Member News
Hear tales from the NPC vault on June 15
May 28, 2017
You belong to a Club with a fabulous history. Find out about it. National Press Club historian Gil Klein will be interviewed by Tom Risen of the Young Members Committee on Thursday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge about what he has learned in his 30 years exploring the Club's past. The…
Read MoreGreat food, cool jazz: Summer BBQ comes to the Reliable Source Thursday, June 22
May 28, 2017
A special food and drink menu will accompany the next performance of the U Street Collective Jazz on Thursday, June 22. The Reliable Source restaurant will serve a special Summer BBQ food and drink menu starting at 5:30 p.m. Then, starting at 6 p.m. the U Street Collective Jazz will perform in the…
Read MoreJune lineup of Reliable Source events
May 28, 2017
Here's what's coming up in the Reliable Source next month. Friday, June 2 -- First Friday Taco night: Meet the team leaders from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8 -- Pub Quiz, 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Thursday, June 22 -- Summer BBQ buffet and jazz night. Buffet begins 5:30 p.m. and…
Read MoreDon't miss Silver Owls' Hoot on May 31 featuring award-winning journalist Farrell, all-female Irish fiddle band
May 26, 2017
John Aloysius Farrell, the award-winning author of one of the bestselling books of the year, and Malarkey, an all-female Irish fiddle band, are the highlights of the upcoming Spring Hoot at the National Press Club. The Hoot, sponsored by the Club's Silver Owls, will be held Wednesday, May 31, at 6:…
Read MoreJim Noone to command NPC American Legion Post 20
May 26, 2017
James A. Noone, a Vietnam War veteran and retired Navy captain, will be sworn in as commander of National Press Club American Legion Post 20 on June 2 at the annual convention of the D.C. Department of the Legion at Bolling Air Force Base. Noone, a 38-year Club member with nearly 40 years of…
Read MoreUpdate: First Friday Taco Night, photo rule tweak based on member response
May 26, 2017
Slight update to June's First Friday Taco Night: Members can still learn how to get more involved at the National Press Club but based on member feedback, President Jeff Ballou will only allow photos in the Reliable Source by an approved photographer for this night only. The long-running photo ban…
Read MoreCombination of three NPC committees into new Headliners team going successfully
May 24, 2017
The combination of the National Press Club’s former Newsmakers, Speakers, and Book & Author Committees into a new Headliners Team this year is going successfully, according to Club President Jeff Ballou. Citing speakers ranging from the serious, like Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph…
Read MoreBig Blue softball team opens season, eyes tenth straight playoff appearance
May 22, 2017
Big Blue, the National Press Club’s coed softball team, owns a 2-2 record after its first four games in the Metropolitan Media Softball League’s 2017 season. Big Blue has victories over CBS and Atlantic Media and losses to WJLA and Bloomberg. Weather has been the big story in the league season so…
Read MoreFour NPC members to play in Congressional Women's Softball Game on Wednesday, June 21
May 22, 2017
Are you ready for some softball? It’s time for a strong National Press Club cheering section as fellow members Abby Livingston of The Texas Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, Shawna Thomas of Vice News and Sarah Wire of the Los Angeles Times take to the field as part of the Press…
Read MoreToastmasters meet TONIGHT at 7 p.m.
May 18, 2017
If you want to polish your public persona or test your mettle with impromptu speaking, you’ll find like-minded people doing just that at the National Pres Club Toastmasters group. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. There is no charge to visit and no limit to the number…
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