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Cumulus' Cynthia Alston Bell Receives MLK Jr. Portrait Award


Cynthia Alston Bell
Cynthia Alston Bell

Cumulus Media/Charleston's Senior Marketing Consultant Cynthia Alston Bell has been selected to receive a Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait Award for 2023, recognizing outstanding service to the community. State Representative Wendell Gilliard established the Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait Awards in 1998 to recognize local community leaders who exercise the values and spirit of community service embodied by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

State Representative Gilliard will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his legacy of service as he honors Bell and her fellow Portrait Award recipients on Tuesday, January 24 at 11am at the Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, in downtown Charleston. The Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait Awards will include local school, community, city and state officials.

Bell, a 33-year sales and marketing executive for Cumulus Charleston, has a passion for helping others, with a focus on helping the underserved in her community. Bell is a member and former President of the Summerville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Regional Coordinator of the Arts and Letters Committee for the South Atlantic Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and currently serves as a member of the Auxiliary to the Charleston Country Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association.

She's also an Advisory Board member of Black Expo, Marketing Coordinator for Closing the Gap in Healthcare, Inc., an Honorary Commander for Joint Base Charleston, and Chair of the Board of Trustees at Central Missionary Baptist Church in Summerville. In addition, Bell has served as a member of the Boards of Trustees for community organizations including the Charleston Trident Urban League, My Sister's House, and the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Bell was also previously First Vice-President for the Coalition of Minority Leaders in Higher Education. A popular local inspirational speaker, Bell is a native of Givhans, SC and holds a B.S. degree in Social Welfare/Sociology from South Carolina State University.

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