Category: News


  • The Press Club of Southwest Florida has established “The Phil Lewis Prize, Defending F.S. 119,” in honor of former Naples Daily News editor and public records advocate Phil Lewis. The club honored Lewis as the first recipient of the award at its luncheon on February 27, 2014. The competition will be open to print, digital

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  • Arthur Lloyd Hecht, a founding member of the Press Club of Southwest Florida and a board member, passed away peacefully in Naples, Fla. on Oct. 22, 2013, after succumbing to cancer. It was the day before his 80th birthday, and he was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. He opened the

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  • Here are some updates on the FGCU journalism program of which I am very excited about and anxious to share with the Club. Starting with two of our faves: Maryann Batlle (one of the students that presented to NPC … two years ago) has completed her master’s degree at the Cronkite School at ASU, and

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