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January 2012 Newsletter of The Press Club of From the President Excellence in Journalism Contest Entries Go Online Something New for 2012! ing tear sheets, DVDs or CDs which can Ed Byers The Press Club of Cleveland has entered become lost or misplaced. Even though Pro- into an agreement with an online contest- Media contestants love it and judges love hibition and apathy ing company to administer the entry and it, too. Several members of The Press Club tried to kill us over judging process for the 2012 Excellence in of Cleveland were called upon to judge the the years, we have Journalism Awards. New Orleans and Syracuse Press Club en- survived. In less than Quite simply, this means you will upload tries last year and were amazed and pleas- a month, on Feb. 1, your entries via pdfs, and jpgs for print antly surprised by the ease and simplicity of we will officially mark media, MP3 files for radio, and YouTube this online system. the 125th anniversary of the founding links for TV entries onto a contest website The call for entries begins Jan. 10 with of The Press Club of Cleveland. The for our panel of out-of-state contest judges the deadline set for Friday, Feb. 17, at 11:59 Press Club was founded on Feb. 1, 1887 to see. The panel is issued a password to p.m. After that, the contest website will be with John C. Covert, editor of the now- view and judge the entries. closed to entries. long defunct Cleveland Leader, elected For the judges, who can review entries The next big date to remember is Friday President. online from their own desktops, this makes June 15, 2012 - The 2012 Excellence in Press Club historian and past presi- judging your entries a breeze. Journalism Awards Dinner at the Cleveland dent, John Sheridan begins a year-long For you: no more boxing, packaging and Marriott Downtown at Key Center. look back at Press Club history with enduring the costs associated with mail- Good luck to all of you! part one of a special series of Byliner reports. In previewing John’s articles for the coming year, I found it interesting to You are invited to an EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW & TOUR of the new see the transformation of the Club over the years from an after-work drinking GREATER CLEVELAND AQUARIUM fraternity to what it has become today. More history will be recorded on Monday evening, Jan. 30, when we will be front and center stage at Cleveland Council Chambers as City Council and Mayor Frank Jackson issue a proclama- tion honoring the club for its longevity and 125-year commitment to Cleveland journalism. We kick off the celebration of our an- niversary year with an exclusive sneak peek at the new Greater Cleveland Aquarium in the Powerhouse on Jan. 13th. Read on, there are details on this Friday, Jan. 13 page. Be the first to tour this Cleveland gem before it opens to the public. Welcome to our new board members. $30 Press Club members You can read all about them on page 3. $45 Non-members Thom Fladung, Dave Johnson, Kathleen Non-members who join The Press Club qualify for the member price. Osborne and Richard Stewart show a lot We'll start with Lunch upstairs at Windows on the River followed by an of promise and strength for our Club. Aquarium Staff guided tour. Thanks to John Betchkal and the nomi- 11:30 am Registration nating committee for coming up with 12 Noon Lunch these four stellar choices. First board meeting is Friday Jan. 20 12:30 pm Tours begin in The Plain Dealer conference room, This exclusive event is just the beginning of a year-long celebration of the 125th just off the main cafeteria. As always, all anniversary of the founding of The Press Club of Cleveland. Press Club members are invited! *Due to Aquarium construction work in progress, the tour is limited to guests That’s all for now. 18 years of age and older.

28022 Osborn Road Cleveland, Ohio 44140 | 440-899-1222 | Fax: 440.899.1010 | www.pressclubcleveland.com 2 The Press Club of Cleveland January 2012 The History of The Press Club of Cleveland Part One - The Early Years By John Sheridan, past president, The Press Club of Cleveland For 125 years the members of the Fourth Estate have valiantly kept alive the flame born in 1887 when The Press Club of Cleveland was founded. Some times were better than others, but through it all, The Press Club of Cleveland historically has been possessed by good intentions and good spirits, both liquid and disposition. Over the years, The Press Club has exhibited an evolving personality from time-to-time, showing signs of schizophre- nia – unsure whether its purpose was to foster good relationships between journal- ists or to provide a refuge for overstressed newshounds. For most of its existence, it has managed to maintain a sense of humor. What other organization would invest its Dan Coughlin, Rich Osborne, Steve Gleydura, scant funds in a washed-up trotting horse? Ed Byers and John Sheridan In his book, “Cleveland: The Making of a City,” W.G. Rose documents the establish- Things didn’t really begin to get orga- ment of Cleveland Press Club on Feb. 1, nized, as we know it today, until the mid- 1887. John C. Covert, then editor of the 40’s when Mike Lapine became president. now-long defunct Cleveland Leader was In 1946, the modern-day