WETA to Air Documentary Film About National Press Club Tonight at 10 p.m.

WETA to Air Documentary Film About National Press Club Tonight at 10 p.m.

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight at 10 p.m., WETA (Channel 26), Washington's PBS affiliate, will air an hour long documentary that examines the history of the Washington press corps in the 20th century and the role of the National Press Club in its development.

"The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines" was four years in the making and is a project of Maryland film maker Jerry Krell and his partners Meyer Odze and Adam Krell.

The filmmakers drew upon the Club's extensive archives of photos and video as well as documents. They also shot scores of original interviews with distinguished journalists including: David Broder, Helen Thomas, Marvin Kalb, Walter Cronkite and others.

The film was shown to National Press Club members in January but this will be its first public showing. Future plans for the film include making it available via DVD to students and professors of journalism and community leaders. That educational outreach program is underwritten through a generous partnership with Aviva-USA.

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club grew from a social club for reporters to the world's leading organization for journalists. Today the Club has nearly 3,700 members representing nearly every major news organization. The Club hosts more than 2,000 events per year and receives more than 250,000 guests through its doors including heads of state, Hollywood stars and leaders from the worlds of business, government and sports.

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CONTACT: Bill McCarren, +1-202-662-7534, or Melinda Cooke,
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