The Deadline Club in New York City, founded in 1925, is one of the largest chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Our members include professionals working in broadcast, print, online and journalism education.
The most important mission of SPJ and its chapters is fostering and defending freedom of the press under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. SPJ sends its constitutional lawyers to the aid of journalists who need assistance in exercising their rights.
The Deadline Club , in serving the cause of New York City journalism, sponsors one of the city’s most prestigious journalism awards programs; its coveted “Rubes,” distinctive statuettes designed by the late Rube Goldberg, are awarded at a dinner each spring. At that dinner, scholarships are awarded to some of the city’s most outstanding journalism students. The scholarships are funded through the Deadline Club Foundation. The Club also maintains the New York Journalism Hall of Fame and elects and inducts its members.
Students interested in applying for a Deadline Club scholarship should contact Deadline Club Foundation President Charles Novitz at evevideo@earthlink.net.
President
J. Alex Tarquinio, SmartMoney Magazine
Vice Presidents
Michael Arena, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (awards contest)
Nick Judd, Personal Democracy Forum (communications)
Jacqueline Leo, The Fiscal Times (awards dinner)
Polly Whittell, freelance (membership)
Secretary
Catherine Gin, freelance
Assistant Secretary
Ashley Milne-Tyte, freelance
Treasurer
Peter Szekely, The Newspaper Guild of New York
Assistant Treasurer
Colin DeVries, Times Ledger Newspapers
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 Journal News (chair, as immediate past president)
Tricia Couture, freelance
Jonathan Dahl, SmartMoney Magazine
Robert Greenman, journalism educator, writer
Karen Kaiser, The Associated Press
Pamela Kawi, freelance
Keith Kelly, The New York Post
Mark Prendergast, St. John’s University
Howard Goldberg, The Associated Press
Jo Anne Murphy, JMCOMM
Claire Regan, Staten Island Advance
Professional Council
Robert Anthony, Stadium Circle Features
Ray Brady, CBS News (retired)
John Mack Carter, Hearst Communications
Allan Chernoff, CNN
Janell Crispyn, Shadow Broadcasting
David Drimer, Media Decision Sciences
David Joachim, The New York Times
Karen Loew, Freelance
Brandon McCoy, CondeNast
Alberto Riva, America24
Rich Wagner, Stern + Associates