R&B broadcast legend Donnie Simpson to speak at Club dinner Tuesday

The next guest in the National Press Club's Legends of Broadcasting series is veteran Washington-based broadcaster Donnie Simpson, who will appear Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, for dinner.

Simpson came to Washington from Detroit in 1974 as morning show host and program director at WKYS-FM. In the early 1980s he was backup sports anchor at WRC-TV and later joined Black Entertainment Television as host of "Video Soul." After a 5-1/2 year hiatus he returned to radio as afternoon drive host on WMMJ-FM in 2015, the same year he was inducted in the R&B Music Hall of Fame. During his career he has been named by Billboard magazine as No. 1 program director of the year and air personality of the year.

This dinner is organized by the Club's Broadcast & Podcasting Team and will take place in the Winners Room in the Fourth Estate restaurant A cash bar reception will begin at 6 p.m. with introductions and dinner following at 6:45 p.m. Simpson will make remarks and then open the floor to an informal Q&A session to end by 8:30 p.m.

Cost of the three-course dinner is $55 for Club members and members of the public. The dinner will be limited to 30 people.

When registering, attendees will select one of three entrée choices:

Grilled veal porterhouse in a red wine sauce with chive potatoes and tarragon green beans;
North Atlantic cod with lemon couscous and a Moroccan ratatouille with dates;
Vegetarian mushroom strudel and sautéed fall greens with a crisped butternut squash garnish.

After logging in to your Club account you can access the special promotional code. Tickets can be ordered by clicking here.