Category: Scoop


  • NPC Book Beat

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    NPC Book Beat   with Phil Jason   The Big Finish, by James W. Hall The cover flap announces that this book is the series finale, but I can’t believe it. It’s hard to say goodbye to an old friend. James W. Hall’s Thorn novels have long been such a central, exemplary, and yet distinctive part of

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  • Richard Broome, Hertz’ Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications, will be the featured speaker at the Press Club of Southwest Florida’s January luncheon. The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 from 11:30 – 1:30 at the Hilton Naples, 5111 Tamiami Trail North in Naples. Broome, based at the Hertz’s corporate headquarters in

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  • Note: Advance reservations are encouraged and preferred for members, required for non-members. RSVP by email: Members + Spouses/Significant Others (only) may contact rsvp@naplespressclub.org; also mention “Alternative Meal-gluten-free or Vegetarian” if that is your preference. Payment is due at the door with cash, check or credit card. The RSVP and cancellation deadline is the Monday evening

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  • At the Dec. 4, Press Club of Southwest Florida luncheon meeting, Scholarship Chairman Phil Beuth presented a check for $5,000 to the FGCU Foundation for the NPC Endowed Scholarship to Judith M. Cassidy, Sr. Director, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation. The total amount in that scholarship fund is now $25,000, and the chosen student recipient

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  • SCOOP vs. Email Blasts

    As our goal is to communicate effectively and efficiently with Press Club of Southwest Florida members, the Communications Committee has spent quite a bit of time evaluating when and how to share information with membership. To begin, all members are encouraged to contribute to our monthly newsletter, SCOOP. Penny Fisher is always looking for content for Scoop. She will accept your submissions via

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  • Reflecting on the year just past, I think of two words: outreach and growth. The club has grown not only in membership—in December we welcomed our 150th dues-paying member—but also in the ways we influence the greater Naples community. If I listed everything our Press Club of Southwest Florida has done in 2014 that makes me

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  • At the Dec. 4 annual meeting, a quorum of Press Club of Southwest Florida members approved one amendment to our bylaws. NAPLES PRESS CLUB BYLAWS Adopted by Vote of NPC Members, April 9, 2014 Amended Dec. 4, 2014 ARTICLE I. NAME & PURPOSE The organization will be known as the Press Club of Southwest Florida,

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