About Us
The Deadline Club is one of the largest chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Founded in New York City in 1925, it has more than 300 members working in newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the Internet, as well as retired journalists and journalism educators. Each spring, it recognizes excellence in journalism through a highly-competitive awards contest. The winners are announced at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, where they are presented with The Club’s distinctive “Rubes,” statuettes designed especially for The Club by the American artist Rube Goldberg. Through The Deadline Club Foundation, it also awards scholarships to talented New York journalism students. Deadline Club members have full access to the Salmagundi Club, a historic arts center located at 47 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Club members have use of the restaurant and bar, billiard room and common areas with Wi-Fi networking. The Club typically holds one or two events a month at venues throughout the city, and maintains the New York Journalism Hall of Fame. The Club has inducted nearly 90 members into this august body since founding the Hall of Fame at its golden anniversary celebration in 1975.
More About The Club
Meet the Board of Directors
Committees
Club History
Presidents
Award Winners
Contest Categories
Hall of Fame
Bylaws | Download as PDF
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The 2013 Governing Board of The Deadline Club
President
J. Alex Tarquinio
First Vice President (special projects)
Peter Szekely, Newspaper Guild of New York
Vice Presidents
Michael Arena, The City University of New York (awards contest)
Jacqueline Leo, The Fiscal Times (awards dinner)
Jessica Seigel, New York University (events)
Heather Struck, Thomson Reuters (communications)
Polly Whittell, freelance (membership)
Secretary
Melissa Heule, freelance
Assistant Secretary
Anastasia Economides, The New York Times
Treasurer
Colin DeVries, The New York Daily News
Assistant Treasurer
Nicholas Hirshon, St. John’s University
Advisory Council (Past Presidents)
Betsy Ashton, WNET Board
Steve Dunlop, CBS News
John C. Long, The Wall Street Journal, retired
Executive Council
Rebecca Baker, The Record (chair, as immediate past president)
Rich Barbieri, CNNMoney.com
Allan Chernoff, Fleishman-Hillard
Jonathan Dahl, The Wall Street Journal
Robert Greenman, journalism educator, writer
Anjali Mullany, Fast Company
Mark Prendergast, St. John’s University
Howard Goldberg, The Associated Press
Claire Regan, Staten Island Advance
Lauren Young, Thomson Reuters
Abi Wright, Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University
Professional Council
Tricia Couture, freelance
Janell Crispyn, Shadow Broadcasting
David Joachim, The New York Times
Nick Clark Judd, Personal Democracy Forum
Karen Kaiser, The Associated Press
Pamela Kawi, Producer
Keith Kelly, The New York Post
Karen Loew, freelance
Brandon McCoy, Conde Nast
Alberto Riva, International Business Times
Governors Emeritus
Ray Brady, CBS News (retired)
John Mack Carter, Hearst (retired)