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A non-profit organization with
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Tax ID 01-0761875


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Los Angeles, California 90027
Phone: (323) 669-8081
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PRESS CLUB OFFICERS

President
Will Lewis
KCRW-FM Emeritus

Vice President
Martha Sarabia
La Opinion

Treasurer
Beth Barrett
Investigative Reporter

Secretary
Jane Engle
Editor

Executive Director
Diana Ljungaeus
International Journalist
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BOARD MEMBERS

John Amato
Crooks & Liars

Robert Kovacik
Anchor/Reporter, NBC4LA

Anna Scott
KCRW

Jon Regardie
Executive Editor, L.A. Downtown News

Jill Stewart
LA Weekly

Ruben Vives
Los Angeles Times

Barbara Gasser
International Journalist

Gloria Zuurveen
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher,
Pace News

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ADVISORY BOARD

Alex Ben Block
Entertainment Historian

Ted Johnson
Variety

Patt Morrison
LA Times/KPCC
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New Officers Elected at LA Press Club

Los Angeles Press Club board has elected its officers for 2012.
Will Lewis, KCRW emeritus, was re-elected president; Martha Sarabia, LA Opinion, is vice president; Beth Barrett, investigative reporter and formerly vice president, is treasurer; Jane Engle, former LA Times travel editor, was re-elected secretary. Diana Ljungaeus continues as executive [...]

Martin Luther King Birthday

[ January 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_2142" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Panelists discuss "What If King had Tweeted the Movement" at the Los Angeles Press Club (Photo: Ian Foxx)"][/caption]

What if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had Tweeted the Civil Rights Movement   

On Thursday Jan. 12, the Los Angeles Press Club presented a prestigious panel discussion of how Dr. King might have used [...]

Year End Message From Your President

For a tax deduction in 2011, join, renew or contribute to your Los Angeles Press Club by Dec. [...]

Now Join, Renew, Contribute & Manage Your Press Club Account at our New Online Shop

Now you can keep all your membership information up-to-date with a couple of strokes of your keyboard–all password protected.
Join, renew, contribute, order a press card and charge it to PayPal or your Visa or Mastercard.
Sign-up for automatic renewal and never worry about your membership [...]

Book Party - Alive Inside the Wreck

[ December 8, 2011; 7:00 am to 9:00 am. ] Book Party – Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West, by Joe Woodward

Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 pm. Event over. 

About the Book:

From his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of the classics Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist [...]

Attend the 4th NEJ Awards Honoring Hugh M. Hefner!

[ November 17, 2011; 6:00 am to 9:30 am. ]

Hugh M. Hefner, Jack Maxwell, Sarah Sweet, Dick Gregory, Robert Kovacik

INVITE *** RATE CARD *** FULL LIST OF FINALISTS *** DONATE TO SILENT AUCTION *** BUY TICKETS *** WIN AIRLINE TICKETS

The tables will be turned when the legendary editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine, Hugh M. Hefner, is interviewed onstage by NBC4 news anchor Robert Kovacik in the incisive and entertaining style pioneered by the popular men’s [...]

Loyola Law Offers 35 Law Journo Fellowships. LA Press Club Co-Sponsors.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles is accepting applications until Monday, March 21 for its sixth-annual Journalist Law School fellowship, a four-day crash course on constitutional, civil and criminal law taught by law professors, jurists and attorneys. Fellowships will be competitively awarded to 35 journalists and will cover instruction, lodging, meals and one-half of travel expenses [...]

Former Club President Dick Turpin Dies

LA Press Club is saddened by the death on Friday of Dick Turpin, a former Club president and longtime board member and supporter.
He is remembered for his 41 years at the LA Times for his time as a reporter, education editor and real estate editor. He was on the Watts riots team that won a [...]

Behind the Grim Sleeper Scoop

[ September 23, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Award-winning journalists Christine Pelisek and Jill Stewart, discuss “How I Got the Story,”  their fascinating account of the Grim Sleeper serial killer coverage at the Los Angeles Weekly.  THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. Please check back for a new time.                 R.S.V.P.Pelisek, who recently moved to The Daily Beast, and Stewart, news editor of L.A. Weekly, [...]

New Website

The Los Angeles Press Club is excited to unveil its brand new website!  Take some time to  learn about the Press Club’s history or take a look at some of the Press Club’s  annual awards.  You can also join the press club or help out. [...]