Ernest Owens — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Award-winning journalist, including a two-time Sigma Delta Chi Award winner from the Society of Professional Journalists.
CEO at Ernest Media Empire, LLC, a media company specializing in multimedia production, consulting, and communications.
President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.
Author of "The Case for Cancel Culture" (St. Martin’s Press) and the upcoming "Divided We Stan" (Beacon Press).
Executive producer and host of “Ernestly Speaking!” and host of “On the Record with Ernest Owens” on WURD Radio.
Adjunct professor at Community College of Philadelphia.
Serves on the boards of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Mid-Atlantic Chapter), Society of Professional Journalists Foundation, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Rho Chapter).

Biography

Ernest Owens is an award-winning journalist and the CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC, a media company he launched in 2018 that specializes in multimedia production, consulting, and communications. He serves as the President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Owens is the executive producer and host of the podcast “Ernestly Speaking!” and hosts “On the Record with Ernest Owens” on WURD Radio.