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Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Media personality Shefik has won an award in 2018, bringing the grand total to three Communicator Awards won overall.
Last Updated: March 30, 2026
Celebrating over 25 years in the entertainment industry, Shefik held senior-level positions at many Fortune 500 companies and celebrated brands, including IBM, NBCUniversal, and MTV World. He currently serves as a Technical Lead at NBCUniversal. His work was featured in television broadcasts and video productions for TIME, The Washington Center, "Unsung" (TV One), and Broadway World. He is currently the Executive Producer and Host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Shefik presents Invocation", which is broadcast on over 20 terrestrial radio stations and frequencies throughout the United States, as well as the internationally distributed video series of the same name via Prime Video and other notable outlets.
Shefik shared that, inspired by the ease of use and the energy of user engagement at Rizzle, he has shifted gears from judging duties to also become a content provider for the platform. Shefik's initial video content includes exclusive behind-the-scenes.
Former Mount Vernon Mayor & Councilman André Wallace received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of the United States Joe Biden. Sir Shefik presented Wallace with the award on behalf of President Biden and the White House.
December 7, 2024 Special Envoy
Sir Shefik Macauley attended the briefing, where he was joined by representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector. He observed conversations by such representatives.
December 7, 2024 Special Envoy
As part of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), a high-level meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was held. Sir Shefik Macauley attended the meeting.
Thousands of Americans commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s civil rights movement at which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his galvanizing "I Have a Dream" speech. Shefik served as a Marshal for the March.
Director, writer, and producer P.R. Bryan personified time in his new feature "Playback", at the 8th Annual Hip Hop Film Festival. The film premiered at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Shefik interviews Bryan during the post-film talk.
