Omaha Press Club

Read this tribute to our most recent Face on the Barroom Floor, John Heason.

Gone too soon: Remembering John Heaston - The Reader John Heaston’s life was too short, but he accomplished many things during his long publishing career. To his family, he was son, brother, uncle, and life partner. To his friends and colleagues, he was a Puck-like character, an optimistic dreamer who could talk practically anyone into anything. To ...

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Join us this Sunday for a Mother’s Day Brunch at the Omaha Press Club!

Reservations available between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

RSVP Online:
https://fs7.formsite.com/villa/form4/index.html

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁!

This event only comes around once every four years … so don't miss your chance to enjoy samples of our wine menu and heavy hors d'oeuvres! $30 per person.

Call 402-345-8008 to RSVP or RSVP online here:
https://fs7.formsite.com/villa/form4/index.html

Good food, good night, at the Omaha Press Club!

Awesome Face on the Barroom Floor tonight. Clete Blakeman is the best!

Clete Blakeman Face on the Barroom Floor!

Rest in peace, Dave Hamer.

Broadcast legend. Teacher. Mentor. Omaha Press Club Journalists of Excellence Hall of Fame member.

Renowned Nebraska photojournalist Dave Hamer dies at age 93 Dave Hamer, one of the best storytellers Nebraska has ever known, has passed away.

We remember this!

Proud of TBC! 🥊 💪🏻

May 2015: Proud to present Terence Crawford with the Key to the City at the Omaha Press Club. We will be ready to announce the plans for a city celebration very soon.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
311 BAND WILL BE SEPT. 28
FACE ON FLOOR
A “FIRST” FOR THE OMAHA PRESS
CLUB WILL BE CELEBRATED ON THURSDAY,
SEPT. 28. THE 174TH FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR WILL HONOR A ROCK BAND,
THE MEMBERS OF OMAHA-BORN 311.
THE GROUP WAS FORMED IN 1988
BY WESTSIDE AND BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL
BUDDIES AND IS STILL ROCKING 35 YEARS
LATER. NOW BASED IN LOS ANGELES, 311
HAS SOLD MILLIONS OF RECORDINGS.
OPC VETERAN TOM O’CONNOR, WHO
SERVED AS FACE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
FOR YEARS, SAID OF THE UPCOMING FACE
SALUTE: “THIS PROMISES TO BE A HUGE
EVENT. THE BAND HAS BEEN ON OUR FACE
‘WISH LIST’ FOR MANY YEARS.

Congratulations to OPC past president and current secretary Jeremy Maskel!

Jeremy Maskel, APR, Joins UNO as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Maskel, who has served as chief communications officer for Omaha Public Schools since 2019, will lead the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications (MarComm) and report directly to Chancellor Li as a member of the executive team.

Our 101st Face on the Barroom Floor. He will be missed.

: Omaha actor John Beasley died Tuesday at the age of 79.

"They say you shouldn't ever meet your heroes because they don't turn out to be who you thought they were. That is so wrong. My hero was my father. Thank you for everything," Beasley's son, Mike, wrote on Facebook. http://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-actor-john-beasley-dies/44043819

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Being a huge astronomy fan I had to ask if astronaut Clayton believes the James Webb Telescope will find life in the cosmos in our lifetime?

Corned beef buffet at the Omaha Press Club is the best in town.

You can RSVP for Noon Forum: Award-Winning Cartoonist Jeff Koterba online here:
https://fs7.formsite.com/villa/form4/index.html

Omaha-area friends! Come join me for lunch at 11:30am this Thursday, Feb. 23rd at the Omaha Press Club...I'll be chatting about my time at the World-Herald and what I'm up to now. Plus, I'll share recent cartoons and much more.

For reservations call 402-345-8008. Hope to see you Thursday!

For anyone in the Omaha area planning on attending my talk today at the Omaha Press Club...well, due to the weather, we're rescheduling.

Everything will be pushed back exactly one week. We're now on for Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 11:30 a.m.

And hey, if you weren't planning on coming today, this still gives you time to reserve your spot for next week! For reservations call 402-345-8008.

Hope to see you next Thursday!

⚠️⚠️ POSTPONED! ⚠️⚠️

Due to the weather, the Jeff Koterba Noon Forum that was scheduled for today has been postponed.

Valentines starter

Valentines wine dinner tonight

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The late Rudy Smith was a groundbreaking photojournalist and civil rights activist throughout his 45-year career with the Omaha World-Herald. On this Giving Tuesday, consider supporting the Omaha Press Club Foundation’s drive to create a scholarship in his honor.

Donate online here:
https://bit.ly/3ENzT92

https://www.wowt.com/2022/11/11/omaha-press-club-honors-gov-ricketts-with-caricature/

Omaha Press Club honors Gov. Ricketts with caricature The Omaha Press Club honored Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts Thursday night by unveiling a caricature drawing of him for its Barroom Floor faces gallery.