Volunteers needed to judge Atlanta Press Club contest

The Atlanta Press Club needs help judging its Awards of Excellence journalism contest.

Volunteers are needed to judge entries in print, broadcast, photography, commentary and the top award -- the Atlanta Press Club Impact Award.

If interested, please contact Atlanta Press Club Assistant Director Courtney Overcash at (404)577-7377 or [email protected]. The deadline to volunteer is Friday. Judging will take place from Feb. 11 to March 8, 2013, and will be accomplished online.

The Atlanta Press Club, one of the largest and most active press clubs in the country, has revamped its awards program for 2012 and cannot confirm how many entries judges will be asked to review. But the club does not expect judging to require excessive amounts of time.

If you respond, please mention your journalism background briefly so you can be matched with the most appropriate category.

Also, please copy Will Lester, chairman of the awards committee at the National Press Club, at [email protected] to enable him to track who is able to help the Atlanta Press Club as well as provide possibilities to respond to other requests NPC receives for judges.

Thanks to those who have already volunteered.