National Press Club Centennial Documentary Premieres on PBS

National Press Club Centennial Documentary Premieres on PBS

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The television premiere of "The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines," an hour-long documentary film, is at 10 p.m. Monday, March 31, on WETA Channel 26.

The film looks at the role of the Press Club in the development of journalism as a profession and shows how changes in society affected and were reflected in this institution.

Since its founding in 1908, the National Press Club has been a host to history. "NPC at 100: A Century of Headlines" tells this story through the voices that made it happen, such as Walter Cronkite -- the first recipient of the Club's Fourth Estate Award for distinguished journalism -- Helen Thomas, Austin Kiplinger and Simeon Booker. Also featured in the program are Bob Schieffer, Bob Woodward, Jim Lehrer, Liz Carpenter, Ben Bradlee, Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert.

In its centennial year, the National Press Club continues its tradition as the center of news and information in Washington. Widely recognized for the National Press Club speakers series; the Club is the foremost venue for press conferences in D.C. While still a meeting place for journalists and news sources, the Club has positioned itself as a full-service facility for the researching, reporting, and dissemination of news, with its state-of-the-art broadcast studio and an array of training programs to serve the Club's 3,700 members in Washington and worldwide.

The documentary was produced by Auteur Productions, Ltd

The National Press Club is located at 14th and F Streets, NW, one block west of Metro Center. More information about the Club and its programs can be found on its website, http://www.press.org/.

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CONTACT: Melinda Cooke of the National Press Club, +1-202-662-7516

Web Site: http://www.press.org/

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