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Darlene Shields, former Photography Committee chair, dies suddenly Oct. 25
Darlene Shields, a popular and valued member of the National Press Club, died on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, due to injuries sustained from a fall after she apparently suffered a heart attack. During a varied career, Shields worked as a human resources specialist for the General Services Administration, a high school business teacher, a travel adviser and a freelance photographer. At the Club, she revitalized the Photography Committee and was seen with her husband on many occasions on both the 13th and the 14th floors, socializing or getting down to the business of making the Club the sort of…
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NPR Book Editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
Petra Mayer, 46, a three-year member of the National Press Club who was books editor for National Public Radio, died Saturday, Nov. 13, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. The cause of death was thought to be a pulmonary embolism. Mayer's colleagues posted a tribute to her on the NPR website. Her first stint at NPR was in 1994 as an engineering assistant while a student at Amherst College. She earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University and worked as an audio engineer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty before resuming her career at NPR in 2000.
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Phil Cohan, 66-year Club member, longtime USIA officer, 92
Philip C. Cohan, a 66-year member of the National Press Club, died peacefully at his home Sept. 12, three days before his 93rd birthday. Cohan worked for the Voice of America from 1961 to 1963 and then joined the U.S. Information Agency in 1963, retiring in 1983. His overseas postings included Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1965-67), Ibadan, Nigeria (1969-71), Accra, Ghana (1971-72), Athens, Greece (1975-78) and Jakarta, Indonesia (1978-81). He was accompanied at each of his international stations by his wife, Harriet, who died in 2018. "My dad was an exceptional person, and his strong belief in…
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Miriam Rider, journalist liaison at Foreign Press Center, Taco Night fan, 72
Miriam Rider, member of the National Press Club for nearly 19 years and a popular assistant to journalists at the State Department's Foreign Press Center, died Dec. 1. She was 72 and lived in Rockville, Maryland. Rider, who often lunched at the Club and loved attending Taco Night in the Reliable Source, was known as Mimi to friends and family. She worked for 30 years as an information specialist at the Center, which is housed in the National Press Building. "She was an outstanding reference librarian, a wonderful colleague and a friend," Henry Mendelsohn said. "Miriam's job at the Foreign…
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Noted ex-Washington political reporter Martin Tolchin dies at 93
Martin Tolchin, a powerhouse Washington political reporter and 38-year member of the National Press Club, died of cancer at his home in Alexandria, Va., on Feb. 17 at the age of 93. Tolchin was a regular fixture on Capitol Hill and at national political conventions during much of his 40-year career with the New York Times. In 1982 he won the National Press Foundation's award for distinguished reporting of Congress. After retiring from the Times in 1994, he joined fellow journalist Albert Eisele in starting The Hill, a weekly newspaper covering Capitol Hill in competition with the long-…
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Club member Thomas Weyr, journalist for UPI, ABC and author of several books, died March 11
National Press Club member Thomas H. Weyr, an author and journalist who spent decades covering the news for both international and domestic audiences, died on Friday, March 11, at his home in Bronxville, New York. He was 94. Weyr spent decades in newsrooms, working for United Press International, ABC Radio Network, the Research Institute of America, and DMNews. An author as well as a newsman, Weyr published books on the history of World War II, the rise of the Playboy empire, and the history of Vienna under Hitler through the present. He was born on Sept. 9, 1927, in Vienna, Austria, the son…
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Former photo chair Al Teich dies at 79
Al Teich, best known around the National Press Club for his photographic skills and as a past chair of the photography team, died April 26 after a brief illness. He was 79. A Club member since 2001, Al was a regular photographer of Club events and as team chair in 2017, added the first digital images to the annual members photo exhibit. While photography was his hobby, Al’s career focused on science policy. Since 2012 he was Research Professor of Science, Technology and International Affairs at George Washington University. Much of his career was with the American Association for the…
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June 4 memorial set for 1976 Club President Robert Alden, who died at 87 in 2020
Friends and colleagues of former National Press Club President Robert Ames Alden are invited to a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia. Alden, who had been an active Club member for more than six decades, died June 7, 2020, at his home in McLean at the age of 87. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to his wife, Diane Alden. A small service for immediate family was held at the time, but since Alden died during the COVID-19 pandemic before vaccinations were as widespread as they…
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Mark Shields' passing mourned by long-time Club members
The death of political pundit Mark Shields June 18 was a blow to the city’s chattering class that so admired his wit and political insight over the 33 years he appeared on PBS. The National Press Club had planned later this year to honor political analyst and columnist Mark Shields with an Order of the Owl Tribute. Photo: Getty Images "Mark Shields had a magical combination of talents: an unsurpassed knowledge of politics and a passion, joy, and irrepressible humor that shone through in all his work," "PBS NewsHour" host Judy Woodruff said in a statement. But around the National Press…
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Obituary for James William "Bill" Poole
James William "Bill" Poole, an accomplished broadcaster and National Press Club member for some 60 years, died Sept. 26 at his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He was 88. Poole was born in Union, W.Va., and lived there until his parents moved to Front Royal, Va., when he was six. His father was the chief of police and his mother was a nurse. He became interested in broadcasting as a young ham radio operator and spent time at the Front Royal radio station, WFTR, as a teenager. After studying electronic engineering for a year at Virginia Tech, Poole went to work for WFTR, eventually becoming…
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