Wayne State University\'s groundbreaking Journalism Institute for Minorities is celebrating its 20th year of training ethnic minority journalism students with a gala fundraising event titled \"JIM\'s 20th Anniversary: A Salute to Emery King.\" King, a black journalist, is being honored as he marks 20 years of distinguished service to the Detroit media market. King has anchored the news on WDIV, Local 4, will continue to produce and host documentaries and special programs for WDIV through his Kingberry Productions, and recently joined the Detroit Medical Center as communications director. The gala event will be held on Saturday in the Community Arts Auditorium on the WSU campus. The reception begins at 7 p.m. and the program begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $150 for the reception and program, and a limited number of student seats cost $55 per ticket for the program only. The goal is to raise $30,000 to $50,000 for a JIM endowment, to be used for tuition scholarships and additional JIM student support. JIM students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA and complete a journalism-related internship each academic term. \"Most of the talented ethnic minority students in JIM simply cannot afford to pay tuition while working at an unpaid internship. We know internships are essential in preparing a student for this profession,\" said Ben Burns, director of the journalism program and a founder of JIM.