The Youngstown Press Club will host its 5th annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner at on Wednesday, September 24 at 5:00pm at Stambaugh Auditorium.
The Hall of Fame inductees will be Marie Cartwright, former vice president of corporate communications for DeBartolo Properties Management Inc.; the late Paul C. Jagnow, who was managing editor for news at The Vindicator; the late John Nagy, who was WKBN radio news director; Tony Paglia, former senior regional editor at The Vindicator; and Lisa Solley, former managing editor at the Tribune Chronicle.
Recipients of the Excellence in Media Award will be: Sydney Canty, a news anchor and reporter at WFMJ-TV; Chelsea Simeon, digital executive producer at WKBN-TV and WYTV; and Margie Lenhart, on-air morning show talent on Willie 95.1 radio.
The Youngstown Press Club will present its Medal of Merit – an internal award for someone who has made a significant contribution to the club – to Peter H. Milliken, a retired Vindicator reporter.
The inductions will occur and the awards will be presented at the dinner. To purchase tickets, visit the Youngstown Press Club website.
Founded in 1902 and re-established in 2018, the club promotes journalism and related professions in the Mahoning Valley.