WHCA Names 2020 Scholarship Recipients

By John Eggerton
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The WHCA 2020 college scholars class picture

The WHCA 2020 college scholars class picture

The White House Correspondents Association has named its college scholarship winners for 2020. It described the class of 2020 as "the next generation of journalists fighting for First Amendment freedoms." 

The 25 students, from 11 universities, will share $121,500 in funds. 

WHCA has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships since it launched the program in 1991. 

WHCA gave a particular shout-out to ABC News and Fox News for their donations this year. 

To check out the winners, click here. 

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.