groundwork elected President and Gilbert Hender- was laid by Lapine, and he and his board son, associate editors of the Plain Dealer began planning for headquarters in the became vice president. A year later, the club Olmsted Hotel at East 9th and Superior. boasted 72 regular members and nearly as In 1947 Articles of Incorporation were many associates. filed with the State of Ohio. Among the In 1888, The Press Club moved in to stated purposes of the club were to “bring posh headquarters on Euclid Avenue, the members of the press, newspapermen, former residence of Henry Chisholm. In and men of other professions into close his book, Mr. Rose described their facil- personal relations (and) to further good fel- ity. “It had great mirrors above Italian Club’s “regular meetings” and was held lowship among (the) members.” marble fireplaces,” he noted.” And it was together in name only by a few dedicated Clearly, as evidenced by the word “men” pronounced one of the finest clubs in the newspapermen. in the above Articles, women were scarce in country.” In the 30s and 40s newspapermen con- Cleveland’s newsrooms. Overall, through the early part of the gregated at a watering hole known as the Coming up in the February Byliner: 20th century the Club was rudderless, Vermont Club on Hamilton down an alley Onto the 40s and 50s, The Press Club of plodding along without much structure. It off St. Clair. Originally it was a speakeasy. Cleveland: A must-stop for Hollywood was a time when stressed-out newspaper- From the days of prohibition until the movie stars and national politicians. men had a drink or two before heading 1940s it was a hangout for newspapermen home. In those days most of their homes and it was where the Newspaper Guild was were within walking distance of the nearby born. The guild staged a page one ball at pubs. the old Cleveland arena, donating much of With a gaggle of newspapermen, (these A publication of the proceeds to The Press Club. For years, were days before there were women in The Press Club of Cleveland The Press Club continued to sponsor the the newsroom) the club was more of an gala event as a fundraiser. Editor after-hours all-male social club and the Because of the early Guild connections, Lee Moran club found itself meeting at the Tippecanoe the city’s newspaper publishers never really Club. Record keeping of Club activities was Associate Editor supported The Press Club, recalls Sanford haphazard in these days, to say the least, Maryana Bradas Markey who served as Press Club president and not much can be found in the way of Contributing Reporters in 1960 and 1961. The publishers looked on activities or officers. Stu Warner The Press Club as a place where reporters Prohibition dealt a major blow to the Ed Byers got together to plot against them. January 2012 The Press Club of Cleveland 3

Meet the New Press Club Board Members The Four new Press Club Board members in 2002, where he met his bride, Virginia. y versar were installed at The Press Club of Cleve- They married in 2006. Virginia, also a Kent Anni of Cleveland 125th land’s annual meeting and Holiday Party State grad, has built a successful career at Dec. 15 at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights. American Greetings, Arrow International “Serving and honoring communications We take a closer look at these new board and KeyBank. professionals since 1887.” After consulting and freelancing at Tri-C members and enthusiastically welcome in an on-air capacity, as well as promoting President: Ed Byers their service. Medical Mutual of Ohio its journalism program to Cleveland high- Dave Johnson is completing his second 216/687-2685 year as the public relations director for school students, Richard joined Broadcast Cleveland Medical Mart & Media Ideas (BMI) as an Executive Pro- Vice President: Stuart Warner Convention Center, over- ducer. He produced a video documentary The Write Coach LLC seeing the development on Cuyahoga County’s foreclosure crisis [email protected] and implementation of a entitled, “Don’t Borrow Trouble” that won strategic communications BMI’s first-ever Emmy award. Secretary & Treasurer: Carol Kovach plan, along with serving as Today, Stewart is president, owner Sun Newspapers 216/986-6060 the primary media contact and operator of Digizoom Media LLC, a full-service video production company. VP Membership: Pat Panchak for the project. Editor-in-Chief, IndustryWeek He is a member of the In his spare time, he participates in the Cleveland City Planning Urban Journalism Workshop, an 8-week, VP Sponsorship: Dustin Klein Commission and the Urban League. John- Saturday-only seminar held at John Carroll Smart Business Network son is also a planning committee member University. Stewart joined Big Brothers at The City Club and an elder at Old Stone and Big Sisters of Cleveland in 2008 and VP Marketing & PR: Mary Patton Church. has been a mentor to a 12 year-old boy for Patton Public Relations Johnson came to MMPI, the developer more than two years. of Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Kathleen Osborne has spent much of Board of Directors: Center, after spending 22 years with the her professional life as a freelance writer, Jeff Bendix University of Illinois. Johnson spent six editor, and public relations Advanstar