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Pub Quiz, 7 pm Oct. 14
Pub Quiz, the monthly team trivia event, is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Truman Lounge. The team trivia evening will feature round prizes along with hot food and cold drinks. Top prizes include a $50 gift certificate to the Fourth Estate Restaurant and a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey. Build a team of up to four (at least one NPC member per team), play for prizes and show the players how smart you really are. Looking for a team? No worries, we'll match you up. Reserve at 202-662-7443 or [email protected] or Marc Wojno at 202-887-6543. -- Marc Wojno, [email protected]
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Club Membership Meets Amid Strong Performance
More than 60 NPC members attended the autumn membership meeting Oct. 8, the first available via a live webcast, and heard that the Club is on target to achieve profits of at least $1.4 million by the end of the year. Treasurer Keith Hill also reported that as of Sept. 1, the Club had $1.2 million in cash and reserves, $200,000 more than had been mandated by the Board of Governors. Long term, the Club’s auditors have said the reserves should reach $3 million, the equivalent of approximately three months’ operating expenses. A contributing factor to the strong results, Hill said, was that the…
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Books & Brunch Meets at Noon, Oct. 16
The NPC’s Books & Brunch group will discuss “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” by T. J. Stiles, at noon on Saturday, Oct. 16, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Free parking is available at the PMI garage on G Street between 13th and 14th streets for those who attend and buy a meal. Anyone who wants to park free needs to bring his or her PMI ticket to the Fourth Estate to be stamped. At the end of the discussion, the group will select a non-fiction book for the Dec. 18 meeting. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Books & Brunch group will discuss “Wolf Hall” by Hilary…
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Fall Membership Meeting, 6 pm Today; Members Only
The autumn Club membership meeting is at 6 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 8, in the Conference Rooms. The meeting is open only to members. A dinner buffet will be served. President Alan Bjerga and other officers will give reports on the Club's operations, and the memebrship will be asked to vote on proposed changes to the Club constitution and bylaws. The meeting will be webcast to ensure access for non-resident members and others who cannot attend in person. Go to: http://cfc.press.org/member-meeting. Password: "murrow08". -- Myron Belkind, Club secretary, [email protected]
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Aerospace Media Awards Recognize Excellence In Journalism
The annual Aerospace Media Awards dinner was held this year at the Aéro Club de France on June 18, the eve of the Paris Air Show. NPC Broadcast/Podcast Team member Adam Konowe, head of the judging panel, was at the event, which was founded by industry veteran Peter Bradfield. The following day, Konowe interviewed Bradfield and his celebrity host, Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay, in the Paris Air Show media center. Topics included how the awards are judged, sponsored and perceived, as well as the potential for future expansion including an all-new defense-related media awards event in 2018 to…
Type: Media
Actor Jeff Bridges at Nov. 10 Luncheon
Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will discuss a program to end childhood hunger by 2015 at a Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The 2010 Academy Award winner for his role in “Crazy Heart” is spokesman for the Share Our Strength charity’s No Kid Hungry Campaign. Tickets are limited to NPC members and their guests. Reserve at [email protected]. To submit a question in advance, put BRIDGES in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 11 a.m. on the day of the luncheon. Upcoming Luncheons:Oct. 12 – Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force chief of staffOct. 15 – Condoleezza Rice,…
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Fiction Authors, Chefs Among Writers at Nov. 9 Book Fair
Best-selling authors Evan Thomas, Spike Mendelsohn, Nikki Giovanni and Kitty Kelley are among the more than 90 nationally known writers who will autograph and sell their books at the Book Fair and Authors' Night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Washington radio legend Diane Rehm is the honorary chairwoman of the evening that will combine a night of literary fun with a fundraiser that helps make possible cutting-edge journalism training at the Eric Freidheim National Journalism Library, college scholarships and awards for excellence in journalism. Admission to the 33rd annual fair is…
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C-SPAN Retrospective at Oct. 21 Silver Owl Hoot
Thanks to C-SPAN, National Press Club luncheons have garnered a huge nationwide audience for the past 30 years. The Club's long-time members, Silver Owls, will celebrate the anniversary of the first C-SPAN telecast at the Fall Hoot dinner Thursday, Oct. 21, with a reception starting at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to all Club members and guests. Tickets are $35. The Fall Hoot will honor two Club members involved in the first telecast, C-SPAN's founder Brian Lamb and Dawson (Tack) Nail, a broadcast journalist who took part in a call-in show following the initial Oct. 7, 1980, televised luncheon…
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Bjerga Says Jeans OK Attire for Fourth Estate Award Dinner
Answering a question posed often in recent days by members and attendees of the Fourth Estate Award dinner on Friday, Oct. 15, Club President Alan Bjerga is stating for the record: Yes, blue jeans are appropriate dress this year. "Bob Schieffer will be wearing jeans, I will be wearing jeans, and it is my hope and expectation that many other attendees at this Texas festive event will wear jeans," said Bjerga, who was wearing jeans at the moment he said this. "While cocktail dresses and dressier pants are welcome, jeans truly reflect the informal spirit Bob is bringing to the event. We are…
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Vilsack to Speak on Biofuels, 9:30 am Oct. 21
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give a major speech on domestic biofuel production at Newsmaker press conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct 21, in the conference rooms. Vilsack will discuss the progress USDA and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel production goal mandated by the Renewable Fuels Standard and new efforts by the Obama administration to bolster the industry and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Other topics of the address will include ensuring that infrastructure is in place to ease the production and use of domestically…
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