The Press Club is entering its 40th year and kicking off a yearlong celebration with a gala party Friday, May 18, 6-9 p.m., at Civita in Mission Valley. Oh! Ridge will entertain with oldies and contemporary tunes, and the party will take over the 10,000-square-foot recreation center at Circa 37, a luxury apartment village at Civita.
Stop by the next SPJ board meeting Tuesday, June 12
The SPJ San Diego board welcomes all members, local journalists and students to attend board meetings to give your ideas for programs and to help us plan events.
Board meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the fifth floor cafeteria at the U-T San Diego building.
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Welcome, new members!
The San Diego Pro Chapter welcomes new members who recently joined SPJ: Miles Beauchamp, columnist and assistant editor of Asian Journal; Barbara Bry, columnist for U-T San Diego; Kevin Crowe, a reporter for Investigative Newsource; Kendra Hartmann, editor of San Diego Community Newspaper Group; Elizabeth Marie Himchak, a staff writer for Mainstreet Communications’ Rancho Bernardo & 4S Ranch News Journal; Andy Keatts, a reporter for the San Diego Daily Transcript; Kym Kemp, a journalist and radio host for Ferndale, Calif.-based Lost Coast Communications; Pat Maio, business editor for the North County Times; freelance journalist Kai Oliver-Martin; Jay Prasuhn, senior editor of Solana Beach-based LAVA Magazine; and freelance journalist Erin Siegal.
Mel Shapiro receives 2012 Sunshine Award
Mel Shapiro with City Clerk Elizabeth Maland
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