Saturday, July 21, 2001 10:38 PM Winners were announced at the gala dinner and awards ceremony on June 9, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. DAILY NEWSPAPER (over 100,000 circulation) Na/1 – Print Journalist of the Year David Willman, LA Times Na/2 – Spot News Reporting Paul Watson and Zoran Cirjakovic, LA Times Na3 – Team Reporting LA Times Staff, LA Times Na/4 – Hard News Feature Reporting Terry McDermott, LA Times Na/5 – Soft News Feature Story Richard E. Meyer, LA Times Na/6 – Investigative Reporting David Willman, LA Times…
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TIME TO ROAST AND TOAST TIMES VET BILL BOYARSKY
Friday, June 22, 2001 10:30 PM It’s time to honor an old friend of the Los Angeles Press Club. Come and join the fun as we roast and toast Bill Boyarsky, the retiring City Editor of the Los Angeles Times, on Wednesday, April 25, 2001. This mixer is being jointly sponsored by the Los Angeles Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the upstairs bar of the elegant Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive Street, in downtown Los Angeles. Boyarsky, known for his…
Read MorePictures from 43rd Annual Journalism Dinner 2001
Sunday, June 17, 2001 10:40 PM
Read More8 Ball Welfare Foundation Launches Annual Appeal
Saturday, June 02, 2001 10:37 PM The 8 Ball Welfare Foundation, an independent non-profit charity associated with the Los Angeles Press Club that helps veteran journalists in need, has launched its annual membership appeal. Over the past 45 years, modest Aid Grants have helped hundreds over “rough spots when newspersons find themselves suddenly out of work or facing other emergency needs,” says Robert Krauch, who is Chairman of the group founded after the L.A. Daily News folded in 1954. Since then, with numerous media mergers and layoffs, the charity has…
Read MoreBLACK JOURNALISTS OFFER INVITATION TO TWO EVENTS
Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:36 PM The Black Journalists Association is having two events of note. On Saturday, May 12, there will be a Welcoming Reception for Paul Madison, the new General Manger of KNBC-TV. The dressy reception will be at the African American Museum from 7-9 p.m. RSVP (323) 782-0266. (Paula Madison Bio) Their annual Scholarship Dinner will be held Thursday, October 18, at the L.A. Athletic Club in Hollywood. RSVP or info (213)427-8246, or visit www.bjasc.org.
Read MoreCBS PRESIDENT LES MOONVES WILL PRESENT QUINN AWARD TO DAN RATHER AND CBS NEWS
Thursday, May 03, 2001 10:35 PM One of broadcasting’s most successful and acclaimed executives, Les Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Television, will be on hand to present the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Journalistic Excellence and Distinction to Dan Rather and CBS News during the 43rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. This year’s gala dinner will take place on Saturday evening, June 9, 2001, in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Universal Hotel, in Universal City. In addition to the…
Read MoreDAN RATHER AND THE CBS NEWS TRADITION HONORED WITH JOSEPH M. QUINN AWARD FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE AND DISTINCTION
Friday, April 06, 2001 10:32 PM Hollywood – The Los Angeles Press Club Board of Directors has unanimously voted to honor veteran CBS newsman and Managing Editor Dan Rather, and the CBS news tradition, with their highest honor, the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Journalistic Excellence and Distinction, as part of the 43rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Rather is being honored for “his consistently outstanding journalism on the CBS Evening News, as anchor of ‘48 Hours,’ and as correspondent on ‘60 Minutes 2,’ and in all of his TV…
Read MoreAMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION NATIONAL CONVENTION 2000
Saturday, August 26, 2000 10:26 PM Saturday August 26 – Tuesday August 29 Regal Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles American Women in Radio and Television, Inc. (“AWRT”) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing women in the electronic media and related fields. Established in 1951, AWRT has local chapters throughout the United States. For more information, please contact: Nicole France Vendely Communications, Inc. 818-623-1000 nicole@vencomla.com
Read MorePRESS CLUB HEADQUARTERS DEAL IS NEARLY SEALED
Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:27 PM The Los Angeles Press Club Board of Directors has approved a deal to sign a four-year renewable lease with Gilmore Associates to open the first real headquarters for the club since the old headquarters was sold years ago. The vote to select the San Fernando Building at 400 South Main Street sparked a lively debate among members because it is in a redevelopment area that was, until very recently, considered a part of Skid Row. The new headquarters is a lofty storefront along Main…
Read MoreINVITATION TO LUNCH WITH MAYOR RIORDAN
Wednesday, August 09, 2000 10:25 PM Wednesday, August 9 [11:30a.m. to 1p.m.] Riordan’s Original Pantry Restaurant You are invited to meet visiting Democratic National Convention journalists at a casual lunch with Mayor Richard Riordan at Riordan’s Original Pantry Restaurant. This event is for Press Club members only, and will be held Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Pantry is located at 9th Street and Figueroa Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. Lunch is pay-as-you-go, and the prices are moderate. The Mayor will close his always-crowded restaurant to…
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