Upcoming Akron Press Club Programs

Recent speakers include:

Community Leaders:

Members of the Media:

Celebrities:

Audio from past events is available online at the WKSU Web site.

Panel discussion topics have included:

“The State of Ohio’s Newspapers” featuring Jeff Gauger, Executive Editor, Canton Repository; Susan Goldberg, Executive Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer; and Bruce Winges, Editor, Akron Beacon Journal. Moderated by Jeff Fruit, Interim Dean, Kent State University College of Communication and Information.

“Battlefield Buckeye: Ohio and the 2008 Election” featuring John Green, director of The University of Akron’s Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics; Jason Johnson, Assistant Professor of Communication and Political Science, Hiram College; and Connie Schultz, Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer and Plain Dealer columnist. Moderated by Abe Zaidan.

“Coming Home: Ohio Veterans, The War on Terror, and Health Care” featuring George Baker, Executive Director, Summit County Veterans Service Commission; Patricia Hall, Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Program Manager, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; and Jason L. Huff, Regional Public Affairs Director, Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Moderated by Eric Mansfield, Anchor, WKYC-TV.

“From Guns to Guantanamo: A Guide to Life in the Roberts Court Era” featuring Jonathan Adler, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Business Law and Regulation. Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Christopher Banks, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Kent State University; and Wilson Huhn, C. Blake McDowell Jr. Professor of Law and Research Fellow, Constitutional Law Center, University of Akron School of Law. Moderated by Scott Piepho.

“Electricity Rates in Ohio” featuring Jim Burk, Senior Attorney, FirstEnergy Corp.; Janine Migden-Ostrander, Consumers Counsel, Office of the Ohio Consumers Council; Mark Shanahan, Energy Adviser, Office of Gov. Ted Strickland and Executive Director, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority; and William Spratley, Executive Director, Green Energy Ohio. Moderated by Michael Douglas, Editorial Page Editor, Akron Beacon Journal.

“The State of the Arts in Akron” featuring Dan Dahl, Executive Director, E.J. Thomas Hall; Barbara Feld, Executive Director, Tuesday Musical of Akron; Mitchell Kahan, Executive Director and CEO, Akron Art Museum; and John Hedges, Executive Director, Weathervane Playhouse. Moderated by Bob Burford.

“Politics and Government” featuring Michael Douglas, Editorial Page Editor, Akron Beacon Journal; and Brent Larkin, Editorial Page Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer.

“The Challenges of Health Care” featuring Alan Bleyer, Akron General Medical Center; William Considine, Akron Children’s Hospital; Lois Nora, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy; and Thomas Strauss, Summa Health System.

“The Patriot Act” featuring J. Dean Carro, Professor, University of Akron School of Law; Gary Daniels,  American Civil Liberties Union; and U.S. Attorney Greg White.

“Home Schooling” featuring Doug Oplinger, Managing Editor, Akron Beacon Journal; and home schooling expert Paula Bolyard.

All Akron Press Club programs are held at the Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill on The University of Akron campus. A buffet luncheon is served at 11:45 a.m., followed by the program. The cost is $10 for Akron Press Club members and $15 for non-members. Click here for directions >>>
For reservations call 330-564-4211 or e-mail to smhenry@cmoresearch.com .

Akron Press Club also co-sponsored the following events, which can be viewed using RealPlayer:

Debate for Ohio State Auditor, October 13, 2006, Martin University Center, University of Akron

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Debate for the Ohio 13th U.S. Congressional District, October 24, 2006, Student Center, University of Akron

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Debate for the Akron Democratic Mayoral Primary, August 27, 2007, Martin University Center, University of Akron

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