Dashea Smith

October 31, 2017

Public Affairs Reporting
Script 2- Profile

Anchor Intro HOWARD DELI WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 ON

THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF GEORGIA AVE
BY FRANK AND GRACE GUERRO WHERE THEY
SERVED CELEBRITIES, HOWARD ALUMS AND
RESIDENTS FOR YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY.
HOWARD DELI IS NOW RUN BY FRANK AND
GRACES GODSON, KENT GILMORE WHO
TOOK OVER IN 1977. WITH HOWARD
UNIVERSITYS NEWS SERVICE, DASHEA
SMITH HAS MORE ON THE STORY.

Shot of Kenny KENT GILMORE, 67, WAS BORN IN

Shot of Kenny family
Shot of customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. AT FREEDMANS
HOSPITAL, WHICH IS NOW HOWARD
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS.
GILMORE GREW UP IN THE DELI WITH HIS
MOTHER, GODMOTHER, GODFATHER AND
GRANDPARENTS WHERE HE STARTED
WORKING AT A YOUNG AGE.

Shot of Nicholas GILMORE IS DIVORCED OF HIS WIFE AND

Kenny in uniform ONLY HAS ONE SON, NICHOLAS GILMORE
WHO GRADUATED FROM HOWARD WITH A
PH.D. GILMORE ALSO SERVED IN THE U.S.
ARMY AS A SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE 80s.

SOT (0:12) Under she and her brother Louie, I learned

Kenny Gilmore how to run the business, how to deal with
General Manager and President customers and the different personalities.
 HOWARD DELI HAS SERVED ALL OF THE
Shot of Howard Deli/wall LUMINARIES AND DEVELOPED FRIENDSHIPS
Shot of all celebrities WITH CELEBRITIES SUCH AS OSSIE DAVIS,
BERN NADETTE STANIS, JASMINE GUY,
THURGOOD MARSHALL, MORDECAI WYATT
JOHNSON, CARON WHEELER AND RALPH
BUNCHE.

Nat Sound Kenny saying 32!

(0:03)

Nat Sound
Deborah Johnson Howard Deli is the bomb, its my place to go
(0:03)

Shot of chefs, snacks and breakfast HOWARD DELI SERVES BREAKFAST, LUNCH,
COFFEE, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND SNACKS.

SOME CUSTOMERS EVEN HAVE SPECIALS

NAMED AFTER THEM

SOT(0:12) I actually have a sandwich here, its a Gary L

Gary Drew Drew special. Its the same thing I order, I
Customer order a chicken salad sandwich with an ice tea,
the best iced tea by the way in the whole entire
city with a muffin and plain chips.

SOT(0:12) The thermometer tells the temperature

Rev. Dr. George E. Holmes measure the climate but a thermostat sets the
President Obama National Clergy Leadership tone, creates the climate and thats who Kenny
Group & Chaplain Religious Chair of the District of is. Kenny is the thermostat here at Howard
Columbia State Committee University.
Shot of customer interaction GILMORE HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE DELI
MORE THAN 30 YEARS SERVING AS A
NEIGHBOORHOOD ICON.

SOT (0:12) In terms of supporting Howard University for

Steve Verges many years, this would be one of the very few
Resident of community establishments left in the neighborhood where
you have a merchant resident living in the
same building who serve the community.

Stand up As Gilmore continues his familys legacy

almost 100 years strong, the Howard Deli and
its customer service remains amongst the
Georgia Avenue and Howard University
community. With Howard University News
Service, I am Dashea Smith

Anchor Tag THE HOWARD DELICATESSAN IS OPEN FOR

BUSINESS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30-
1:45. THEY STOP SERVING BREAKFAST AT
11:45 AND BEGIN TO SERVE LUNCH UNTIL
CLOSE.