Member News
Next Communicators, Journalists roundtable set for May 26
May 13, 2021
The National Press Club Communicators Team invites Club members – both journalists and professional communicators – to our next Virtual Senior Professional Roundtable for Communicators and Journalists from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. Register online. During COVID, our regular in-…
Read MoreClub’s general membership meeting, May 20
May 11, 2021
The second National Press Club general membership meeting of the year will be held via webcast at noon on Thursday, May 20. Be sure to register in advance. Please review the minutes from our January 22 meeting and send your approval or edits to Secretary Gillian Rich at [email protected]…
Read MoreVirtual Pub Quiz invites non-resident Club members to play, May 13
May 11, 2021
For all of you itching to emerge from the self-contained quarantine you’ve had to impose on yourselves over the past 14 months, well, you’re almost there. In the meantime, get together with your friends and register online for another *virtual* National Press Club Pub Quiz this Thursday, May 13, at…
Read MoreLate night radio talker Jim Bohannon is no second-string Larry King
May 10, 2021
Had it not been for a misplaced wrench, long time radio talk show host Jim Bohannon might not have been broadcast icon Larry King's radio backup and eventual radio successor. Bohannon shared the rest of the wrench story via Zoom at the most recent National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team monthly…
Read MoreLegion Post 20 to hear designer of new World War I memorial, May 20
May 5, 2021
The new National World War I Memorial at the former Pershing Park in Washington will be the subject of a virtual meeting of the National Press Club's historical American Legion Post 20 on Thursday, May 20, at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Joseph Weishaar, lead designer of the Memorial. At age…
Read MoreClub Member Spotlight: Rob Tobiassen
May 5, 2021
The past year has proven to be a challenging time for the National Press Club -- for our staffers and for our members. Despite the ravages of COVID-19, there have been glimmers of hope and resilience in our midst. Many of our members are kind and generous but recent actions by fellow Club member…
Read MorePresident's COVID-19 Update: Gym reopens, with limits
May 4, 2021
Following is a COVID-19 update from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews: Fellow Club Members, We continue to follow COVID 19 safety protocols as outlined by the DC government. The latest update from the city allows the Club gym to reopen this week, on Friday, May 8, with new health…
Read MoreBooks & Brunch to discuss 'Twilight of Democracy,' May 15
May 3, 2021
Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom at noon Saturday, May 15, to discuss "Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" by Anne Applebaum. Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, argues that political systems with simple belief and that reward loyalty have great appeal…
Read MoreClub members invited to screening of documentary, 'Why Does Zip Code Matter?,' tonight
April 28, 2021
Club member Erickson Blakney invites National Press Club members to join a virtual screening of a new documentary, "Why Does Zip Code Matter," presented by the Fair Housing Center, tonight, April 29, on Facebook and YouTube from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Blakney, a filmmaker, journalist and…
Read MoreClub member organizes one-night virtual jazz extravaganza for 'International Jazz Day,' Friday
April 27, 2021
This year the United Nations' “International Jazz Day” on Friday, April 30, is being produced by National Press Club member Harry Schnipper, executive director of the longtime Washington, D.C., jazz venue, Blues Alley. Feature of the observance is a one-night virtual event at 5 p.m., April 30,…
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