Communications years on the Champaign (Illinois) County specialist and operated her Michael Bennett Board, including two years as Chair of the own consulting firm for 10 Cleveland Jewish News Human Services Committee, and served years, with clients ranging Margaret Bernstein for one year as the District 5 representative from start-up businesses to The Plain Dealer on the Champaign (Ill.) City Council. Fortune 100 companies. John Betchkal A veteran broadcaster, Johnson was Osborne’s work has ap- General Electric, retired peared in print and online the executive producer of the 65-station Maryana Bradas Illini Sports Radio Network and has been for a number of regional Business Wire and national publications, a producer and associate producer for M. Jane Christyson ABC, NBC, ESPN, SportsChannel Ohio, including IndustryWeek, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Metroparks The Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Maga- and Bud Sports, including Cincinnati Reds Howard Fencl baseball, the U.S. Olympic Festival, and zine, Northern Ohio Live, Ohio Magazine WKYC -TV3 and Inside Business. ABC’s “Baseball Night in America.” He also Thom Fladung produced the award-winning “Illinois Law” She also served as police and education The Plain Dealer television show on WCIA-TV 3. beat reporter for The Morning Journal in Bonnie Godbey Lorain. A Cleveland Hts. High School graduate, Bruce Hennes Richard Stewart earned a broadcast jour- Osborne joined Hathaway Brown in 2008 Hennes Paynter Communications after a brief stint at The Rock and Roll Hall nalism degree from Kent Dave Johnson State University in 1993. of Fame and Museum. Today, as Hathaway Medical Mart Brown’s chief external communications Stewart then helped found Lisa Lowry and eventually co-owned a officer, Osborne handles all media relations WKYC- TV3 functions, oversees the school website, video production com- David Marburger pany, but his sights were coordinates large-scale events and is editor Baker & Hostetler of the alumnae magazine. set on becoming a TV Lee Moran news reporter. In 1999, he Her varied career has included positions The News-Herald in mental health services at a residential made good on that dream Kathleen Osborne by becoming a reporter for treatment center for emotionally disturbed Hathaway Brown adolescents and in the psychiatric intensive WECT Wilmington, North Carolina and Denise Polverine later an investigative reporter for WFTX care unit of an inner-city hospital. She also cleveland.com has been a customer service trainer for an Fort Myers, Florida and WAVY TV Nor- Richard Stewart folk, Virginia. insurance company. DigiZoom Media Homesick, Stewart returned to Cleveland continued on page 5> 4 The Press Club of Cleveland January 2012 More Changes at Channel 3 Russ Mitchell Arrives, Mark Nolan Departs, Chris Tye to Mornings Russ Mitchell, will be Tye, a John Carroll Uni- joining the staff of WKYC versity grad, joined WKYC as managing editor and in 2004. He will team with lead anchor of the 6 p.m. Erin Kennedy, a WKYC and 11 p.m. newscasts newcomer, and veteran beginning Jan. 16. He meteorologist Hollie Strano replaces the recently on the morning show. departed Romona Rob- On the anchor desk at Tracy McCool Replaces Stacey Bell inson. CBS with on as FOX 8 Evening Anchor Mitchell is currently the anchor of the Sept. 11, 2001, Russ Mitchell reported from CBS Evening News weekend editions, The Ground Zero and other parts of Manhattan After eight years as co-anchor of Fox 8 Early Show on Saturday, and national cor- on the days and weeks that followed. Most News In The Morning, Tracy McCool has respondent for CBS News Sunday Morn- recently, he anchored the live CBS Special been named the new anchor for Fox 8 News ing, the CBS Evening News, and The Early Report coverage of the capture and death of at 5 p.m. and Fox 8 News at 10 p.m. She Show. Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011. Mitch- joins Bill Martin at the anchor desk. The station also an- ell was co-anchor of CBS News Saturday McCool replaces Stacey Bell, who left after nounced that Mark Morning and traveled extensively as a re- 13 years at FOX 8 to be with her husband Nolan, a mainstay on the porter for the CBS Evening News with Dan Anthony Lynn in the New York metropoli- WKYC Morning Show Rather and 48 Hours. tan area. is leaving the station. "I Mark Nolan's contract is up March 14, Before her successful run on FOX 8’s can confirm that Mark is and his last day on the air at the NBC af- morning show, McCool was a Fox 8 News leaving of his own wish," filiate station has not been determined. He producer and Studio 8 bureau chief. She Channel 3's news director, joined Channel 3 as a part-time weather then transitioned to on-air work with stints Rita Andolsen told the forecaster in June 1994, becoming a full- in Erie, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio, before Plain Dealer. "We love Mark and will miss time weatherman for the 6 and 11 p.m. coming back home to Fox 8 in 2000. him. But he's decided to let his contract weekend newscasts in January 1997. After run out and pursue other things. And contributing to the station's weekday morn- Join us in Celebrating 125 years in 2012 we certainly support him in whatever he ing and noon newscasts for more than two Save these dates! chooses to do." years, he was promoted to the 6, 7 and 11 January 10 – Call for Entries for the 2012 Chris Tye, who has co-anchored the 7 p.m. newscasts as chief meteorologist. Excellence in Journalism Contest opens. p.m. news with Robin Swoboda, will move The Plain Dealer contributed to this Uploaded to contest website. to mornings on Jan. 16 to replace Nolan. report. January 13 – Exclusive Press Club tour of the Greater Cleveland Aquarium. An informational luncheon and sneak-peek January JOB OPENINGS of Cleveland’s newest tourist destination. