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SPEAKER & EVENT ARCHIVES
2022-2023

Luncheon with President Michael J. Rounds and Student-led Tour at Williamson College of the Trades

September, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of The Colonial Theatre with Executive Director Jennifer L. Carlson and Nosferatu Screening

October, 2022

Preston & Steve's Camp Out for Hunger Live Broadcast and Backstage Tour with Sean McDonald, Neumann University

November, 2022

Holiday Luncheon and Raffle with award-winning broadcast journalist Pat Ciarrocchi, Linda Hoffman Rydell, and singer Tommy C., The Voice of Tribute 

December, 2022

Happy Hour and "Parrot" film screening at MAC with director Kyle B. Thompson

January, 2023

Lunar New Year and Black History Month Luncheon with Paul A. Bennett, publisher, The Spirit Newspaper; and Richard Blye, Juneteenth Artistic Collaborative Experience of Delco

February, 2023

Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum Tour and Luncheon

March, 2023

Happy Hour with PHL 17's Delco Duo, Monica Cryan and Jenna Meisner

April, 2023

"Big Hats and Fast Horses" Luncheon with Damon Feldman, Official Celebrity Boxing founder

May, 2023

The Press Club celebrates 100 Years of Hedegrow Theatre at "The Puzzle"

June, 2023

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Tracy Davidson group
2021-2022

Arts and Culture Meet & Greet

Featuring Delco Arts Consortium/Delco Arts Week

September, 2021

Gothic Book Tour with Author Matt Lake

October, 2021

From Delco to the Director's Chair:  A Conversation with Todd Robinson

November, 2021

Holiday Luncheon with David Uosikkinen

December, 2021

Lunar New Year with FOX 29's Sue Serio

February, 2022

Women in Sports with Leslie Gudel, Dr. Monica Taylor, Lindsey Moppert

March, 2022

Books & Brunch Event with Tiffany Joyner, Rich Pagano, Joann Pierdomenico and Vincent James, Kathy Piperno

April, 2022

Happy Hour with FOX 29's Bob Kelly

May, 2022

2019-2020

Afternoon at Echo Hill Farm with George Rothacker

September, 2019

Behind-the-Scenes at Hedgerow Theatre

October, 2020

Runway to Victory

November, 2020

Stealing Wyeth Book Signing

December, 2020

Getting to Know You Networking Event at Azie

March, 2020

Tracy Davidson

Morning Anchor, NBC10 News Today, and Kathy Piperno, Esquire, Delco Bar Association

March 26, 2019 

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Hard Rock Hotel Casino Atlantic City: “Bringing the Sizzle Back to Town.” 

April 30, 2019

Behind-the-Scenes Tour at Scott Arboretum with Becky Robert, PR and Volunteer Programs Coordinator

May 15, 2019

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The Press Club joins the Delco Chamber of Commerce for Union Soccer at Talen Stadium

May 29, 2019

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The Spirit Newspaper celebrated 12 years…The Press Club sponsored and celebrated at Springfield Country Club with founder Paul A. Bennett (Press Club Member), a Delaware Valley media personality for more than 40 years and a founder of the Association of Black Journalists

June 5, 2019

“The D Day Dance” The Press Club hosts to Benefit the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #3460

June 6, 2019

Press Club Members attend the taping of "The Q" with Quincy Harris at Fox 29 Studio

June 18, 2019

2017-2018

Frank Giordano 

President and CEO of The Philly POPS

September 20, 2017

Cheryl Colleluori, President of the Headstrong Foundations, Nancy Craskey, President of CityTeam, Casey BoyPreston and Steve Radio 

October 18, 2017

Debbi CaltonWMGK Radio Personality, and Jack WhelanDelco District Attorney

November 15, 2017

Lisa Thomas-Laury

Retired Action News Co-Anchor

December 20, 2017

Radio Professionals Panel

Joe Morinelli, Radio Voice Italia host
Sara Lomax-Reese, President of WURD 
T. Morgan, Broadcast Pioneer Hall of

Fame, Andie Summers, WXTU morning host
Steve Butler, KYW News Director 

January 17, 2018

Cherri Gregg

Community affairs reporter for KYW

Newsradio 1060

March 28, 2018

The Invincible Vince Papale, Author, and former member of the Philadelphia Eagles

