Long-time political strategist Jerry Austin will speak at the Akron Press Club luncheon program Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Quaker Station. This event is rescheduled from its original December date. This Press Club event is co-sponsored by The University of Akron’s Ray C. Bliss Institute…
Superintendent Christine Fowler Mack will discuss the state of Akron Public Schools at the Akron Press Club Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Quaker Station in Akron. There will be the opportunity for questions following the program. Doors open at 11 a.m. Lunch is at…
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro will deliver the annual State of the County speech at the John S. Knight Center on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program will begin at noon. There will be the opportunity for questions…
A total of 10 students received scholarships for $5,000 each from the Akron Press Club and the John S. Knight Journalism Fund in 2022. Five area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight. The John…
Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com Editor Michael Shearer and WKSU News Director Andrew Meyer will talk about the changing Akron media news market during a virtual presentation by the Akron Press Club on Thursday, June 9 at noon. There will be the opportunity for questions during the…
Longtime Akron Beacon Journal sports reporter and columnist Marla Ridenour will talk about sports in general and the Browns trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson in particular during a virtual presentation by the Akron Press Club on Thursday, May 12 at noon. Ridenour wrote a powerful…
Long-time congressional staffer Jennifer Hoelzer and University of Akron Ray C. Bliss Institute Director Emeritus Dr. John Green will talk politics during a virtual presentation by the Akron Press Club on March 17 at noon. There will be the opportunity for questions. This Press Club…
Between the Akron Press Club and the John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship Fund, 10 scholarships of $5,000 each were awarded in 2021. If you are a journalism or public relations student from or attending school in Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark and Wayne counties, you could…
The executive director of the International Institute of Akron will discuss refugees from Afghanistan during a virtual presentation by the Akron Press Club on March 1 at noon. There will be the opportunity for questions following the speech. Madhu N. Sharma became the International Institute’s…
University of Akron President Gary L. Miller will deliver his first State of the University speech Friday, February 11 at noon before the Akron Press Club. There will be the opportunity for questions following his address. The speech will be delivered before an audience at…