T. Howard Foundation

10/15/2026

09/10/2026

Thank you TikTok for inviting T. Howard interns & alums to your beautiful NYC office this week for an industry panel, networking, and a closer look at what it takes to build a career in today’s media and tech landscape.

Special shout out to alexandra & the TikTok Creators team for opening your doors and sharing your time, perspective, and advice with the THF community. 📱✨

05/08/2026

The THF Awards Dinner was a night when a community showed up with purpose. Together we celebrated the power of opening doors to expand opportunity for the next generation of media and tech leaders.

Thank you to everyone who gave their time, talent, and resources, and for finding the value in this mission. It was beautifully, powerfully, and generously well done.

05/06/2026

Last night, the T. Howard Foundation community gathered for an extraordinary evening - full of energy, gratitude, purpose, and belief in the next generation.

This morning, we pause with heavy hearts to honor the passing of Ted Turner.

Ted’s connection to the T. Howard Foundation is deeply meaningful. In the Foundation’s earliest days, our founder Scott Weiss had an idea and Ted Turner said yes. Ted greenlit the idea that became this Foundation - giving early legitimacy and momentum to a mission built on opening doors for talented young people from historically underrepresented backgrounds.

That “yes” mattered. It helped turn an idea into a foundation. A foundation into a pipeline. A pipeline into thousands of careers. And those careers into lasting change across media, entertainment, and technology.

On a day when we are still lifted by the power of last night’s dinner, we are reminded that movements begin when people in positions of influence choose to open the door for others.

Today, we remember Ted Turner with gratitude. For believing in the idea, for helping give it life, and for being part of the origin story of the T. Howard Foundation.

Thank you, Ted. Your impact lives on in every door this Foundation continues to open.

Photo of T. Howard Foundation Founder Scott Weiss with Ted Turner at the Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Annual Dinner in 2003.

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04/20/2026

We are proud to honor Ernie Johnson Jr. of Sports. at this year’s awards dinner. A trusted voice in sports and a leader both on and off the screen, his impact extends far beyond broadcasting. We celebrate his excellence, integrity, and enduring influence.

Please join us May 5th at Cipriani Wall Street to honor the incredible Ernie Johnson Jr.!