Fourth Estate Dinner

VIP Reception: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
General Reception: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets
$125 NPC members (members can also buy one guest ticket at this price).
$195 non -NPC members.
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Jim Lehrer, who has set a standard of broadcast excellence at PBS for more than 35 years, has been selected as the winner of the National Press Club’s 2011 Fourth Estate Award, the highest honor presented by the world’s leading professional organization for journalists.

He will be the 39th recipient of the National Press Club award for career achievement. Previous award winners include Bob Schieffer, Walter Cronkite, Christiane Amanpour and David Broder.

“Jim Lehrer has embodied the time-tested core values of journalism dating back to when many people had only black and white screens and continuing through today's era of high definition television and social media,” said Club President Mark Hamrick, after the Club’s Board of Governors chose Lehrer for the honor. “Amid the cacophony of a sometimes shrill media landscape, he has remained the true voice of reason, balance and fairness.”
Lehrer, longtime host of the PBS NewsHour, is the 39th recipient of the Club award for career achievement.

All cancellations must be made 72 hours in advance of the Event.