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Talk radio host Diane Rehm shares stories with Club dinner audience
WAMU and NPR radio interview host Diane Rehm made her on-air debut on her first day on a paid job when the announcer she was supposed to assist called in sick. She had been a 10-month volunteer helping to book guests for the American University station's "Home Show," when she was offered a paid slot as a part-time producer, filling in for a staffer on maternity leave. On her first day, she was greeted at the door of the Quonset hut that served as the station studios by the general manager, who announced that the host had called in sick. The GM was going to fill in and she wanted Diane to help…
Type: News
Today is last chance to enter NPC Journalism Awards contest
The deadline to enter the National Press Club Journalism Awards contest is today, May 22. Don't miss your chance to have your best work from 2022 recognized. This deadline was extended a week, so this is your last opportunity to enter. Categories include geriatrics, news photography, online journalism, breaking news, foreign affairs, aviation and technology, newsletter journalism and Washington regional reporting. Most of the categories include cash prizes and some offer a year of free Club membership. Details and instructions to enter are available online. Club members have their entry fees…
Type: News
Free Nnamdi Kanu
Ambassadors for Self-Determination present: Free Nnamdi Kanu - An International Press Conference on Nigeria's Human Rights Violations in Defiance of the United Nations and the Nigerian Courts Through the Continued Incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu. Contact Information: Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://freemazikanu.com; https://forselfdetermination.org
Type: Event
Karaoke anyone? Young Members said yes, and it's coming back Wednesday
Join the Young Members Team in the Cosgrove Lounge on Wednesday, May 24, as karaoke returns to the Club. Register here. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m., the first one since September 2019. Karoke night will be preceded by the Young Members Team's second open meeting of the year, beginning at 5:30. Here's a chance to get involved with the team and help plan future events. The Reliable Source has dinner service on Wednesday nights, too.
Type: News
Reliable Source lunch buffet returns to weekly service starting Wednesday
The National Press Club's Reliable Source lunch buffet returns weekly beginning Wednesday, May 24. It will be offered every Wednesday after that from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The buffet had been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, There also will be special drinks and an a la carte menu available. The price of the buffet will be $23 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
Type: News
Pub Quiz springs a week earlier; come play this Thursday, March 7
Spring is in the air: Clocks are springing forward, cherry blossoms are blooming ahead of schedule, and Pub Quiz at the National Press Club is scheduled a week earlier for this Thursday, March 7, in the Truman Lounge, at 6:30 p.m. That means it’s time to bring yourselves, your friends and your appetite for food, drinks and fun-filled trivia this week. Pub Quiz is sponsored by the Events Team and our good friends at Brainstormer Trivia are providing the questions, especially curated for you smart members. Here’s how to get here: Gather your fellow members and friends, form a team (no more than…
Type: News
Donate to support the NPC Journalism Institute's training and press freedom
The National Press Club Journalism Institute has kicked off its end-of-year fundraising campaign that supports its educational programming and press freedom efforts. The Institute is close to reaching its 2023 fundraising goal and needs your help. Any donation you give this year will help the Institute strengthen journalism in the public interest. You can make your tax-deductible donation using this link, or: Mail a check made out to National Press Club Journalism Institute to: Beth Francesco, c/o National Press Club Journalism Institute, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045…
Type: News
Journalist Yuyu Dong's Detention Extended Two Months by China
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the extended detention of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong. “We have learned through the family of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong that his unjust detention has been extended two months. We had expected a verdict Dec. 27. This extension will now push Yuyu’s detention beyond the anniversary date of his arrest in 2022. He will have been held for two years without being convicted of a crime. This is outrageous. He has not…
Type: News
Reliable Source features Pub Quiz and Chinese buffet next month
The Reliable Source will host a Pub Quiz and a Chinese buffet in January. The Pub Quiz takes place beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. Then the buffet will begin serving at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, with Chinese music to accompany the meal. Club members can reserve the McClendon Room or Cosgrove Lounge free of charge if they spend at least $250 on food and beverage for the occasion of using the room. Free parking is available for members who spend $25 on food and beverages at the restaurant during the week. Contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443 for information…
Type: News