Category: News

Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:57 PM The board of the Los Angeles Press Club, like so many others, is deeply saddened by the death of KTLA Anchorman Hal Fishman. Hal told the city’s story as it reinvented itself again and again. His knowledge and audience rapport were nearly unprecedented. The Press Club will dedicate its 50th Southern California Journalism Awards show to Hal Fishman. The show will take place in June 2008. Condolences to Hal’s family, his friends and colleagues, and to Los Angeles, which has lost perhaps its best…

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Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:45 PM More than 100 alumni of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner gathered at the Los Angeles Press Club on March 13 for a gala reunion. Daily News editor Ron Kaye, former KCBS political editor Linda Breakstone and LA Times ‘Top of the Ticket’ editor Don Frederick served on a panel to discuss the Examiner, hosted by moderator Alex Ben Block. The evening served as a tribute to Herald Examiner editor James Bellows, who received a standing ovation from the standing-room-only crowd.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:04 PM More than 100 alumni of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner gathered at the Los Angeles Press Club on March 13. Daily News editor Ron Kaye, former KCBS political editor Linda Breakstone and LA Times “Top of the Ticket” editor Don Frederick served on a panel to discuss the Examiner, hosted by moderator Alex Ben Block. The evening served as a tribute to Herald Examiner editor James Bellows, who received a standing ovation from the standing-room-only crowd.

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Friday, January 25, 2008 5:46 PM HOLLYWOOD — Screen star Maud Adams, the only lead female actress to appear in two James Bond epics, will announce the winners of the first national contest for entertainment journalists in the nation at a 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, reception at the Los Angeles Press Club. Adams, who appeared in “Octopussy” and “The Man with the Golden Gun” opposite Roger Moore, will name the writer, editors and producers who submitted winning entries in the club’s first National Entertainment Journalism Awards contest. The cocktail…

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:16 PM Video blog http://losangelespressclub.blogspot.com

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Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:48 PM Grant was a longtime friend of the LA Press Club, dating back to the years he helped recruit Marilyn Monroe as Miss Press Club By Alex Ben Block (Jan. 10, 2008) The honorary “Mayor of Hollywood” leaves behind him a significant legacy as the pioneer who pushed the Walk of Fame to new heights and made Hollywood a symbol of the stars around the world. He was also a pal of the LA Press Club. Grant goes way back with the club. Like the…

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Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:52 PM Former Press Club board member and editorial page editor Matt Welch is off to Washington to become editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, and we want to say goodbye. He’ll be bringing his wife Emmanuelle Richard, a longtime Press Club volunteer. We’ll have drinks, snacks and entertainment. So don’t miss your chance to hug Matt. Space is limited, so click here for more info and to RSVP today.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:58 PM Kenneth R. Weiss of the LA Times, Michael Collins of LA CityBeat, Ana Garcia and Fred Mamoun of KNBC, and Adolfo Guzman Lopez of KPCC received Journalist of the Year awards at the 49th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. See the complete list of winners and photos from the event. Judy Woodruff of PBS received the Joseph M. Quinn Award. Slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya of Novaya Gazeta was honored posthumously with the Daniel Pearl Award. Syndicated columnist Gustavo Arellano received the President’s Award.

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Sunday, June 24, 2007 5:19 PM On June 24, 2007, the Los Angeles Press Club honored the best in local print,on-line, and broadcast journalism in 80 categories. The 49th Annual Southern California Journalism awards also gave special honors to Gustavo Arellano, Anna Politkovskaya, and Judy Woodruff. The 50th annual event will be held June 21. MCs included Paula Poundstone, Patt Morrison, and Farai Chideya.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:59 PM Judy Woodruff, one of the nation’s best known and most distinguished journalists, will be honored with the club’s Joseph M. Quinn Award for lifetime achievement. Woodruff, senior correspondent for PBS, will receive the honor at the the Southern California Journalism Awards dinner on June 16 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. “Over her long and impressive career in television news, Judy Woodruff has become one of the most important voices in journalism today,” said club President Anthea Raymond. “Through her keen intellect, she has raised…

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