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - MORNING GIE MEDIA - Assistant editor. Send re- January 30 – Cleveland Mayor Frank NEWSCASTS - WKYC TV-3 Supervise pro- sume, cover letter, and three published clips Jackson and Cleveland City Council issues duction and staff personnel of newscasts. to Editor Kristy O'Hara at [email protected]. a proclamation commemorating the 125 Responsible for overall look and format Please put "assistant editor" in the subject anniversary of The Press Club of Cleveland of newscasts. Direct content delivery to line. No phone calls. February 1 – The Press Club of Cleveland broadcast, web, social media and mobile officially celebrates the 125th anniversary platforms. Full Time, 5 Year(s) experience ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS – Digital of its founding. Supervisory experience in a newsroom is Content Editor Digital Content Editor will February 17 – Entry Deadline for Excel- required. 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Email resume May - Hall of Fame reunion at Nighttown. to; [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS FREELANCE WRITER NEEDED - Publish- June 15 – The 31st Annual Press Club PLEASE ers of the West Side Leader and South Side of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism News (Akron) Leader weekly newspapers Awards. – Key Marriott Center, downtown WOIO/WUAB TV – News Producer Full- in Summit County, is looking for an expe- Cleveland. time Producer Send resume to WOIO-TV, rienced freelance writer to cover evening October 26 – The Press Club of Cleveland 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114 or government meetings. Send resume, cover Journalism Hall of Fame Induction Dinner. email; [email protected]. No phone calls letter and three writing samples to editor@ December 12 – Holiday Party and Annual please. akron.com. No phone calls please. Membership Meeting. January 2012 The Press Club of Cleveland 5 BOARD MEMBERS Welcome New Member FROM PAGE 3 Matthew DeFaveri Cleveland Jewish News where I played as an outfielder for ten Osborne and her husband, Steve Gley- Job title: Staff Reporter, years. The number of pop flies I caught dura, live in Cleveland with their three Sports and Synagogue was somewhere around zero. children. Beats Family/Hobbies: Thom Fladung, 51, Hometown: Marietta, In my spare time, I’m usually on became managing editor GA YouTube watching old SportsCenter of The Plain Dealer in Feb- Alma Mater: Emerson commercials from the , ruary 2011. Prior to that, College Kenny Mayne and vintage Fladung had been editor Have you always era. I also enjoy reading (mostly baseball of the St. Paul Pioneer wanted to be a sportswriter? history), playing racquetball and listening Press in Minnesota since Growing up, I followed Murray to nineties music. September 2005. Chass, Bob Ryan, and Dan Shaughnessy What do you hope to get out of your A northeast Ohio native religiously. I’m fortunate as both the sports Press Club of Cleveland membership? (Canton), Fladung also has and synagogue beat reporter that I’m able In addition to the invaluable been a managing editor at the Detroit Free to pursue both of my interests at the CJN. networking opportunity that membership Press, from 2002 to 2005, and at the Akron Sports played in high school/college? provides, The Press Club of Cleveland Beacon Journal, from 2000 to 2002. When I was three years old, I played serves as a valuable source of knowledge From 1994 to 2000, he held a variety of soccer for a year and our team wore purple and information for journalists. I greatly editing positions at the Free Press, includ- shirts. My tenure as a Mighty Mite ended look forward to interacting with other ing news editor and metro editor. Fladung quickly, though I moved on to little league, writers in the Cleveland community. also worked at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., the Columbia Record in Columbia, S.C., the Canton Repository and Holiday Party Pics the Beavercreek Daily News in Ohio. Fladung is a graduate of the University of Dayton and is married to Jeanette Meyer- Fladung. They have two children, Kayleigh, and Jimmy.

Press Club Member Anniversaries January 6 Years Jean Chapman Danielle Fink Laurie Mitchell 3 Years John Walsh 2 Years Dan Coughlin and Mary Gygli Lisa Smith and Nick Kovach looking at books Kevin McGee Rena Tran Martin Rickman Bruce Geiselman Krystin Jarrell 1 Year Ivan Sheehan T. Patrick Roberts, Jr.

If, for some reason, we are missing your anniversary date, please let us know by calling Lynn or Debi at the Press Office 440-899-1222, or drop us an email at: [email protected] John and Mary Patton, Dave and Libby Johnson Lisa Smith, Nick Kovach and Carol Kovach