Thursday, November 30, from 6-9 p.m., the Press Club of Dallas presents the inaugural Hugh Aynesworth Excellence in Journalism Awards in which the Howe Enterprise has been named one of the two finalists in the Weekly Newspaper category for an article published on May 2, 2016 entitled, “EF1 Tornado, EF5 Community.” The event will be held at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. The awards are named for veteran reporter and long-time press club member Hugh Aynesworth, a four time Pulitzer Prize finalist.
A limited number of tickets are still available to the public by visiting the website. The $50 ticket price includes food and beverage.
Cary Broussard is President of the Press Club of Dallas, while board members Jo Ann Holt-Caussey and Barry Hoffman are event co-chairs. The mission of the Press Club of Dallas is to support journalism and communications in all its forms. The organization actively supports the First Amendment, the public’s right to know and the rights of both professional and citizen journalists.
Presenters for the Aynesworth Awards include Cory Smith (NBC 5), Scott Keenan (CBS 11), Lee Cullum and Sylvia Komatsu (KERA PBS), Ed Bark (Uncle Barky), Frank Librio (VisitDallas), Skip Hollandsworth (Texas Monthly), Arnold Wayne Jones (Dallas Voice), Tristan Hallman (Dallas Morning News), and the event chairs.
