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Osibee Jelks is a short, stocky young man carrying a sizable ambition and an intense desire for which few are qualified: He wants to become the first of his race to umpire in the major leagues.
Lo Jelks, Atlanta's first Black television news reporter, was hired at WSB-TV in 1967. He was recently interviewed for the documentary "Black and Reporting: The Struggle Behind the Lens," produced ...
Adrian Jelks recently received a sentence of 70 years in jail. Since then, his case has caused widespread upset in his community, with some describing it as a grave injustice. According to Fox5 ...
Lorenzo “Lo” Jelks, Atlanta’s first Black television news reporter, has died at 83, according to the Atlanta Press Club and CNN affiliate WSB.
Indiana women’s basketball forward Sharnecce Currie-Jelks announced she would be transferring, via her Instagram page. Currie-Jelks spent two seasons at Indiana after transferring in from UT ...
Indiana junior guard Henna Sandvik and junior forward Sharnecce Currie-Jelks are the fourth and fifth players from the program set to enter the portal this spring.
Jelks joined WSB-TV in 1967, making him the first Black television reporter in Atlanta, paving the way for many more broadcasters after him.
In February of 2017, Randal Maurice Jelks, an award-winning author, documentary filmmaker and professor at the University of Kansas, came to Elmhurst University to give the Martin Luther King Jr ...
Sandvik and Currie-Jelks are the fourth and fifth Indiana women’s basketball players that have entered the transfer portal.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with viewing and funeral arrangements. Lorenzo “Lo” Jelks, the first Black television reporter in Atlanta, has died at age 83.
Lo Jelks joined WSB-TV in 1967, making him the first Black television reporter in Atlanta.
Jelks joined WSB-TV in 1967, making him the first Black television reporter in Atlanta, paving the way for many more broadcasters after him. He stayed with WSB-TV until 1976.