Member News
Annual dues payments to be billed by Jan. 15
January 6, 2018
Thank you for continuing your National Press Club membership. Annual dues will be billed on Monday, Jan. 15. For members with a credit card on file, if your credit card has changed, expired or otherwise needs to be updated, please contact the membership office. For those receiving an invoice, we…
Read MoreEdney to assume presidency at General Membership Meeting, Jan. 19
January 6, 2018
Andrea Snyder Edney, a breaking news editor at Bloomberg News, will officially take over the president’s gavel from current National Press Club President Jeff Ballou of Al Jazeera at the General Membership meeting set to take place at 12 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in the Murrow, White and Lisagor rooms…
Read MoreFitness Center remains open during locker room renovations
January 5, 2018
National Press Club members can still keep that resolution of hitting at the gym even as the locker room renovations are underway on the 14th floor. The Club’s Fitness Center remains open during the regular Club hours of Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9…
Read MoreFirst Friday Taco Night brings in 2018, Jan. 5
January 5, 2018
First Friday Taco Night is back at the National Press Club for 2018. If your New Year’s resolutions include “meet more people at the NPC,” we have the right way to kick it off. Taco Night runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday in the Reliable Source, including Jan. 5. As a reminder, Club members…
Read MoreStart the new year with Pooh Bear Buffet night at Reliable Source, Jan. 18
January 5, 2018
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to attend a special Pooh Bear Buffet night on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Reliable Source at 5:30 p.m. The price of the buffet is $24 (plus tax and gratuity) for Club members and $28 for nonmembers. Reservations are recommended. To reserve a…
Read MoreVivian Awards ceremony set to honor top Club volunteers, Jan. 8
January 4, 2018
National Press Club President Jeffrey Ballou will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the Holeman Lounge. The Vivians are named after former Club President Vivian Vahlberg and honor the…
Read MoreExploratory committee meets Jan. 18 to discuss Palisades Parade participation
January 4, 2018
An exploratory committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Truman Lounge to discuss the National Press Club potentially participating in the July 4 Palisades Parade in D.C. The one-hour meeting will by the piano in the lounge. The Palisades Parade is D.C.'s premier Independence Day…
Read MorePress Freedom Happy Hour in the Reliable Source, Jan. 4
January 2, 2018
National Press Club members are invited to join journalists from the White House Correspondents Association, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press at a happy hour in the Reliable Source from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan…
Read MoreEvent honoring veterans, service dogs offers discount to Club members, Jan. 20
January 2, 2018
National Press Club members can buy discounted tickets to attend Side by Side, an evening of all-veteran entertainment, including standup comedy and live music, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Club. Club members may purchase tickets for just $25. Admission for the general public is $50. Select…
Read MoreJames W. Canan, a Golden Owl and member of Pulitzer-winning team, 88
January 2, 2018
James W. Canan, a Golden Owl National Press Club member who was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team at Gannett, died Dec. 23 after a long illness. He was 88. A native of New Castle, Pennsylvania, Canan graduated from Westminster College and served as an intelligence officer in Europe during the…
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