ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two Rochester broadcast veterans received lifetime achievement awards at the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ) honors event on Saturday night.
RABJ honored retired News10NBC anchor Janet Lomax and WDKX Chief Meteorologist Richard McCollough for their decades of impact in journalism. The event was held at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Lomax was the first African American to anchor a weeknight newscast in Rochester. She said when she heard she was getting this award, she was shocked because by that point she already bought her ticket for the event as a guest…