Five distinguished journalists have been chosen to be inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame during the 20th Annual Denver Press Club Hall of Fame Banquet, beginning at 7 p.m. Sept.18.
The class of 2015 includes photographer Rich Clarkson, political reporter (and, for my money, the best reporter in Colorado) Lynn Bartels, architecture writer Mary Chandler and Pulitzer-Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Keefe.
They join the legendary Damon Runyon, for whom the club’s Damon Runyon Award is named.
“This is a great class of inductees, with one of the nation’s top sports photographers, a topnotch political writer, a reporter who knows everything about Denver architecture and a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist,” said Bruce Goldberg, president of the club’s board of directors. “We look forward to a great night of nostalgia and honoring solid journalism.”
Clarkson is a veteran photographer who has documented the NCAA Final Four men’s basketball tournament for more than 50 years. His company, Rich Clarkson and Associates, has done amazing work photographing the Colorado Rockies. Clarkson has taught techniques to countless photographers through his workshops.
Bartels covers the Colorado Legislature and politics for The Denver Post, a beat she once covered for The Rocky Mountain News. The Washington Post honored her as one of the nation’s best Statehouse reporters. She previously worked for the Albuquerque Journal.
Chandler worked for The Rocky Mountain News as its architecture critic. She is the author of “Guide to Denver Architecture,” now in its second edition. She currently works as business development and communications specialist for the GH Phipps Construction Companies. She previously worked for Fentress Architecture.
Keefe was an editorial cartoonist for The Denver Post from 1975 through 2011. He won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2011. His work is still available in syndication. During the 1990s, his cartoons appeared regularly in USA Today and America Online. He is a past president of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. His books include “Keefe Kabob,” “The Ten Speed Commandments” and “Running Awry.”
Runyon worked at both The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post, and was an early member of the Denver Press Club. He later moved to New York, where he became an internationally known columnist. He is known best for “Guys and Dolls,” which was based on his short stories.
The Denver Press Club’s Hall of Fame honors journalists for terrific careers in Colorado as well as for service to the club. The 88 previous honorees constitute a veritable who’s who of Denver journalism.
The banquet will be held at the club’s landmark building at 1330 Glenarm in Denver. Seating is limited and this event is always sold out. To purchase a ticket, go to www.blacktie-colorado.com, and click on Sept. 18. Tickets cost $65 per person.
The Denver Press Club is America’s oldest such club, tracing its roots back to 1867. Today it includes about 400 members from Denver’s media community and many other professions.
For more information, contact Bruce Goldberg at bgindenver@aol.com.
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