Happy Holidays from the Press Club!
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »We at the Atlanta Press Club wish all of our members, sponsors, staff, board members and friends, as well as all of their loved ones, a joyous, peaceful, safe and memorable Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year. We look forward to 2009!
And the winners are…
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in APC programs, Atlanta Press Club Events | 2 Comments »Some of you have been asking, "Who won the GM Escalade Hybrid from the Holiday Author Party?!??!" Well, we have the answer...(drum roll) I did! Ok, not JUST me, but some great friends and I -- also Atlanta Press Club members -- ...
Colleagues, Family Launch Foundation
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Colleagues and family members of Mike Kavanagh, anchor of News/Talk 750 WSB Radio, who died earlier this month at age 57, have launched a charitable foundation in his name. The Mike Kavanagh Foundation was founded by Lisa Campbell, Kavanagh's longtime co-anchor ...
Fantastic festivities at GA’s Big “Fish Bowl”
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in APC programs, Atlanta Press Club, Atlanta Press Club Events | 1 Comment »Last night was the Atlanta Press Club's annual Holiday Author Party, which featured 32 authors and 375 guests at the Georgia Aquarium. This year, unlike the first year we had our party at the aquarium, the "big fish bowl" was actually open ...
Shocking Passing of Mike Kavanagh
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »The Atlanta media community mourns the untimely passing of WSB Radio's Mike Kavanagh, who died Saturday of a heart attack in his Alpharetta home. Sadly, that day was also his birthday. He was 57. Kavanagh, host of the radio show Money ...
GM responds to Turner Comments
Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Atlanta Press Club | 1 Comment »Auto industry executives are engaged in another round of Congressional hearings appealing for a bailout. While many Atlanta Press Club members are covering the hearings and other aspects of the fragile economy, others have their own opinions of what is ...
So Long, Atlanta Peach
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I was a big fan of this magazine, run by a great publisher, Elizabeth Shulte Roth. According to the AJC article, HR reps from its parent company visited Atlanta Peach's Buckhead office yesterday and informed them of the magazine's demise, ...
Mumbai, in Person
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Atlanta Business Chronicle reporter URVAKSH KARKARIA was in Mumbai last week for what was to be one of the most joyous times of his life -- his wedding and reception. But on the last day of the festivities, disaster struck. ...
Edelstein Laid Off from the Loaf
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in local | No Comments »After 11 years as editor, Ken Edelstein on Monday was fired from Creative Loafing. "This was an involuntary termination," he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an article published today. According to the AJC, neither side would comment on Edelstein's layoff. ...
Senate Debate Cancelled
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in Atlanta Press Club Events, local | No Comments »Atlanta Press Club cancels U.S. Senate debate Thursday, November 20, 2008, 04:39 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A few minutes ago, the Atlanta Press Club officially canceled its plans for hosting U.S. Senate runoff debate for Sunday, executive director Lauri Straus said. Neither Democrat Jim ...