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National Press Club Executive Director Bill McCarren to Retire

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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club today announced that Executive Director Bill McCarren is stepping down after more than 15 years of service.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club today announced that Executive Director Bill McCarren is stepping down after more than 15 years of service.
  • As executive director, McCarren helped lead the Club's central mission of press freedom.
  • The Club bounced back later in 2022 with record profits:
    "The National Press Club is financially healthy because of Bill McCarren's business acumen.
  • Bill is and has been the hero of press freedom for the National Press Club.

Apollo-11 Astronaut Michael Collins rare long-form interview with Marvin Kalb April 2019

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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For those in the Press Club Ballroom it was an unforgettable experience.

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  • For those in the Press Club Ballroom it was an unforgettable experience.
  • "\n"Michel Collins and his family could not have been more gracious or giving in their participation in our program, said Michael Freedman, 2020 National Press Club president and executive producer of The Kalb Report series.
  • His family made it known to us that he accepted our invitation for three reasons: Marvin Kalb, his respect for CBS News and its space coverage (both Kalb and Freedman are CBS News alumni), and the platform provided by The National Press Club.
  • Maryland Public Television serves as presenting station for the series, which is distributed nationally by American Public Television.\nPRESS CONTACT: Lindsay Underwood for the National Press Club; [email protected] , (202) 662-7561\n'

Broadcast journalist, executive and educator Michael Freedman elected President of the National Press Club

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Saturday, December 7, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Freedman, Journalist in Residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and Executive Producer of The Kalb Report, was elected the 113th president of the National Press Club , The World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists, on Friday, December 6, 2019.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Freedman, Journalist in Residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and Executive Producer of The Kalb Report, was elected the 113th president of the National Press Club , The World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists, on Friday, December 6, 2019.
  • Freedman, a 35-year broadcast journalist, network executive and teacher, will officially assume the duties of the presidency in January, 2020.
  • The National Press Club is an indispensable platform to educate, inspire, empower and protect.
  • A January 18 inaugural gala is planned for the new president of the Club, which was founded in 1908 and includes thousands of members worldwide.

NPR's Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak elected 112th National Press Club President

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Saturday, December 8, 2018
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, health policy correspondent for NPR, was elected the 112th president of the National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, on Friday, December 7, 2018.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, health policy correspondent for NPR, was elected the 112th president of the National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, on Friday, December 7, 2018.
  • A lofty mission, Kodjak continued, made more achievable through collaboration and fellowship:
    "Journalists today are under a huge amount of pressure.
  • But the National Press Club is a place where we break those walls down and gather maybe over a beer -- enjoy each other's company, and help each other become better journalists."
  • Also elected in Friday's Club elections were: Michael Freedman (UMUC, GW, The Kalb Report) as vice president; Peter Urban (Freelance) as treasurer; and Fouad Arif (Morocco News Agency) as secretary.

Legendary Journalist Marvin Kalb to share his new book, "Enemy of the People," at National Press Club Headliners Event, November 15

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
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Kalb will explain how he arrived at this conclusion and sign copies of his book at a National Press Club Headliners event on Thursday, November 15.

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  • Kalb will explain how he arrived at this conclusion and sign copies of his book at a National Press Club Headliners event on Thursday, November 15.
  • Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the general public.
  • Marvin Kalb is moderator of the highly acclaimed public broadcasting series "The Kalb Report," co-produced by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and now in its 25th season.
  • Among his many honors are two Peabody Awards, the DuPont Prize from Columbia University, the 2006 Fourth Estate Award from the National Press Club and more than a half-dozen Overseas Press Club awards.