Denver Press Club
The Denver Press Club, located at 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado,[1] is the oldest press club in the United States. Journalists first met in 1867 and the Club was incorporated in 1877.[2]
History
They met in the basement of Wolfe Londoner's grocery store on Larimer Street but outgrew the space and met at various hotels in Denver.
Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft were the only two presidents to receive an honorary membership in the form of a solid gold-and-silver membership card to the Denver Press Club.
During the 1908 National Democratic Convention, the Denver Press Club served as press headquarters and organizers of the convention's social entertainment.
In 1925, they decided to have their own building and chose architects Merill H. and Burnham Hoyt to design the building.. In 1986, it was designated an Historic Landmark by the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission. The Society for Professional Journalists deemed it as a "significant historical place in journalism" in 2008.
The Denver Press Club was built by Francis Kirchof for approximately $50,000, paid mostly with the sale of Who's Who in the Rockies.
Today, the club's nearly 500 members represent print and broadcast media, advertising and public relations, and an assortment of other professions. The roster has included Pulitzer Prize journalists, cartoonists and other notables that feature Damon Runyon, Eugene Field, Gene Fowler, Frederick G. Bonfils, Palmer Hoyt, Lowell Thomas, Lee Taylor Casey, Paul Conrad, Pat Oliphant, Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Carl Akers, Starr Yelland, Stormy Rottman, Lou Kilzer, Greg Lopez, Bob Palmer, Gene Amole, Sam Lusky, and Don Kinney.
The Denver Press Club's cornerstone Damon Runyon Award is presented to a person or persons whose career has embodied the style and verve of the legendary DPC alumnus..[3]
References
- ↑ Be There: Morgan Carroll vs. Mike Littwin tonight, Denver Press Club
- ↑ Denver Press Club History
- ↑ Denver Press Club History