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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
University of Akron School of Law Professor Mike Gentithes will discuss “100 Years of Press Freedom: Where Free Press Litigation Leads, Society Follows” in a virtual Akron Press Club program at noon…
Jeff Woytach of Cleveland’s NASA John H. Glenn Research Center will discuss the exploration of Mars at an Akron Press Club virtual program Friday, October 1 at noon. NASA Glenn was a key…