Friday, May 16, 2003 4:10 PM Aja Bufka, one of the Press Club’s many foreign correspon- dents, has opened a one-man show of his celebrity photography at the Czech Republic Consulate’s gallery, now through May 19. Born in Prague, Bufka graduated with honors from the Czech Film and Television Academy, FAMU, and worked as a director and cam- eraman for national television. He also formed a multimedia group under the umbrella of the state- owned ART Centrum. Bufka’s photo artwork won numerous awards and was pub- lished and exhibited worldwide…
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the Collins Connection: Charles Rappleye
Friday, May 16, 2003 4:07 PM By Michael Collins Last month’s column gave tribute to Charles Rappleye, former news editor and staff writer for the L.A. Weekly. But, here I am writing about Charlie again, and for good reason. This stalwart of the paper, and the Press Club, has decided to leave the Weekly after a wonderful and illustri- ous career at the paper after the publication and Charlie came to a mutual agreement that, effectively, ended his employment at the largest alternative news weekly in the nation. This came…
Read Moreprofile: Nicholas Royce: professional dancer philanthropist
Friday, May 16, 2003 3:45 PM BY PATT DIROLL Longtime club member Nicholas Royce, whose career as a professional dancer is legend, has been honored by U.S. Congresswoman Diane Watson and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein for his activism in entertainment industry philanthropies and his efforts on behalf of the Greek Orthodox Church. Royce, 77, who danced on the Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan and Kate Smith television shows during the 1950s, has spent most of his adult life “kicking” — both on and off-stage — for humanitarian causes. The son of…
Read MoreEvent: Third Thursday Cocktails with Elmore Leonard
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Read More“But I Wanna Tell You”
Friday, May 16, 2003 3:12 PM Bob Hope, who turns 100 on May 29, served as toastmaster at the Los Angeles Press Club’s Headliner Honors in this photo from Nov. 20, 1975. Among those attending the event were Master of Ceremonies Johnny Grant, seated to the right of the ski-nosed entertainer, and Haig Keropian, then president of the Press Club, seated to the immediate left of Hope. To honor his century mark, and his work as a key supporter of the club over the years, the Los Angeles Press Club…
Read MoreWhy “8 Ball?” A Brief History
Friday, May 16, 2003 3:10 PM BY CHRIS WOODYARD As mysteries go, it hardly ranks with such enduring issues as the whereabouts of weapons of mass destruction or the ultimate fate of the Belmont Learning Center. But in Press Club circles, it’s a ques- tion that occasionally piques curiosity: why is the monthly newsletter called “The 8 Ball?” Sure, it has a cocktail-cool ring to it. But to anyone who has grown up smoth- ered in such newspaper lingo as ledes, heds, subheds, grafs, tick-tocks, thumb- suckers and the hallowed…
Read MoreLaura Diaz Honored with Coveted Quinn Award
Friday, May 16, 2003 3:07 PM Los Angeles anchorwoman Laura Diaz was unanimously selected by the Los Angeles Press Club’s Board of Directors to receive the club’s highest honor, the Joseph M. Quinn Memorial Award for achievement in journalism. Diaz, co-anchor at CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 p.m., will be presented the award on June 21 by her friend and former col- league, NBC 4 Iraq war correspondent and Sunday discussion host Conan Nolan, at the club’s 45th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. “Through her tireless coverage of…
Read MoreSpecial Savings for Booking Tickets Early for the Southern California Journalism Award
Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:32 PM As The Los Angeles Press Club returns to Sheraton Universal Hotel for our 45th Annual Southern California Journalism Award we are pleased to offer an early bird special to the dinner – if you book and pay by May 1st. The dinner is being held on the evening of June 21st. Here is how you can save: Individual member tickets are $100 ($125 after May 1st) Or preferred seating $200 ($250 after May 1st) Non-members pay: $175 ($200 after May 1st) Preferred seating $350…
Read MoreCELEBRATE ELMORE LEONARD’S LIFE OF CRIME (writing)
Thursday, April 24, 2003 2:31 PM “The poet-laureate of wild assholes with guns.” That’s how Time Out/London summed up crime writer and all-around fun guy, Elmore “Dutch” Leonard. Detroit-based Elmore is the author of 38 novels and numerous short stories, many of which have been made into movies (his favorites being “Get Shorty,” “Jackie Brown” and “Out of Sight”). His latest book is a short-story collection, “When the Women Come Out to Dance.” At 77, Elmore’s hard at work on his 39th novel, “Mr. Paradise,” due out in early 2004.…
Read MoreThe 8 Ball, your new newsletter
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:05 PM https://web.archive.org/web/20060502201329/https://lapressclub.org/pdf/Apr2003-2.pdf Welcome to the New 8 Ball We hope you enjoy the new electronic version of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 8 Ball newsletter. As you may know, the Board of Directors decided in January to move to an electronic newsletter, as was preferred by most of our members. A few members who do not have e-mail or who have expressed a preference for a hard copy will continue to receive one by regular mail. The newsletter is in Adobe PDF format, which can…
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