Monday, November 01, 2010 10:56 AM “I’ve Gone from Erection Radio to Election Radio” — Jack Silver –excerpt from LARadio.com by Don Barrett. (November 1, 2010) Bill Moran, entertainment veteran talk show host (KABC, KFI, et al) and 14 years with Billboard Magazine, hosted another industry Talk radio seminar Thursday night at the LA Press Club and this was his best one yet. Perhaps it was the intimate setting of the Steve Allen Theatre where the assembled leaders of the Talk radio community shared their thoughts on the state of…
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Covering Media and Entertainment in the Cross-Platform Age
Monday, November 01, 2010 10:52 AM The trades are changing. For one, The Hollywood Reporter is remaking itself as a breaking news website with a weekly glossy magazine for back up. The new editorial team has already made its mark, taking on Hollywood insiders used to a free pass. How have new web-only publications like The Wrap given THR new grit? Will other trade publications respond? Will audiences notice? — Join us as key players from the Hollywood trades come to the Los Angeles Press Club to ponder the future…
See MoreFishbowlLA and LA Weekly React to Patch Pitch
Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:29 PM Fishbowl/LA Journos, Startup Patch Hits South Pasadena, Press Club In these times of journalistic layoffs and media conglomerate belt-tightening, the rapid, ongoing Southern California expansion of community news hub venture Patch.com seems almost surreal. Yesterday, after some last-minute technical hiccups, the AOL seed-funded enterprise turned on the newest of its area websites, South Pasadena Patch, the same day the L.A. Press Club announced that San Francisco-based Patch west coast editorial director Marcia Parker (pictured) will be flying down to address the organization’s annual meeting…
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:22 PM KFI’s John Kobylt, half of the John and Ken show, Talkers magazine publisher Michael Harrison and KPCC/LA Times journalist and radio host Patt Morrison will be among the participants of a high-powered panel discussing the state of talk radio in L.A. and the nation, presented by the Los Angeles Press Club, Thurs., Oct. 28, at the Steve Allen Theater—a week before the mid-term elections. R.S.V.P. According to Talkers magazine publisher Michael Harrison, who coined the term “talk media” and defined it years ago in…
See MoreStars Shine at Awards Gala
Monday, June 28, 2010 2:18 PM Pictures from Awards Gala *** Full list of winners *** WATCH VIDEO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and presenters Sean Penn, Wendie Malick and Stana Katic brought unprecedented celebrity flair Sunday to the Los Angeles Press Club’s 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, but it was the scores of local journalists gathered at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel who were the real stars. The night’s top honorees included CNN’s Anderson Cooper, NPR’s Anne Garrels and veteran television reporter Dave Bryan of CBS2/KCAL9. Penn had flown in…
See MoreHear the Roar of Iran’s Lion Women — Thursday Night
Tuesday, June 08, 2010 1:53 PM Lion Women chronicles the untold story of the Iranian womens movement and its fight for democracy and human rights which culminated a year ago in Teherans bloody streets as the Lion Women joined the hundreds of thousands protesting the controversial presidential election. For the first time Iranian women reveal to the world their heartbreaking stories in this powerful documentary. Directed by press club director Gry Winther who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Lion Women amid the violence. There will be a Q and…
See MoreWinners of 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Announced
Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:35 PM Winners of 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Announced A. JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR A $1,000 CASH PRIZE: BEST IN SHOW: Greg Katz, Los Angeles Daily Journal A1. PRINT (Over 50,000 circulation) Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times. Judges’ comments: In a year in which no story mattered more than the pain caused by the economic downturn, Semuels nonetheless found fresh and engaging ways to bring a heavily covered story to life. Whether profiling a dying lumber town or a booming community of pot farmers, Semuels…
See MoreLast Chance to Attend Gala
Friday, June 25, 2010 1:44 PM Comedian Judy Tenuta joins LA Press Club Sunday night, replacing Kathy Griffin. You, too, can come! If available, tickets will be sold online, until Saturday night.
See More52nd SoCal Journalism Awards Gala June 27th at the Biltmore
Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:52 PM LOS ANGELESCNNs Anderson Cooper, CBS2/KCAL/9 political reporter Dave Bryan and NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrells will receive the Los Angeles Press Clubs highest honors at its awards gala, Sunday night, June 27 at the Biltmore Hotel. This year, the 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards is dedicated to the memory of Jim Perry, a firefighters firefighter and a longtime supporter of both the awards and the Los Angeles Press Club. Hundreds of media professionals taking are taking part in the Southlands oldest and most…
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Friday, June 18, 2010 2:05 PM Anderson Cooper, Sean Penn, Wendie Malick, Anne Garrels, Dave Bryan, Pat Harvey, George P, Stana Katic. Ana Garcia, Jim Perry America’s most famous immigrant, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, joins Haiti recovery activist and Oscar winner Sean Penn in honoring CNN anchor Anderson Cooper at the LA Press Club’s Journalism Awards Gala, June 27 at the Biltmore Hotel, Downtown LA. Anderson Cooper was the first American TV reporter on the scene in Haiti, following the catastrophic earthquake in January. He will be fittingly introduced by…
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