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National Press Club Statement On Passing of Bill Richardson
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Eileen O’Reilly on the passing of Bill Richardson whose long career in public service included significant time spent working for the release of hostages including journalists. “We were deeply saddened by the news of the death of former New Mexico Governor and Congressman Bill Richardson. Our hearts go out to his family and the people of New Mexico.” Richardson was known for being responsive to journalists and transparent to his constituents as all public figures should be, Richardson visited the Press Club on…
Type: News
Late ‘shoe leather’ Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter, Washington Post win President’s Awards
Investigative reporter Jeff German pursued organized crime figures, kidnappers and killers, his editor told a National Press Club audience Wednesday. But it was a down-ballot politician who is accused of taking his life. “He was foremost an old-school, shoe leather, phone-line burning reporter,” said Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And he feared no one, not even the mob associate who sucker punched him at the beginning of his career.” It was German’s probe of wrongdoing by Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles that ended tragically. German was stabbed…
Type: News
First civilian head of Marine Corps Public Affairs to speak at Sept. 6 meeting of American Legion Post 20
American Legion Post 20 will hear from April Langwell, first civilian chief of the Marine Corps Communication Directorate, at noon Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the McClendon Room. All Club members are invited. If you can't get there in person, you can watch online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013778049?pwd=ZmZ4dlNyQ2hsZ0UxK2lKQ0ZXYm1sdz09. The meeting ID is 880 1377 8049 and the passcode is ALPOST20. Langwell plans to discuss challenges of the military's public outreach at a time when fewer families have someone serving, and when confidence in public institutions is at a low. Previously, Langwell…
Type: News
AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023 Briefing
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host a briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023 on September 13 from 12-1:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. There will also be a virtual live stream of the event. Now in its 13th edition, the AACR Cancer Progress Report showcases the progress made against cancer in the past year and underscores the importance of robust, sustained, and predictable funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute. This year’s report offers detailed updates and important context regarding the latest…
Type: Event
The panel includes:
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director of NIDA at the National Institutes of Health