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Tickets still available for Journalism Awards dinner, Aug. 27
Tickets are still available for the National Press Club’s 52nd annual Journalism Awards dinner, honoring outstanding work produced in 2024 by professional journalists, to be held at the Club on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. The dinner will recognize winners in 15 award categories. This year’s honorees offered deeper insight into some of the most widely covered events of the year, brought critical self-reflection to the forefront, and demonstrated how investigative journalism continues to be a powerful force for change. Tickets are $75 for the general public and $65 for National Press Club…
Type: News
Piano Talk: John Towriss
You must be a National Press Club member to attend and registration is required.
Join us for a Piano Talk with John Towriss, veteran media strategist, former CNN executive, and founder of Envoy Strategy Group, on Friday, September 19 at 6 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. John spent over 20 years at CNN, helping shape the network from its early days into a global news leader. He served as Deputy Bureau Chief and Director of News Coverage in Washington, and as Executive Producer of Special Events, leading major political and international coverage. Following CNN, he led reputation strategy at The McGinn Group and later founded Envoy Strategy Group, advising on media, diplomacy,…
Type: Event
New Members welcome reception set for Oct. 3
New Members of the National Press Club are invited to a reception on Friday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Fourth Estate Room. Register online. This gathering is a great way to meet other new members, Club leaders, and the team of professionals who assist members. It's also an opportunity to learn about what the Club has to offer and ways it can support members. At the event, Club leaders and staff plan to offer guided tours to help new members get acquainted with the many spaces that are available, such as the members-only Reliable Source Bar & Grill and fitness facility, and discuss ways…
Type: News
Media strategist is guest at next Piano Talk, Sept. 19
Join us for a Piano Talk with John Towriss, veteran media strategist, former CNN executive and founder of Envoy Strategy Group, on Friday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. John Towriss RSVP for the Piano Talk online. Towriss spent more than 20 years at CNN, helping shape the network from its early days into a global news leader. He served as deputy bureau chief and director of news coverage in Washington, and as executive producer of special events, leading major political and international coverage. Following CNN, he led reputation strategy at The McGinn Group and later…
Type: News
Aug. 22, 1908 Orville Wright dines at the Club
Just five years after the history-making Kitty Hawk Wright Brothers flight, Club charter member Jerome S. Fanciulli arranged a dinner at the Club to launch the creation of the Aero Club of Washington. Among those attending was Orville Wright, who was in Washington to promote the Wright Brothers 1908 Flyer to the U.S. Army. Also attending was Army Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge. Less than a month later, during a flight demonstration at Fort Myer, with Orville at the controls and Selfridge as a passenger, the plane crashed, severely injuring Orville and making Selfridge the first person to die in a…
Aug. 8, 1974 Nixon’s resignation
Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace and left Washington the next day. He once said “the press is the enemy.” Yet in his early years in Washington as a senator and as vice president, Nixon had been a regular at the Club. He sometimes sat in on poker games with reporters. He showed up for summer frolics, father-daughter dinners and Club inaugurals. In 1958, he spoke at the Club as vice president with his friend Sen. John Kennedy at the head table. There are photos of him as vice president playing softball at a Club picnic and playing the piano with comedian Jack Benny on the violin. His last…
Aug. 27, 1976 Mohammad Ali
Boxer Mohammad Ali is often called the greatest athlete. But one thing he proved when he appeared at the Club with boxer Ken Norton was that he could claim the title of world’s greatest talker. The two appeared a month before their championship heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. In the audience were comedian Dick Gregory and boxing promoter Don King. Norton spoke for about three minutes of the 10 he had been allotted. After that, it was almost all Ali. His rapid-fire patter was so intense that even repeatedly listening to the recording, it is hard to follow. He spoke about mankind suffering…
ICYMI: Ali appeared at Club on Aug. 27, 1976
Dip down anywhere in the National Press Club’s 117-year history and we find remarkable stories about events at our Club that contributed to American, world and social history. The Club’s History and Heritage team is highlighting just a few each month so our members can appreciate the role the Club has played for well over a century as the place where news happens. Here are a few from August.
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National Press Club Journalism Institute announces Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling
The National Press Club Journalism Institute is proud to announce the creation of the Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling, made possible through the generosity of Rick Dunham, former president of both the National Press Club and the Institute, and his wife, Pamela Tobey, a distinguished graphics editor formerly of The Washington Post. The award honors Tobey’s cutting-edge work in visual journalism and her commitment to advancing innovative storytelling. Dunham and Tobey have invested an initial $20,000 endowment, with plans to fully fund the award at $50,000 within five…
Type: News
Club's American Legion Post 20 meeting Sept. 3 hosts former DOD public affairs leader
The American Legion Post 20 affiliated with the National Press Club resumes its monthly meetings after a summer break on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at noon in the McClendon Room of the Club's Reliable Source restaurant. The guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. Robert Hastings (ret.), former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and author of "PEOPLE FIRST, MISSION ALWAYS: Lessons from 40 Years in the Leadership Laboratory of Military Service." The meeting will be in person and also on Zoom for those who can't make it to the Club that day. It starts with lunch before the…
Type: News