Who we are
The Syracuse Press Club was founded in 1951. Its members are journalists, educators, students and communications professionals working in local Central New York print, radio, television and digital media.
Celebrate extraordinary journalism!
SPC’s Annual Professional Recognition Awards Dinner will honor the year’s best work on May 3. For more than 40 years, Central New York journalists have come together to celebrate excellence in TV, radio, print, online and college journalism.
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The Syracuse Press Club has released the finalists for the 47th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The contest received 390 entries across 56 categories. Judges from partner press clubs in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin had the daunting task of reviewing and ranking the top entries for each category. On average, fewer than one-third of the entries submitted in each category earned a spot on the finalists' list.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For generations of central New Yorkers, Christie Casciano has been a steady, familiar presence, delivering the news in moments of crisis, celebration and everything in between. Now, …
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Press Club will honor longtime photojournalist Kevin Rivoli as a 2026 Wall of Distinction inductee, recognizing a career spanning nearly four decades and a body …
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Press Club has named Michelle Breidenbach of Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard as the recipient of its 2026 Bill Carey Journalist of the Year Award, honoring …
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Press Club has named Megan Acker, a Syracuse University student from Fulton, as the recipient of its 2026 DeVesty-Williams Scholarship, recognizing her commitment to local …
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Press Club will honor Mike Kuehner, chief photojournalist at Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse, with its 2026 Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award, recognizing a career …
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The Syracuse Press Club invites all working and inactive journalists to become members of the club. Your membership fee supports our annual banquet, journalism scholarship and events throughout the year. Click below for more information and to join today!
Wall of Distinction
The Wall of Distinction is where outstanding journalists in Central New York are permanently enshrined. Located in the theater lobby of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center in downtown Syracuse, the first group of inductees was first installed to the Wall on Dec. 4, 2000. This was also the date the Syracuse Press Club’s 50th anniversary was observed.
