Category: Luncheons
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Daniel Bumstead, President of the Naples Council on World Affairs, will be the featured speaker at the April 22nd luncheon event. His address will touch on the Council’s outreach program to area high schools, their model United Nations program and the Village Assistance Program. These programs, he notes, help prepare our youth to better…
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To all those that attended the "Honor the Free Press" day event. One of the nice things about heading up a program is the support of the membership in making it a success. For those that attended this event, you already know that it was a sell out, but what you don't is that…
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On March 25, meet two FGCU students who are breaking new ground in the field of journalism. Maryann Batlle and Alex Pena will show their recent projects—taking you inside a homeless shelter in Hollywood, Fla., to the tomato fields of Immokalee, to the drug-ridden streets of Juarez, Mexico, and to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The work of…
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The ET Brisson Detachment, Marine Corps League of Naples, requests your attendance at the sixth Annual “Honor the Free Press Day”, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. This year’s honoree is Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of Newshour, Public Broadcast System. Recognized as one of the nation’s most respected and trusted journalists, Lehrer is the…
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CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER ISSUES in NYC! Join us for Happy Hour on Thursday, February 11th, 5:00 PM, with Ralph Engelman Ph.D, as our special guest. Dr. Engelman is the journalism department chair of Long Island University, as well as author of "Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism", recently…
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Naples' “Field of Dreams” will be addressed on January 26th, when Gary Price of Naples City Council, and the Fifth Avenue Advisors, and David Moulton of ESPN radio will speak at this newsmakers lunch. The question of whether the Chicago Cubs will come to Naples in 2011 for spring training is on the agenda.…
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It's hard to believe that human trafficking could be happening right in our own backyard. This startling fact was hammered home with a bang to many in the audience, at last month's discussion of the topic sponsored by the Press Club at Edison College. Nola Theiss, director of the…
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Who knew that Neal Conan was the inspiration for Conan the Barbarian? Seems like many at the WGCU sponsored luncheon in November were aware that this smooth talking host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" was the model for this cartoon character. Lots of NPR listeners, WGCU staffers, Press Club members,…