Central and northern New York newsrooms gathered under one roof to celebrate the best of local journalism at the 2022 Syracuse Press Club awards. Over 200 guests attended the banquet on Saturday, May 7 to receive their awards and placements. Frankie Jupiter of CNYCentral and Nicole Sommavilla of NewsChannel 9 served as esteemed hosts...
Moriah Humiston selected for SPC Devesty-Williams Scholarship
The Syracuse Press Club board is proud to announce the 2022 winner of our prestigious $2,000 Devesty-Williams Scholarship. Congratulations to Moriah Humiston, a senior broadcast and digital journalism major at Syracuse University. Originally from Rome, New York, she has lived in the greater Central New York area for 22 years. During her time at...
Deanna Ryan wins 2022 Best News Source Award for Syracuse Press Club
The Syracuse Press Club is thrilled to announce the third of our 2022 special club honors. We congratulate Deanna Ryan for winning the 2022 Philip A. Hofmann Transparency Award! Deanna is the supervising public health administrator and the public information officer for the Cayuga County Health Department. 2022 marks her fifteenth year working for...
Hosts announced for 2022 Syracuse Press Club awards banquet
SPC is delighted to share NewsChannel 9’s Nicole Sommavilla and CNYCentral’s Frankie Jupiter will host the Syracuse Press Club awards banquet on Saturday, May 7, 2022! Frankie Jupiter anchors Today in Central New York. Frankie joined CNYCentral in May of 2019. Frankie is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Yes, Frankie Jupiter is his real name....
Ben T. Grieco, Conor Wight win 2022 Newcomer Award by Syracuse Press Club
SPC's annual Newcomer Award is presented to promising young individuals who are just beginning their careers in journalism. The award recognizes raw talent and high potential....
Syracuse Press Club announces 2021-2022 Professional Recognition Awards finalists
The Syracuse Press Club congratulates the finalists for the 44th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The finalists for each category below are listed alphabetically by the first author’s last name. We will reveal which entries placed first, second, or received an honorable mention during our awards banquet on May 7, 2022. For more information and...
SPC board proposes slate of officers for 2022
NOTICE: The Syracuse Press Club Board of Directors at its November 2021 meeting nominated the following slate of candidates as its board for the next year. Pursuant to the club’s bylaws, the slate is published for a month before a vote is held at a board meeting, scheduled for Dec. 9, 2021 at 6 p.m....
James T. Mulder named to Syracuse Press Club Wall of Distinction
The Syracuse Press Club is proud to announce our second of two 2021 inductees for the SPC Wall of Distinction. This is the club’s highest honor. The Post-Standard and syracuse.com health reporter James T. Mulder has been named to the Syracuse Press Club’s Wall of Distinction! (Photo of Jim Mulder above, by Dennis Nett)...
2021 SPC Awards Banquet postponed to September
Out of an abundance of caution, we have postponed our 2021 SPC Awards Banquet to Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021....
Syracuse Press Club announces 2019-2020 awards finalists
Syracuse Press Club congratulates all winners for the 42 Annual Professional Recognition Awards! The coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it — including the awards banquet scheduled for April 18. But the Syracuse Press Club board arranged for four live broadcasts on Facebook, hosted by Chris Bolt, Brent Axe, TeNesha Murphy and...