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NOAA to announce new National Weather Service director
NOAA will announce the new director of the National Weather Service during a press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and by audio for reporters who cannot attend in person. Press briefing/Q&A with the NOAA Administrator and new National Weather Service director WHO: Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA Administrator New National Weather Service Director
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Food Photography Dinner
Shoot your food: Learn and practice food photography Here's a chance for National Press Club members to refine their food photography skills, and enjoy a dinner with colleagues. NPC's Photography Team invites Club colleagues to a talk by Washington, D.C. food and travel photographer Jennifer Chase on Wed., July 20, in the Cosgrove Lounge beginning at 6:00 pm. Chase will help participants shoot better food photos that capture more colors, textures, angles, and backgrounds. And the Club kitchen will prepare a few sample dishes for participants to practice their new skills. After the talk,…
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Arc Health Sponsors a Luncheon on Health Equity in honor of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s Birth Date and Historic Statue Unveiling on Capitol Hill
The event will be held at the National Press Club and will be moderated by comedian Willie Macc, with an introduction by the grandniece of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Mayor Jereleen Holleman-Miller. In attendance will be Rev. Dr. Johnnie Greene Jr., Bravo TV star Karen Huger, former NBA player Dale Davis, former NFL player Vernon Davis. Many of the guests will speak about Health Equity and the National Awareness Campaign for Preventive Health. Arc Health created this event to honor ideas and programs that would have been likely championed by the late, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. The main creator of…
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Former and current Broadcast pros reflect on the bright side of moving to the ‘dark side’ (Broadcast Team)
The reference to the dark side is tongue-in-cheek, by the way! This will be a hybrid gathering (both Zoom and in the Cosgrove Room of The Reliable Source). In no particular order, the planned participants (all Club members we call friends) are: Lori Russo, President Stanton Communications Debra Silimeo, President, The Silimeo Group Bill McCloskey, former Director of Media Relations, BellSouth (AT&T) Our Co-Vice Chair Adam Konowe will lead this part of the meeting, Adam is Senior VP, Edelman. Join us for this monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET via zoom or…
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Everything you need to know about podcasts featuring Melissa Kiesche, SVP, Edison Research (Broadcast Team)
“Everything you need to know about podcasts” with guest speaker Melissa Kiesche, SVP, Edison Research. Edison Research does exhaustive research on this growing media form. Here’s what it says on their website calling itself “The Leading Podcast Research Company In The World”: Edison Research data powers many of the most listened-to podcasts in the world, and our industry studies on consumer behavior, demographics, and monetization of podcasting are used by scores of successful companies in the space Join us for our monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, October 6 at 12 p.m. ET via zoom or…
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NPC Newsmaker: Major League Baseball Players Association’s Tony Clark, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to discuss MLBPA’s growing role in the labor movement
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), will speak at a National Press Club-sponsored Headliner event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., in the club’s Holeman Lounge. Clark will be joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The two labor leaders will discuss recent initiatives and alliances that have thrust the MLBPA to the forefront of sports news this year. This week, the MLBPA, which represents the 1,200 players on the rosters of all 30 Major League Baseball teams, distributed union authorization cards that would allow the nation’s 5,000 minor…
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NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Holeman Lounge. He will discuss the recent flooding in Pakistan. The world has seen shocking video of the recent record flooding in Pakistan but the impact on the country is far greater than even these videos suggest. The number of people who are displaced, missing or dead are high and climbing rapidly. Ambassador Khan will provide a briefing on what is now known of the situation and what is projected in the short and longer term. He will discuss…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: New York City Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will address gun control and manufacturers at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. A former captain in the New York Police Department, Adams has been an advocate for tougher gun laws. In June testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, he called for a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. “It is high noon in America,” Adams said in written testimony. "Time for every one of us to decide where we stand on the issue of gun violence. Time to decide if it is more important to protect the profits of gun…
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Up for Growth's 2022 Annual Summit for Housing Changemakers
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro Keynotes 2022 Summit for Housing Changemakers Up for Growth summit on addressing the nation’s housing shortage features speakers and panelists from the White House, HUD and communities across 12 states Up for Growth on September 26-27 will hold its 2022 Summit for Housing Changemakers. https://go.upforgrowth.org/Changemaker Headlined by former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, the event will feature local, state and federal leaders, experts, planners and advocates who will discuss ideas and real-world practices…
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API Innovation Center @ Cortex Announces New "Re-shoring" Strategy for Critical Drug Ingredients
MEDIA ADVISORY – September 27, 2022 API Innovation Center @ Cortex Announces New “Re-shoring” Strategy for Critical Drug Ingredients Glioblastoma Foundation advancing brain cancer treatment with Lomustine, making drug more accessible and affordable to patients What: Press Conference with Anthony Sardella, CEO and President of the API Innovation Center, and Gita Kwatra, PharmD., Executive Director, Glioblastoma Foundation When: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 13th floor Holeman Lounge Who: Tony…
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