Press Club & PRSA Joint Meeting

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 A Day in the Life: A Look at the Real World of Media & PR

Press Club and PRSA Joint Meeting

In the ever-changing media landscape, the way PR professionals and reporters work together is changing, too. On January 16, PRSA and The Press Club of Toledo will partner to provide a glimpse into the real worlds of both media and public relations. Moderated by Mark Luetke, President, FLS Group, our panel of media representatives and PR professionals will explore the challenges and triumphs they face on a day-to-day basis and share tips for how to work together more effectively.

 Panelists

  • Heather Miller, Assignment Manager, 13abc
  • Kim Bates, City Editor, Toledo Blade
  • Sarah Bednarski, APR, Public Relations & Internal Communications Manager, Mercy
  • Andi Roman, Communications Director, Toledo Mud Hens

Join Us—Friday, Jan. 16, 2015

  • The Toledo Club (corner of Madison Ave. and 14th St., Toledo)
  • 7:30 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast
  • 8:00 a.m. – Program

Tickets

$20 members of PRSA or the Press Club of Toledo, $30 guests, $12 students

RSVP to Kari Bucher by noon, Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 419-867-8792 or klbmomof4@sbcglobal.net to reserve your seat.

Join the Press Club—Special $25 Membership Rate

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The Press Club of Toledo is offering a special membership rate to first year members. A membership offers several benefits, fostering fellowship among representatives of the media and those that they cover in fun and friendly settings.

Networking with Industry Professionals

Whether you’re a reporter, editor, producer, public relations professional, or you volunteer for a local organization, the Press Club of Toledo provides the opportunity to connect with key individuals, helping to strengthen your professional network. Members look forward to quarterly mixer events that are held at popular venues throughout the community.

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Pressing Issues Events

The Press Club of Toledo hosts Pressing Issues events — a forum/discussion program that highlights high-profile topics that are in the news. Our most recent Pressing Issues event included a panel of media professionals, offering tips on how to get your organization or company news covered.

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Touchstone Awards

The Press Club of Toledo holds an annual award ceremony, recognizing excellence in journalism, community contributors, lifetime achievements, and contributions to journalism.

Touchstone Awards

Membership Application

To take advantage of the special $25 membership rate available at this time, download an application and mail to: Press Club of Toledo, 3900 N. McCord Road, Toledo, OH 43617.

UPDATE: The $25 membership rate ended January 2015.

Press Club of Toledo Holiday Mixer

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Join the Press Club of Toledo on Thursday, December 4 for our Holiday Mixer! The event will be held at the Sports Bar at the Toledo Club from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Members and invited guests are welcome to the event. We will be offering light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.

The event offers members the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season while establishing relationships and connecting with seasoned professionals.

Press Club of Toledo Holiday Mixer

 

Getting media to cover your event

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Please join us for a forum dedicated to teaching you everything you need to know about getting your business, group or organization coverage on air, online and in the newspaper.

This professional development event is open to the public and admission is free.

Getting Covered: A Pressing Issues forum presented by the Press Club of Toledo
• When: November 14th, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Where: Main Library, 325 Michigan St., Toledo, Huntington Meeting Room
• Moderator: Mark Luetke, president of FLS Group
• Panelists: Tedra White, ProMedica Director of PR; Bari Soash, WTOL, Channel 11 Executive Producer; Kim Bates,  Blade city editor

Check out the 2014 Touchstone winners

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The 2014 Touchstone Awards were presented on Sept. 25 at the Toledo Club. The keynote speaker was Chrys Peterson, retired news anchor for WTOL-TV, Channel 11, who reflected on changes both in the news media and the ways people get their news.

Chrys also was presented the 2014 Golden Touchstone Award for her award-winning journalism career and community activism.

This year’s Touchstone winners are:

  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Denny Johnson, Brooks Insurance.
  • Touchstone Contributor Award: Catholic Charities.
  • Golden Touchstone: Chrys Peterson,  former WTOL, Channel 11 anchor
  • Excellence in journalism for daily print category: Janet Romaker, The Blade, for The Ugly Truth about Toledo.
  • Excellence in Journalism in broadcast: WTVG-TV, 13abc Action News Team.
  • Excellence in Journalism in the non-daily print publication: Kelly Kaczala, Melissa Burden, Millbury-based Press Newspapers.
  • Excellence in student journalism: Gina Todd, University of Toledo.
  • Bernard F. Judy scholarships, named for the late editor-in-chief of The Blade, were presented to Gina Todd and Samantha Rhodes from University of Toledo, and Linda Nelson from Bowling Green State University.

Reasons why you should become a press club member

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Press Club of Toledo

Success – in media, business, government, the civic sector – is very much about who you know.  That is why so many Northwest Ohio leaders are members of the Press Club of Toledo.

For more than 40 years, newsmakers and journalists have expanded their contacts and their insider knowledge of the local scene by participating in Press Club activities.  Dues are low and benefits are many.

Above all, the Press Club promotes the advancement of ethical journalism and invites a closer look at issues shaping journalism today.  But it also fosters fellowship among representatives of the media and those that they cover in fun and friendly settings.

Press Club benefits include the following:

  • After hours networking – quarterly social activities at some of the area’s most popular drinking establishments that bring reporters, editors and producers from all local media to meet each other – and the people that they cover.
  • Pressing Issues – forum/discussion programs organized around timely and high-profile topics driven by the news of the day.  Is it appropriate to broadcast close-up video from a wrong-way crash?  Do the media cover the gun control debate fairly?  Panelists representing the newsroom, classroom, boardroom, and living room debate the issues and invite audience response.
  • Touchstones – the Press Club’s annual evening reception and award ceremony to recognize excellence in local journalism, community contributions, community lifetime achievement, and lifetime contributions to journalism.
  • National Press Club – access to the nation’s preeminent press club in Washington, D.C. included privileges for dining, accommodations, amenities and programs.

Whether you make news or cover it … whether you work in the media, business, politics, education, or the civic sector … the benefits of Press Club membership far outweigh the cost.  Take advantage of it today.

For more information about membership, contact the Press of Club of Toledo send e-mail to info@toledopressclub.com.

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