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Tony Horton to lead workout, sign books, June 9
Tony Horton, celebrity trainer and creator of the P90X Extreme Home Fitness System, will lead a workout session at the National Press Club on Thursday, June 9. Following the workout, Horton will host a signing event for his new book “Bring It!” The event is part of a week of activities leading up to the 14th Annual National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K on June 11. Horton will serve as honorary race marshal. The public is welcome to attend the workout, but space is limited. To purchase tickets, go to www.press.org/5K. The cost is $10 for general public; $5 for Club members. Books will be…
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Lehrer, McDonnell, Santorum featured on Press Club Rewind
This week's Press Club Rewind shows Jim Lehrer urging everyone to stand up for public broadcasting; Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell chiding the federal government for lack of fiscal responsibility; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum giving a speech on foreign policy; Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen asking America to stay in touch with the military; and National Press Club Executive Chef Susan Delbert cooking for Sweet Charity. Press Club Rewind is a weekly video series about National Press Club events presented by the Club's Broadcast Committee. Click the "Related Video" link to the…
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Build online audiences for investigative reporting, 9:30 am May 23
Prominent consultant, blogger and author Vanessa Fox will share secrets about using search engine optimization in enterprise and investigative reporting and demonstrate techniques for building Internet audiences at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 23, in the Murrow Room. The program will last until 11 a.m. There is no charge, but reservations are required at [email protected]. Fox helps journalists understand how Google and other search engines crawl the Web. She pinpoints techniques that enable stories and websites to rise above the rest. She is considered one of the country's foremost experts in…
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Canceled: David Guas wine dinner, May 3
The wine dinner featuring acclaimed chef David Guas of Bayou Bakery, author of "Dam Good Sweet," scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Fourth Estate Restaurant has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at a future Chef's Dinner.
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UN refugee official to explore humanitarian emergency in Libya, 9 am May 3
Antonio Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, will discuss the humanitarian emergency generated by the conflict in Libya at a Newsmaker at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, in the Zenger Room. With more than 500,000 people displaced by the fighting, Libya is one of the most pressing displacement situations in the world, according to Guterres. He also will discuss the displacement caused by the recent fighting in Ivory Coast. Guterres became the 10th UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2005. A former Portuguese prime minister (1995 to 2002), Guterres was reelected last year by the…
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FEMA Administrator Fugate to discuss planning for catastrophic disasters, hurricane season, 1 pm May 4
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate will speak at a Newsmaker at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. As the United States faces significant flooding, tornado and wildfire events and the upcoming hurricane season, Fugate will explain how FEMA and the federal government have been planning for catastrophic disasters. Fugate will also discuss the agency’s efforts to use social media to better engage and support the public and its work with the private sector.
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C-SPAN’s Steve Scully enters 5 K race, June 11
Steve Scully, C-SPAN senior executive producer, political editor, and host of “Washington Journal,” will run in the National Press Club’s 14th Annual Beat the Deadline 5K, Saturday, June 11. Scully has been recognized among Cable’s 100 Heavy Hitters and as one of the media’s most influential movers and shakers in political programming. He also hosts C-SPAN’s “In Depth” and “Road to the White House.” He is senior producer for C-SPAN’s White House coverage, former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and one of its board members. To compete with Scully and your other…
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Mayors to call for metropolitan transportation investments, 9 am May 3
The U.S. Conference of Mayors will release a new survey of its membership focused on metropolitan transportation investments at a Newsmaker at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will present the findings and take questions. Two-thirds of U.S. residents live in metropolitan areas, home to the highest numbers of unemployed, the nation’s worst traffic jams, and its oldest roads, bridges and transit systems, according to the mayors group. But far less than two-thirds of federal transportation funds are allocated to cities and metropolitan areas, they will argue. Among the major…
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Go from couch to 5K: Training clinics begin May 12
Need a little help to find your stride for the June 11 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K? Sign up today for the special No Boundaries Beginners Running Clinics hosted by Fleet Feet Sports Adams Morgan in conjunction with New Balance and OnPoint Fitness. Classes are valued at $75 per person, but will be offered for $5 for Club members and $10 for non-members. All participants will receive a gift from Fleet Feet Sports and New Balance. Register today at www.press.org/events/no-boundaries-5k-runwalk-training-clinic-0 Discount code for members: npcfleetfeet Classes are limited to 50…
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Washington Post fitness columnist Vicky Hallett joins 5K
The Washington Post’s Vicky Hallett, one half of the MisFits, the Post’s fitness columnist duo, will race in the National Press Club's Beat the Deadline 5K on Saturday, June 11. Known as the irreverent columnist with a knack for getting people off the couch and into the gym, Hallett takes questions and gives fitness advice for “Ask the Misfits” column and also edits the Fit section of The Washington Post Express. Hallett joins a celebrity lineup of CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Jill Dougherty, P90X creator Tony Horton, supermodel Kim Alexis, Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift, PBS’s Hari Sreenivasan, Fox…
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