Los Angeles Press Club

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The Los Angeles Press Club is an American journalism organization founded in 1913. [1] [2] It honors journalists through its annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and SoCal Journalism Awards. [3] As of 2023, the Los Angeles Press Club hosted the 65th SoCal Journalism Awards and the 16th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards in downtown Los Angeles. [4] [5]

In 2024, the Board of Directors includes the organization's president – Robert Kovacik of KNBC, [6] vice president – Cher Calvin of KTLA, [7] and treasurer Chris Palmeri of Bloomberg. The executive director is Swedish-born journalist Diana Ljungaeus. [8]

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