Kentucky Students to Award Eric S. Yuan, Zoom CEO/Founder, with Reach the World's Cronkite Award

GREENUP, Ky. - May 19, 2021 - PRLog -- Local students to nominate Eric S. Yuan, CEO and Founder of Zoom Video Communications, Inc, to receive Reach the World's 2021 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Storytelling. Reach the World selected four student winners to nominate Yuan for the prestigious award during a celebration event on May 21, 2021. The 20th annual Reach the World benefit event will follow on June 10, 2021.

Classrooms across the United States will join in a celebration event on Zoom to nominate Yuan to receive Reach the World's 2021 Cronkite Award. Brody Shearer and McClain Dwyer of East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky will be student hosts of the event. McClain shared, "Zoom and Reach the World enhanced my global knowledge and helped me connect what I learned in class to what is going on in the world around me." Brody and McClain are joined by two other students from New Jersey and New York who will present their essay nominations to Yuan.

Reach the World was honored to include Mr. Walter Cronkite as the Chairman of its Advisory Board until his death in 2009. As one of the world's most esteemed journalists, Mr. Cronkite had a profound impact on the field of communications. RTW gives its Cronkite Award annually to recognize and honor individuals who are using the transformative power of communications to build an educated, compassionate, and globally competent citizenry.

For two decades, Reach the World (RTW) has been a leader in global learning and international virtual exchange. RTW makes the benefits of travel accessible to classrooms, inspiring students to become curious, confident and compassionate global citizens. To learn more about Reach the World, please visit about.reachtheworld.org.