Vincent McCraw
PRESIDENT
Vincent D McCraw is a journalist with more than 40 years’ experience in print and digital media, working in newsrooms in Detroit, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
A graduate of Morehouse College, he started his career as an intern at the Atlanta Journal in 1980, eventually becoming a reporter and city editor at The Atlanta Daily World, one of the nation’s oldest Black newspapers.
Five years later he accepted a reporting position in his hometown at The Washington Times covering D.C. politics, government and community affairs, Congress and the White House on issues impacting the District. He also served as an assistant city editor.
In 1999, he joined The Detroit News as an assistant city editor directing a team of reporters covering Detroit government, politics and community affairs. He served in several roles at the paper, including on the Copy Desk and as an editor for the Neighborhood News tabloids. In 2008, he joined the News’ Digital Breaking News Desk as an editor-producer.
In 2021, he joined Report for America as a regional manager. RFA is a non-profit committed to local news sustainability and places more than 300 emerging journalists in more than 200 local newsrooms nationwide.
McCraw joined the National Association of Black Journalists in 1980 and has been a member of several local chapters. In 2015, he was elected vice president-print of the Detroit chapter and has served as its president since 2017. In 2018, he led a team that was instrumental in the planning and execution of NABJ convention in Detroit.