Each year, the Press Club of Toledo recognizes the achievements of newsmakers and news
breakers at its annual Touchstone Awards.
Our 25th annual Touchstone Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12th at the
Valentine Theatre.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022
5:30 P.M. COCKTAILS AND GOURMET GRAZING
7:00 P.M. PROGRAM BEGINS
VALENTINE THEATRE
410 ADAMS ST., TOLEDO, OHIO 43604
TICKETS
$65 Press Club Member
$75 Non-Member/Public
$45 Student
The Press Club of Toledo would like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting the Touchstone Awards and the future of journalism through our annual scholarship program that recognizes student journalists at The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University.
The best in journalism and contributions to our community will be honored at the 19th annual Press Club of Toledo Touchstone Awards.
Please join us on Thursday, October 19 at The Toledo Club (235 14th St.). Cocktails and grazing will begin at 5:30pm, before the 7:15pm program.
Our featured speaker for the 2017 Touchstones will be Rob Powers, WEWS-TV News Anchor in Cleveland.
Categories for 2017 mark the best in print, broadcast and electronic communication.
Plus, it’s a great chance to recognize some of the shining stars in this community.
The Excellence in Journalism categories:
Print (Daily)
Print (Non-Daily)
Print (Student)
Broadcast (Television)
Broadcast (Radio)
Broadcast (Student TV/Radio)
Digital Media (Blogs, websites, podcasts, etc.)
Golden Touchstone (Lifetime Achievement in Journalism)
The Excellence in Service Categories:
Touchstone Contributor Award
Touchstone Lifetime Award
Ticket Prices:
$75 Non-member
$65 Press Club member
$45 Student
$450 Table of 6
To charge tickets online, visit squareup.com/store/press-club-of-toledo
For more details, please email info@toledopressclub.com or call Shaun Hegarty at 419-265-9138.
The Press Club of Toledo is putting out the call to find the best in Journalism and Community service in the area. Below you’ll find the nomination categories for the 2017 Touchstone Awards.
To submit a nomination, please download our PDF form:
2017 Touchstone Awards Call for Nominations
Nominations are due Monday, September 18.
Touchstone Contributor Award
Touchstone Lifetime Award
For Excellence in Journalism entries please provide a brief description of the entry and what went into its production. Feel free to add any pertinent information you’d like the judges to know about your work.
****All entries may be submitted in a digital format (youtube, soundcloud, etc.)
Print (Daily)
Print (Non-Daily)
Print (Student)
Broadcast (Television)
Broadcast (Radio)
Broadcast (Student TV/Radio)
Digital Media (Blogs, websites, podcasts, etc.)
Golden Touchstone (Lifetime achievement in Journalism)
The Contributor Award is presented to a person or organization that’s a significant impact on the community over the past year. The award can be presented to leaders in the corporate, labor, education, human services or the general public at large.
****Please provide a written entry of the work the nominee performs, examples of how the nominee has many of the quality of life better in our region, honors or recognition the nominees has received and why you believe this nominee’s work is of the highest quality.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a person demonstrating a long term commitment to people, areas of study or industry in our region. People who have brought positive impact, recognition and/or spotlight to the region.
****Please provide a written entry of qualities that deem this nominee worthy of a lifetime award. List achievements, awards, breadth of work and contributions to the community and/or field of journalism.
The Press Club of Toledo annually recognizes newsmakers and news breakers in the Northwest Ohio region through the prestigious Touchstone Awards.
This year’s ceremony will take place on October 3 at The Toledo Club. The Press Club is proud to announce our featured speaker will be Jim Tankersley, Economic Policy Correspondent for The Washington Post. He previously worked at The Blade, the Rocky Mountain News and The Oregonian.
Tankersley and a colleague at The Blade won the 2007 Touchstone Livingston Award for Young Journalists for their “Business as Usual” series of stories revealing the true roots of Ohio’s economic decline. He was also part of the “Coingate” team at the The Blade that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Tankersley is an Oregon native and 2000 graduate of Stanford University.
The Press Club is in the process of planning and scheduling the 2013 Touchstone Awards. If you are interested in how to nominate an individual for a Touchstone award or how to be a sponsor, please email info@toledopressclub.com.