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Memorial service for Chuck Lewis, former AP, Hearst bureau chief, Sept. 25
A memorial service for Chuck Lewis, former bureau chief for the Associated Press and Hearst Newspapers, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the National Press Club. A longtime member of the Club, Lewis died of cancer March 20 in Arlington, Va. He was 80. Former Club President Rick Dunham wrote in a Wire obituary that Lewis was “a prominent figure in Washington journalism for more than three decades…[running] two of the largest Washington news operations in the last golden era of print journalism.” Dunham went on to write: But Lewis always enjoyed shoe-leather reporting, whether he…
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Books & Brunch to discuss "American Republics" at Sept. 18 virtual meeting
Books & Brunch will discuss American Republics by historian Alan Taylor at its next virtual meeting. The Zoom session begins at noon on Saturday, Sept. 18. Taylor has twice won the Pulitzer Prize in History, most recently for The Internal Enemy, also a National Book Award finalist. He is Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History at University of Virginia, and lives in Charlottesville. To RSVP and receive a link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Sept. 16. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Sept. 18. For those who…
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Communicator-Journalist Roundtable goes virtual, Sept. 22
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team is changing its Professional Communicator and Journalist Roundtable later this month from a dinner to a virtual session out of an abundance of caution regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The virtual event will held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22. Register online. We invite Club communicator and journalist members to join us for another lively discussion on current topics that we face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles…
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Tonight: Reserve your spot for tequila tasting
Join fellow Club members in the Cosgrove Lounge on Friday, Sept. 17 for a tequila tastings and education with Florina Martinez, the U.S. representative of the Tequila Regulatory Council. Martinez will lead a quick educational session about the Tequila Appellation of Origin that will include information about the role of the council, where tequila is produced, and the categories, classes and unique flavors of tequila. The presentation will end with a tasting of three classes of tequila: Blanco, Reposado and Añejo. Follow up with tacos in the Reliable Source. There will be two sessions, 6 p.m…
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Award-winning photographer Bowe to discuss new book, Oct. 19
Award-winning photojournalist Christy Bowe Club member photojournalist Christy Bowe will discuss her new book, "Eyes That Speak," at the National Press Club's Photography Team's meeting at noon Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Cosgrove Lounge. The meeting will begin with a self-funded lunch. The discussion will start at about 12:45 p.m. The meeting is open to Club members and guests. Reservations are requested. Bowe is a long-time Club and Photo Team member, who this month received the 2021 Paris Photo Prize in the State of the World Competition for her pictures of the insurrection at the U.S.…
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Immerse yourself in "normal" at Taco Night
Zoom meetings, remote working and masks persist, but an important part of "normal" is available at Taco Night, 5:30 Fridays in the Club's Reliable Source. Get a drink, get a taco, and relax with fellow members and guests. Is this what you missed during all those months of closure? Come and savor the long-standing tradition.
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McClendon honored by NPC Legion Post 20
Sarah McClendon with Jerry Ford, one of the 12 Presidents she covered Pioneer feminist journalist Sarah McClendon was honored Wednesday, Sept. 22, at a virtual meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20. McClendon, who served two terms as commander of the Post in the 1990s, was remembered for her long stint as a White House correspondent and for having a gentle side seldom seem through her vehement advocacy of women's and veteran's rights. She died in 2003 at the age of 92. The youngest of nine children, McClendon was born in Tyler, Texas, where she joined her parents in…
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Former AP bureau chief Chuck Lewis memorialized
"How he loved being there when history was made," Dr. Vivian Chen, told a gathering of 75 masked participants at a memorial event Saturday for her late husband, 36-year National Press Club member and former Hearst and Associated Press Washington Chief of Bureau Chuck Lewis. Members of the Club, AP, Hearst, Gridiron Club, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other friends gathered Saturday at the Club to remember Lewis, 80, who died in March. Speakers noted Chuck's skills. He did not develop "networks," said Hearst colleague Stewart Powell, he just had "a genuine impulse to bring…
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Get your tickets -- virtual or in-person -- for Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Lester Holt, Oct. 20
Tickets to the 2021 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring NBC News anchor Lester Holt are still available for Club members and their guests to purchase. Holt will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala in his honor on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The celebration will take place at the National Press Club and online, with Holt joining the event live from New York to accept his award. Club members in the Washington, D.C., area can join in person for an elegant dinner and black-tie celebration in the ballroom of the Club, where they can watch the virtual…
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Game on for NPC *Virtual* Pub Quiz, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Although the masks are still on and the crowds outside are still thin, the National Press Club's *Virtual* Pub Quiz is still big fun! The game is back after a September hiatus this Thursday, Oct. 14, via Zoom, at 7 p.m. Registration is easy. Gather your friends, form a team, designate your team captain, and then register online. If you have a team, make sure everyone registers via the Eventbrite link and come up with a clever team name. Don’t have a team? Don’t worry. Simply register yourself and the Club will team you up with other players. And nonresident members take note: *…
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