National Press Club to Honor Jim Lehrer of PBS Friday, Oct. 28

National Press Club to Honor Jim Lehrer of PBS Friday, Oct. 28

To: National, Assignment and Photo Desk, Media Writer

NEWS ADVISORY:

Jim Lehrer, executive
editor and news anchor
Who: of the PBS Newshour

Will receive the
National Press Club's
most prestigious award
What: at the Fourth Estate
Award Dinner. Mr. Lehrer
will make remarks along
with colleagues
including
Robert MacNeil, Mark
Shields, David Brooks
and Linda Winslow. The
event will be
hosted by Press Club
President Mark Hamrick
of the Associated Press

Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30
When: p.m.

Ballroom of the National
Where: Press Club
529 14th Street NW (13th
Floor)
Washington, D.C.

Details:

Mr. Lehrer is the 39th winner of the Fourth Estate Award which honors a lifetime of distinguished contribution to journalism. The first winner of the Fourth Estate Award was Walter Cronkite in 1973. Lehrer, like all winners of the Award, will become a Lifetime Member of the Press Club. The dinner is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Dinner sponsors include: BNSF Railway, Toyota, PBS, Rutherford Wine Company, Burson-Marsteller and Brown Capital Management.

Editors Note:

Television crews wishing to cover should contact Bill McCarren at 202-662-7534. Print reporters and still photographers are also welcome. Press Club produced video and stills may be used with credit.

About Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer began his career with PBS in Dallas and moved to Washington in 1975. A year later the show was named "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Over the next seven years the show won more than 30 awards for journalism excellence. Upon Robert MacNeil's retirement in 1996, Mr. Lehrer became the sole anchor for the Newshour and has been ever since. He has moderated 11 Presidential Debates. He is the author of a recent book about the debates experience Tension City. He is also the author of 20 novels, two other memoirs and three plays. He announced his retirement from the Newshour earlier this year.

About The National Press Club

The National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. With 3,300 members representing nearly every major news organization, the Press Club serves as a news-making forum for media professional and is an advocate for First Amendment rights. The Club hosts more than 2,000 events each year and more than 250,000 guests visit the Club.

About the National Press Club Institute

The National Press Club Institute is dedicated to fostering the next generation of journalists through a competitive scholarship program that focuses on promoting diversity throughout the industry. The Institute is also committed to training working journalists and providing research services through the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library.

Contact: Bill McCarren for the National Press Club, 202-662-7534 or wmccarren@press.org

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