April 18th, 2018

"Behind-the-Scenes Tour” at Hedgerow Theatre

May 10, 2018

2020-2021

Diversity & Inclusion Panel

Bo-Dean Sanders, author; Joe Blake from The SPIRIT Newspapers; and Dr. Marie Amey-Taylor, Founding Partner/Prinicpal, InterACTion Consulting Group

September, 2020

Communicating About COVID-19 Panel

Greg Gegwich, Independence Blue Cross; Carla Showell-Lee, SEPTA; Melissa Jacobs, Main Line Today Magazine; and Mary Wescavage, Premier Orthopaedics

October, 2020

Alicia Vitarelli

6 abc Action News - WPVI

December, 2020

State of Broadcasting: From Academics to the Workplace Webinar

Sean McDonald, Neumann University

January, 2021

Fun in the Philly Region

Irene Levy Baker, PR Consultant & Author

February, 2021

 

Women in the Media Panel

Debbi Calton, Outside FM; Peg DeGrassa,

Town Talk Newspapers, News & Press of Delaware County;  Loraine Ballard Morrill, iHeartMedia PHL

March, 2021

 

Happy Hour at Echo Hill Farm

April, 2021

 

Richard Pagano, Town Talk Newspapers and the News of Delaware County

Sportswriter & Author

May, 2021

2018-2019

“Milestones and New Ventures", Ribbon Cutting, Valley View Golf - Cheers to rockin’ for 25 years Debbi Calton, radio personality, 102.9 FM WMGK - Happy 142nd Birthday to the Delco Daily Times 

September 19, 2018

Christine Flowers, Columnist

Philadelphia Daily News and the Delco Sunday Times; attorney, immigration law.  

October 17, 2018

Ocean Resort Tour with the PR Council of Atlantic City and Dan Hoover

October 30, 2018

 

“The Press Club Salutes Those Who Serve” featuring Delco native Curt Weldon, Congressman, 1987-2007, 7th district

November 19, 2018

‘Tis the Season for Strutting’ with Steve Highsmith … broadcaster, author, news and political anchor; Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame, 2011. And James May, award-winning costume designer  

​December 19, 2019

Ring in the New Year with Laughter 

Behind-the-scenes tour of Helium Comedy 

February 6, 2019

Patricia King Haddad

Author, composer, pianist, vocalist, La Giara

February 13, 2019

Women’s History Month

The Press Club joined the Delco Bar Association’s Women in the Law Committee - “Eighty-eight years before Rosa Parks:  Caroline R. Le Count and the women of Tasting Freedom”  featuring former Philadelphia Inquirer reporters Dan Biddle & Murray Dubin, authors of Tasting Freedom. 

March 8, 2019

2016-2017

David Maialetti
Philadelphia Inquirer photographer
January 18, 2017

Kate Bilo
CBS 3 Chief Meteorologist
December 21, 2016

David White
Delaware County Councilman
November 16, 2016

Donna Cavanaugh, Cindy Falteich, Doreen McGettigan & Kym Grosso
Author Panel
October 19th, 2016

James Lee
Polling Expert
September 21st, 2016

2015-2016

Hugh E Dillon

Blogger & Photographer

May 18th, 2016

 

Jan Dickler

Reality TV Pioneer

April 20th, 2016

 

David H. Lipson, Jr.

Publisher, Philadelphia Magazine

March 16th, 2016

 

Richard Ross Jr.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner

February 17th, 2016

 

Roger LaMay

General Manager WXPN Radio

Janaury 20, 2016

 

Pat Ciarrocchi

Former Reporter and CBS3 Anchor

December 16, 2015

 

Ben Davis
Phillies Broadcaster 
Nov 18, 2015

 

Father Paul Morrissey 

Oct 21, 2015

 

Chris Murphy
Fox 29 Anchor
Sept 16, 2015

2014-2015

Ike Richman

Comcast - Spectacor VP PR
May 20, 2015

 

Sheriff Welsh & Roxanne Chalifoux
April 15, 2015

 

John McNichol
President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
March 18, 2015

 

Bob Kelly
Fox Traffic Reporter
February 18, 2015

 

Bill Marimow
Philadelphia Inquire Editor
January 21, 2015

Chris Gheysens
Wawa CEO
December 17, 2014

 

Ray Didinger
Award-winning American sportswriter, author, film writer, radio host, TV commentator, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
November 19, 2014

