Bowling Green, Ky. - A student from Western Kentucky University's School of Journalism and Broadcasting is playing a key role in next month's Hip Hop Journalism Summit in Chicago.

Quan Lynch, a senior from Evansville, Ind., has been named National College Coordinator for the event, which will take place at the Black Press All Star Awards on Sept. 15-17. Lynch is a broadcasting major with an emphasis on radio and television operations.

The Hip Hop Journalism Summit seeks to help young journalists find careers in hip hop media including radio, television, print and online. For more information, visit http://www.hiphopjournalists.com/ or http://www.blackpress.org/allstars

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For information, contact the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at (270) 745-4143.