our monthly show examining the impact of the nation's racial reckoning).

  • Finalist, Excellence in Mentoring award in Public Elevation category

    MENTOR, The National Mentoring Partnership

    I received this recognition for my project management of Mentor Monday, a one-day volunteer recruitment blitz that promotes the College Now of Greater Cleveland mentoring program. More than 200 volunteers have been signed up as a result of the program, now in its second year.

  • Emmy award for Community Service

    Lower Great Lakes Chapter of NATAS

    I'm the project manager for WKYC's award-winning #WeReadHere community initiative. This literacy campaign, aimed at parents and sponsored by Third Federal, has captured several awards including a Calliope Award from America SCORES Cleveland; finalist for a TEGNA Community Empowerment Award -- and now an Emmy!

  • 2000 National Big Sister of the Year

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

    I was deeply honored to be recipient of the Valvoline Caring Hands Big Sister of the Year award in 2000, at the national Big Brothers Big Sisters of America conference.

Organizations

  • The George Gund Foundation

    Trustee

    - Present

  • Little Free Library

    Board Member

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    In 2017, I established the nation's first "Little Free Library Neighborhood" in Cleveland, as part of WKYC's #SlavicVillageReads campaign. I have gone on to establish additional literacy-friendly neighborhood programs with partners in Hough, Central and Collinwood, and we recently added a tightly targeted version of the program at Dickens School in Cleveland.

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