Dom Giordano
WPHT Radio Talk Show Host
October 15, 2014

Don Guardian
Mayor of Atlantic City
September 17, 2014

2013-2014

Scott Palmer

Philadelphia Phillies
Director of Public Affairs
May 21, 2014

 

Anne Ewers
Kimmel Center President & CEO
April 16, 2014

 

LuAnn Cahn
NBC 10 Journalist & Author
March 19, 2014

 

Radio Panel
Radio Thrives in the Media Evolution 
February 19, 2014

 

April Margera, MTV reality TV star &
John Roman, Veteran Journalist
January 15, 2014

 

Peter Nero 
Grammy Award-Winning Pianist and Conductor &
Michael Chitwood, Upper Darby Police Chief
December 18, 2013

 

Sharon Pinkenson 
Greater Philadelphia Film Office & 
Kyle Lowder, star of the Media Theater's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
November 20, 2013

 

Susan Barnett

Former CBS 3 Anchor 
October 16, 2013

Marilou Regan

Rolling Stones Historian
September 18, 2013

2012-2013

Angelo Lutz and
George Anastasia
May 15, 2013 

Jim Donovan

Andrea McArdle

Consumer Reporter for CBS 3 
April 17, 2013

 

Special Panel: Local Residents Who Have Appeared on National TV
March 20, 2013

 

Jon Gorchow

Broadcasting Executive
February 20, 2013 

Meet the Media
January 16, 2013 

Annual Holiday Luncheon

Sam Lit

President/CEO of Hy Lit Radio Technologies Inc.
December 19, 2012

 

Modern Day Crime

Jack Whelan

Delaware County District Attorney
November 14, 2012

 

Paranormal Panel

Jon Bari, President of the Constitutional Walking Tourand the Spirits of '76 Ghost Tour
October 17, 2012

Al Meltzer 

Sports Anchor and Author
September 19, 2012

2011-2012

Natalie Stone

Reality TV Alumna Visits Press Club
May 16, 2012 

Meet the Online News Media
April 18, 2012 

Celebrating Women's History Month
March 21, 2012 

Charlie Gracie and Delaware County Council Featured
February 15, 2012 

The Role of Radio
January 18, 2012 

Senator Dominic Pileggi
December 21, 2011


Chris Blackman

Vince & Janet Papale
A Salute to Veterans
November 16, 2011

Meet the Media
October 19, 2011

 

Tim Chambers
The Mighty Macs
September 21, 2011

2010-2011

Stan Wischnowski
May 18, 2011

Local Authors Panel
April 20, 2011

George Anastasia
March 16, 2011

Media Panel
February 16, 2011

Panel Discussion
January 19, 2011

Jim Melwert
December 15, 2010

Kathleen Carey

Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times reporter &

Gene Ontjes

Chick-fil-A franchise owner 
November 17, 2010

 

Meet the Media
October 20, 2010

PREVIOUSLY HOSTED SPEAKERS

Ed Rendell

Former governor of Pennsylvania

 

Dave Frankel

Television weatherman, news anchor and attorney

 

F. Lee Bailey

Bestselling author and attorney

 

Larry Kane

American journalist, news anchor and author

 

Judy Spires

President of Acme

 

Lynn Doyle

Host and executive producer of "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle,” and nine-time Emmy Award winner

 

Mark Schweiker

Former governor of Pennsylvania

 

Curt Weldon

Former U.S. Congressman

 

Joe Sestak

American politician and former U.S. Navy three-star admiral

 

Brian Tierney

Advertising and public relations executive and former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Tom McCarthy

Sports broadcaster and play-by-play announcer for Philadelphia Phillies

 

Sally Starr

Prominent 1950s celebrity television personality

Herb Denenberg

Former television consumer advocate and newspaper columnist best known as an investigative reporter for the CBS and NBC affiliates in Philadelphia

 

Jonathan Newman

Former Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Chairman

 

Larry Mendte

News anchor, commentator and radio talk show host 

 

Chris Wheeler

Author and former announcer and color commentator for Philadelphia Phillies

 

Tracey Davidson

Co-anchor of NBC 10 News Today

 

Sue Serio

Fox 29 weather anchor

 

Marc Howard

Retired longtime Philadelphia news anchor

 

Dawn Stensland

Radio host, television talk show host and news anchor

 

Deborah Puglisi

Author

 

Lisa Scottoline

Author

 

Jane Pepper

Former President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

 

Tug McGraw

Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher 

 

Larry Shank

Former Philadelphia Phillies PR director and author

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