Member News
Club draws in top cartoonist Daryl Cagle
April 16, 2012
Plenty has been written about the trouble skyrocketing gas prices may pose to the White House, but MSNBC editorial cartoonist and new National Press Club member Daryl Cagle sums the topic up with no words whatsoever. Drawn in thick black lines, Cagle’s latest piece shows Obama, complete with…
Read MoreClub changes constitution to admit broadcast journalists, 1948
April 16, 2012
This Week In National Press Club History April 20, 1948: The Club’s constitution is amended to admit as active members “those whose principal work involved the gathering, writing or editing of news for dissemination by radio, television or facsimile.” In 1953 Ted Koop becomes the first broadcast…
Read MoreMake your reservations for Silver Owl Hoot, 6:30 pm April 26
April 12, 2012
Time is starting to run short to make reservations for the next Silver Owl hoot on April 26, when the National Press Club's most senior members gather for fellowship and fun, music and memories. The April 26 event will begin with a 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by dinner and a program featuring…
Read MoreClub members receive Shakespeare Theatre discount for "Strange Interlude"
April 12, 2012
Shakespeare Theatre is offering National Press Club members 30 percent off of all non-premium seats to "Strange Interlude," which is running at Sidney Harman Hall through April 29. To purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 202-547-1122, option 1 and use promotion code, "PRESS," or go online to…
Read MoreSignature Theatre offers discount to Club members for "Brother Russia"
April 11, 2012
The Signature Theatre is offering National Press Club members 40 percent off tickets to select performances of its current production of "Brother Russia." Take advantage of this special deal now through Sunday, April 15. To purchase tickets go to www.signature-theatre.org or call (703) 573-SEAT.…
Read MoreBen Bradlee tells of polio battle, April 2005
April 9, 2012
This Week In National Press Club History April 8, 2005: Former Executive Editor of the Washington Post, Benjamin Bradlee, speaks at a Club luncheon about his battle with polio, contracted 12 years before the development of the Salk vaccine. He is joined by Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, national chairman…
Read MoreBooks & Brunch explores non-fiction, novel treatments of the 1%, April 21 & May 19
April 9, 2012
The National Press Club's Books & Brunch group will explore a non-fiction book about the early 20th-century British one percent at its April 21 meeting and a novel about today's one percent at its May 19 gathering. At noon Saturday, April 21, in The Fourth Estate, the group will share their…
Read MoreNew Silver and Golden Owls to join flock April 26
April 6, 2012
New Silver and Golden Owls, the Class of 2012, will be inducted into the flock of longtime National Press Club members when the Owls gather to roost at the Club for their spring "Hoot" April 26. The event salutes the the "long, gray line" of 32 surviving ex-presidents of the National Press Club and…
Read MoreFreelance Committee offers practical programs, entertaining speakers; Next meeting April 16
April 4, 2012
Freelance radio journalist and new NPC member Martin DiMarco had the freelance committee spellbound with his audio story-telling skills March 26 in the Truman Lounge. DiMarco explained how he developed his career into three high-quality, profoundly professional-and-personally-fulfilling “…
Read MoreAnnual members' photo exhibit set for September
April 4, 2012
It's time to start shooting those great photos for the 13th Annual National Press Club Members' Photography Exhibition, slated to run the month of September in the Club lobby. The exhibition, sponsored by the Photography Committee, is open to all Club members, who may submit up to four of their…
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