Club wins “lifetime” award
The National Press Club has been awarded the New York Festivals' Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented to Club President Michael Freedman on April 21 during at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.
For the Club, of course, a “lifetime” is all 112 years of the Club’s existence.
“For over a century, the National Press Club has upheld responsible journalism, supported freedom of the press worldwide, and provided a forum for the exchange of substantive ideas in our nation’s capital,” said Rose Anderson, vice president and executive director of NYF’s TV & Film Awards/Radio Awards. “Its members’ commitment to excellence encompasses all media.”
NYF noted that during the Club’s long history it has been a forum for a who’s who of the 20th and 21st centuries. Coming at the centennial of radio broadcasting, the Club was a pioneer in radio news as its forums and events were among the first national and worldwide broadcasts.
“The National Press Club serves as a beacon for press freedom and an indispensable platform to educate, inspire, empower and protect our nation’s premier storytellers,” Freedman said on learning of the award. “Our goal, always, is to be accurate and fair, and this honor from the New York Festivals will go a long way in helping all who cherish freedom to better understand why journalism matters. On behalf of our three thousand members around the world, we offer heartfelt thanks and a pledge to stay the course in search of light.”
For the past decade, the New York Festivals Storytellers gala has been a strategic partner with the NAB. It attracts and recognizes multi-platform content creators from around the globe to highlight work from prominent stations, networks, distributors, and international independent producers.