Shields to 'roast' Jim Lehrer at Oct. 28 dinner

Mark Shields, a nationally known columnist and longtime National Press Club member, will “roast” Jim Lehrer at the Oct. 28 Fourth Estate award dinner.

Shields has provided weekly political analysis and commentary on national campaigns for PBS’ award-winning "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" since 1988.

Shields has helped manage political campaigns from the courthouse to the White House in some 38 states. He has worked in Washington through the administrations of nine U.S. Presidents. He was an editorial writer for The Washington Post, where he began writing his column in 1979. That column is now distributed nationally by Creators Syndicate.

Tickets are on sale now for Club members only for the Oct. 28 Fourth Estate Award dinner honoring Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the PBS NewsHour.

Lehrer has set a standard for broadcast excellence at PBS for more than 35 years. He is also well known for moderating 11 debates over the course of the past six presidential elections.

Tickets are $125 for Club members. Every member can buy one guest ticket at the member price. Reserve at [email protected] or (202) 662-7501. Tickets for non-members, at $195 each, will not be sold until later.

A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, the Club's 501(c)(3) organization.