Sunday, February 16, 2003 5:58 PM Former Press Club president and Adelphia public affairs host Bill Rosendahl is moving into another prominent role in the Los Angeles political world, but this time it’s from the other side of the fence. He’s running for Los Angeles City Council, and will for the first time in his long career be the person answering the pointed questions instead of the guy asking them. Rosendahl is well known in Los Angeles for his frequent work as a moderator or questionerat high-profile political panels and…
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Help Build A Better Press Club
Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:40 PM We’re looking for volunteers who want to help out the Press Club in planning this year’s agenda. Whatever your interest, there’s a place for you on one of our committees. Have party planning skills? Our Activities Committees needs your ideas and energy. Want to see the best stories from around the country? Join our judging staff as we exchange entries with other clubs across the country for the Southern California Journalism Awards in June. Have a knack for attracting new members? Join the Membership…
Read MoreLAPC Board reprimands L.A. Weekly for interfering with columnist; who then quits
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:21 PM Resolution passed after Marc Haefele addresses the Club Board: L.A.Weekly responds in letter At the November meeting of the L.A.P.C. Board heard Marc Haefele, former columnist for the L.A. Weekly, explain why he decided to abruptly resign from the alternative paper. Haefele contends that News Editor Alan Mittelstaedt violated journalistic ethics by, among other breaches, telling him what subject matter to write in his column. Following a lively discussion, the Board passed a Resolution by a simple majority reprimanding The Weekly and calling on…
Read MoreClub Members on a roll
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:19 PM
Read MoreElection results: Bylaw changes overwhelmingly approved
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:14 PM The results of our recent election are now official. Four new members have been elected to the 12-member board, joining two current directors who have been re-elected as voters also approved an overhaul of the club’s bylaws, according to Election Commissioner Jim Foy. Gary Gentile is a business writer at the Associated Press, covering entertainment, aerospace and energy issues. The ballots were counted at the club offices Nov. 18, Newly elected for a two-year term beginning Jan. 2003. are Gary Gentile, Michael Collins, Roy…
Read MoreWelcome to the New 8 Ball
Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:11 PM The Board of Directors decided in January 2003 to move to an electronic newsletter, as preferred by most club members. A few members who do not have e-mail or who have expressed a preference for a hard copy continue to receive one by mail. You’ll need the easy-to-use Adobe Acrobat Reader software (available here) to read the new 8 Ball. The e-version eliminates the steep costs of printing and mailing, thus allowing us to add great new features that put a spotlight on the…
Read MoreClub members will vote on six directors, by law changes
Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:09 PM Candidates for the 2003-2004 LA Press Club Board of Directors
Read MorePres. Patt: Our nation has met the challenges of the past year and so has the Press Club
Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:52 PM An enthusiastic crowd at the 2002 Annual Membership Meeting in Holl y w ood on Sept. 19 heard President Patt Morrison compare the difficult past year for the nation to the challenging year that the L.A. Press Club has experienced. “It’s been a year where the nation has found the bar set very high in many things, and in many things it has met the challenge,” said Morrison. “And I believe the Press Club has done the same, doubling and redoubling efforts on behalf…
Read MoreMembers will vote on changes to the bylaws as part of fall elections
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:41 PM Members will vote on changes to the bylaws as part of fall elections Nearly a year after club members approved by a margin of two-to-one plans to make the L.A. Press Club a non-profit organ- ization once again, the wheels are in motion for this important change to become a reality. President Patt Morrison is expected to announce at the annual meeting that the club has formally applied to the Internal Revenue Service for the new status, which if approved could be in effect…
Read MoreThe Non-Profit Wheels Are In Motion
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:39 PM A year of progress and fine wine at annual meeting The L.A. Press Club’s annual membership meeting on Thursday evening, September 19, at the club offices in Hollywood, under the leadership of President Patt Morrison, will include a discussion of the significant progress the club has made in the past year, news on upcoming events,. a chance for board candidates to be heard — and for the first time, a complimentary wine tasting and seminar as well. During the hour before the formal business…
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