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About the In-Person Gala
Ticket sales are now closed. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for in-person Fourth Estate Gala guests to arrive at the National Press Club. Dinner service will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the virtual program being broadcast in the ballroom on the big screen, where you'll see the honorees accepting remotely beginning at 7:30 p.m. The National Press Club wants to ensure the evening is comfortable and safe. Individuals attending the 2021 Fourth Estate Award Gala in person must show proof of vaccination prior to entering the Club. Proof of vaccination can be uploaded in advance at…
About Lester Holt
Holt is an award-winning journalist at NBC News. He serves as anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt," the network's flagship broadcast, as well as the anchor of “Dateline NBC.” Holt also leads NBC News’ special reports, breaking news and primetime news coverage. Holt was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor in June 2015 after eight years as anchor of "NBC Nightly News" weekend editions and 12 years as co-anchor of "Weekend TODAY." In addition, Holt has served as principal anchor of "Dateline NBC" since September 2011, and now also anchors “Nightly News Kids Edition,” a…
2021 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Lester Holt
NBC News’ Lester Holt, whose seasoned career in journalism over four decades and role as anchor of NBC Nightly News has earned him the title as most-trusted anchor in America, will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala in his honor on Oct. 20, 2021. Holt is the 49th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. The 2021 Fourth Estate Award Gala will take place at the National Press Club and online, with Lester Holt joining us live from New York to accept his award. Guests in the…
Type: Event
Club continues comeback from pandemic
Although membership has dipped and a profit is not forecast for the foreseeable future, the National Press Club is holding up well despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Club leaders said Friday, Oct. 15. “Our business is making progress, and our membership is solid,” Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews told the Club’s virtual General Membership Meeting. “I’ve seen the Club come back. We’re not all the way there yet, but we will get there together.” When the pandemic was declared in March 2020, the Club shut down in-person activities for a couple months. It began a process of re-…
Type: News
Get pointers on choosing effective op-ed voices to broaden your audience, FRIDAY
There is no shortage of opinions online, so how do news organizations choose the voices they feature on their platforms? How do they differentiate their op-eds from the noisy crowd? Who are these op-eds and guest essays intended to serve? Is their purpose to persuade or to preach to the choir, and how often do they reach the audiences they hope to inform? Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and a distinguished panel for a discussion of these questions and to learn tips for broadening the voices you feature and the audiences they reach. Registration is open for this program,…
Type: News
Regenerative Agriculture: The Cure for Climate Change?
Internationally renown experts Tim LaSalle, Ph.D. and Elaine Ingham, Ph.D. will discuss scientific strategies, tools, tactics, and procedures to environmental issues such as the Role of Regenerative Agriculture in: Increasing farmer’s economic returns Combating Climate Change and Achieving Food Security Restoring and Preserving Soil Health Enhanced Environmental and Economic Resilience This event will have limited seating and will start at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on October 26, 2021, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, followed by a cocktail reception for VIPs, media, and Congressional…
Type: Event
Fourth Estate honoree Holt challenges journalism to be 'pitch perfect'
The National Press Club presented its 2021 Fourth Estate Award to NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt Wednesday evening, honoring the broadcaster’s achievements over his four-decade career. Holt took the helm of NBC’s evening news program in 2015. The COVID-19 pandemic hit in his fifth year in the job, and it was a moment in which he excelled, Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews said. Calling Holt “a true pioneer in our profession and … the most-trusted anchor in America,” Matthews said the country has had a deeper connection to broadcast news over the last year, as Americans struggle to cope…
Type: News