Join the Press Club—Special $25 Membership Rate

Posted on December 5, 2014 by toledopr

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.

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.

Touchstone Awards

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

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

Posted on November 20, 2014 by toledopr

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.

Getting media to cover your event

Posted on October 29, 2014 by toledopr

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

Posted on September 26, 2014 by toledopr

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

Posted on August 22, 2014 by toledopr

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.

>>Membership Application

Don’t miss our meet-and-greet mixer on Aug. 21

Posted on August 17, 2014 by toledopr

The Board of the Press Club of Toledo invites you to join us for the Club’s end-of-summer mixer on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Table Forty 4 in downtown Toledo.

No charge, light hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, casual attire.

All Press Club members and non-members are welcome.

For more than 40 years, newsmakers and journalists have expanded their contacts and insider
knowledge of the local scene by participating in Press Club activities. The Club’s after-hours networking events have become a popular way for reporters, editors and news producers from all the local media to meet and mingle with the people they cover – including leaders like you.

Our mixer in May was a great hit – with nearly 40 newsmakers and journalists coming together at the Toledo Club’s Sports Bar. This time we take it outside to provide another opportunity for journalists and sources to build relationships, younger professionals to connect with more seasoned pros, and everyone to network in a fun and relaxed environment.

It’s one of a number of Press Club activities designed foster fellowship in the Toledo news community while promoting the advancement of ethical journalism. So make it a point to stop by on Aug. 21. We look forward to seeing you there.

Kurt Franck
President – Press Club of Toledo
Executive Editor – The Blade