September 23, 2025
By John Corporon: In 1969 or 1970, I hired John McLaughlin (as speech writer for President Nixon) to do a commentary on WTOP’s news programs. As general manager of WTOP, I employed commentators of liberal and conservative persuasion…
Roy Rowan, one of the most legendary foreign correspondents and authors of his era, succumbed to multiple physical conditions on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the age of 96 at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, CT. He would have been 97 in February.
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This year we will elect a new president and other officers. We also will choose nine Active board members and three Associate board members. In filling out our slate, the nominating committee drew from a range of demographics, ages, and media organizations. We included candidates who are working in television, print, radio and photojournalism, as well as those who are pioneering new digital forms. Our slate includes OPC award winners still working in the field, and many who have contributed to the OPC by their service on our awards committees. We continue to encourage a new generation of journalists to take responsibility for the work of the OPC, and we’re thrilled with this year’s candidates.
A new group of hacks out in California have been meeting in San Francisco. What started out notionally at the end of 2015 has now grown into a real team of individuals who share in the mission and principles of the OPC and are actively meeting, organizing and networking professionally on a regularly scheduled basis. The group is working with the Overseas Press Club of America to form a West Coast affiliate and is informally using the name OPC West. The OPC board of governors will meet in the fall to discuss how to formalize the relationship.
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Veteran CBS journalist Morely Safer died today (Thursday, May 19) in Manhattan at age 84.
Kim Hjelmgaard is a European correspondent and deputy world editor at USA TODAY, where he has worked from London and Berlin. He has also worked as a London bureau chief, editor and writer for The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.
The Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations of candidates for the 2016 Board of Governors’ election. Members are invited to consider running for an open seat on the OPC Board. This year, the OPC will elect nine (9) Active board members and three (3) Associate board members to begin two-year terms. Candidates for the OPC board are requested to file a statement of candidacy, which should combine an overview of the candidate’s qualifications and a sense of what one might contribute to the OPC board.
CITATION YEAR: 2015 CITATION NAME: The Bob Considine Award CITATION RECIPIENT: The Washington Post Staff CITATION RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The Washington Post CITATION HONORED WORK: “Confronting the Caliphate” Read “Confronting the Caliphate” >>
