About
The Deadline Club in New York City is one of the largest chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Our members include professionals working in broadcast, print, online and journalism education.
The most important mission of SPJ and its chapters is fostering and defending freedom of the press under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. SPJ sends its constitutional lawyers to the aid of journalists who need assistance in exercising their rights.
The Deadline Club has been serving the cause of New York City journalism for nearly 80 years. The Club sponsors one of the city’s most prestigious journalism awards programs; its coveted “Rubes,” distinctive statuettes designed by the late Rube Goldberg, are awarded at a dinner each spring. At that dinner, scholarships are awarded to some of the city’s most outstanding journalism students. The scholarships are funded through the Deadline Club Foundation. The Club also maintains the New York Journalism Hall of Fame and elects and inducts its members.
President
Rachel M. Nielsen, freelanceFirst Vice President
Rebecca Baker, The Journal News (Events)Vice Presidents
J. Alex Tarquinio, freelance (Annual Dinner)Evan Weinberger, Portfolio Media (Communications)
Secretary
Jo Anne Murphy, JMCOMMAssistant Secretary
Frank Ucciardo, CBS NewsTreasurer
David Joachim, The New York TimesAssistant Treasurer
Peter Szekely, The Newspaper Guild of New YorkAdvisory Council (Past Presidents)
Robert Anthony, Stadium Circle FeaturesBetsy Ashton, WNET Board
John C. Long, The Wall Street Journal, retired
Executive Council
Tim Paradis, The Associated Press (Chairman, as immediate past president)Tricia Couture, SpaFinder (Awards)
Judith Glass, freelance
Howard Goldberg, The Associated Press
Robert Greenman, journalism educator, writer (Events)
Brandon McCoy
Kemi Osukoya, Imek Media, LLC
Claire Regan, Staten Island Advance (Awards)
Alberto Riva, Freelance
Samaruddin Stewart, AOL News
Polly Whittell, freelance (Awards)
Professional Council
Ray Brady, ex-CBS NewsJohn Mack Carter, Hearst Communications
Allan Chernoff, CNN
Janell Crispyn, Shadow Broadcasting (Scholarship Chairman)
Steve Dunlop, CBS News (Awards)
Karen Loew, City Limits Weekly
Gerard Koeppel, journalist, historian
Keith Kelly, The New York Post
David Tomlin, The Associated Press (FoI/First Amendment Chairman)
Rich Wagner, Stern + Associates