A Lifetime of Helping Others

A Lifetime of Helping Others Actor and Visionary Award Recipient Joe Mantegna Makes His Mark in Many Ways, Including on Veterans’ Causes   BY ALEX BEN BLOCK Next May, Joe Mantegna, the Tony Award-winning actor and star of the CBS show “Criminal Minds,” will co-host the National Memorial Day Concert. It will mark the 15th consecutive year that he will help present a star-studded tribute to those who served in the military. However, for a second year he will not be accompanied by a favorite uncle, Willie Novelli. The World…

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8th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards

When Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:30 PM Location Crystal Ball Room, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., DTLA Registration Bronze Table – $2,100.00 Seats 12, non-preferred seating Bronze Table Package – $2,900.00 – 1 Bronze Table (seats 12) – 1/2 black and white page in program book Early-Bird Bronze Table – $1,800.00 Seats 12, non-preferred seating. Available until November 9. Early-Bird Member Rate – $150.00 Available until May 31. Gold Sponsorship package – $30,000.00 Includes one table of ten with preferred seating, one full page color ad and a…

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2015 NAEJ Awards – Tickets

When Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:30 PM Location 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Registration Member Ticket – $150.00 Member Ticket (Preferred Seating) – $200.00 Non-Member Ticket – $250.00 Non-Member Ticket (Preferred Seating) – $400.00 Student Ticket – $125.00 Registration is closed Join us for the 8th Annual National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards on Sunday, December 6 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles! Tickets available here!

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Finalists of the 2015 NAEJ Awards Announced!

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 8:26 PM All finalists in the 8th Annual Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Contest are now posted on our website under the golden “Finalists” button! Winners will be announced at the NAEJ Awards Gala held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on Sunday, December 6. 4:30 p.m. Red Carpet 5 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction 6 p.m. Dinner and Program Tickets, ads and sponsorship packages are also available at our website or by calling our office at 323-669-8081. If no one picks up please leave a message…

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Joe Mantegna Accepts the 2015 Visionary Award

Joe Mantegna Accepts the 2015 Visionary Award Tony Award-winning actor/director Joe Mantegna will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary Award at the NAEJ Awards gala on Dec. 6 at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.   The Visionary Award was instituted to honor an individual within the entertainment industry who uses their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and importance. The star of the CBS hit show “Criminal Minds” is a major supporter of our military service…

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Legend Award to Bob Barker

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 11:57 PM Legendary game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s inaugural Legend Award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 6 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Barker will be introduced by the current host of “The Price is Right,” Drew Carey. “There is perhaps not a more beloved television icon than Bob Barker, a true living legend who continues, even at the age of 91, to be an exemplary symbol…

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Bob Barker Receives the L.A. Press Clubs Inaugural Legend Award

Bob Barker Receives the L.A. Press Clubs Inaugural Legend Award Legendary game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s inaugural Legend Award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 6 at the Biltmore Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Barker will be introduced by the current host of “The Price is Right,” Drew Carey. “There is perhaps not a more beloved television icon than Bob Barker, a true living legend who continues, even at the age of 91,…

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Visionary Award to Joe Mantegna

Saturday, November 07, 2015 5:10 PM Tony Award winning actor/director Joe Mantegna will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary Award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 6 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. At the same event, Tavis Smiley will receive the Luminary Award for Career Achievement. “Joe Mantegna is known as an actor’s actor. He is also one of Hollywood’s most authentic and caring people quietly donating his time and support to Veteran’s causes as well as numerous charities. The LAPC is…

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Luminary Award to Tavis Smiley

Saturday, November 07, 2015 5:06 PM The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce that TAVIS SMILEY will accept the Luminary Award for Career Achievement at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 6 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. “Tavis Smiley’s unique and prolific journey makes him truly deserving of this career achievement award,” says Press Club President Robert Kovacik of NBC4 Southern California. Mr. Smiley is a broadcaster, author, publisher, advocate, and philanthropist —and the host of his long running late-night television talk…

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