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National Press Club Scholarship Committee plans to judge applications Saturday, April 13
April 9, 2013
The National Press Club Scholarship Committee plans to judge the applications for the NPC's scholarship for journalism diversity at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. Awarded to a high-school senior who plans to become a journalist, the scholarship is designed to foster diversity in the field. This is…
Read MoreNational Press Club magic show tradition continues Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
April 8, 2013
For decades, members of the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23 have met and practiced monthly at the National Press Club. Their way of repaying the favor is to offer a free magic show to Press Club members and guests. This year’s show is set for Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the…
Read MoreThis Week In National Press Club History: Goldberg appears at NPC Luncheon
April 8, 2013
April 7, 1997: Whoopi Goldberg, actress, comedienne, political activist and talk show host, covers many subjects in her National Press Club Luncheon appearance, including the National Endowment for the Arts, campaign fund-raising and the responsibilities of the press, criticizing it for failing to…
Read MoreAMVETS honors National Press Club American Legion vice commander
April 8, 2013
AMVETS, the American Veterans nonprofit, honored John Fales, Jr., also known as "Sgt. Shaft" in his Washington Times newspaper column on veterans issues, was honored at its annual awards banquet April 6 at the Hilton Hotel in Alexandria, Va. Fales, who is a vice commander of National Press Club…
Read MoreGolden Owl Brandt Ayers publishes memoir covering the South in the civil rights era
April 4, 2013
Brandt Ayers, publisher of the Anniston Star in Alabama, has published a memoir "In Love with Defeat: the Making of a Southern Liberal." Ayers has been the long-time editor/publisher of one of the South's last great progressive newspapers, the Anniston Star. In his capacity at the Star and before…
Read MoreMembers invited to briefing on municipal securities May 8
April 4, 2013
NPC Member Jennifer Galloway, chief communications officer at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, invites Club members to a briefing on the municipal securities market and disclosure at noon, May 8, in the Zenger Room. The on-the-record briefing will introduce Club members to the municipal…
Read MoreMeet the National Press Club networking event April 10
April 4, 2013
Did you know that the National Press Club features a members-only networking event every other month? Please join us for the next edition of Meet the Press Club at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the NPC's Reliable Source's McClendon room. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by sending…
Read MoreDonahue debuts web sites
April 3, 2013
Club member Marilou Donahue has a new arts web site at artisticallyspeaking.tumblr.com. She also has a new communication and speaking site at artisticallyspeakingtwo.tumblr.com.
Read MoreLimited tickets left for Union Square chef’s dinner April 18
April 3, 2013
Reserve now to experience the culinary delights of acclaimed restaurateur Danny Meyer and chef Michael Romano, the men behind New York's Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern, at a chef’s dinner April 18 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. Just a few tickets remain for this…
Read MoreAnnual Civil War battlefield tour will go to Gettysburg June 8
April 2, 2013
The Club’s annual Civil War battlefield trip will go to Gettysburg National Military Park on Saturday, June 8, some three weeks before the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Club members and guests will depart by bus from the F Street side of the National Press Building at 8 a.m.,…
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