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SPJ’s Spring Conferences are day-long professional development meetings bringing area journalists, students and journalism educators together in one place to hear from industry experts on topics ranging from improving writing to leveraging technology in today’s new media climate. Networking opportunities at the conferences allows participants to build relationships that can lead to the sharing of best practices in newsrooms. Enhance yourself and your journalism career by attending a Spring Conference in your area.
Region 1
Portland, Maine
April 25-26
University of Maine
Contact: Jeff Inglis
207-773-8900
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Brochure [PDF, 580 KB]
Region 2
Lexington, Va.
March 28-29
Washington & Lee University
Contacts: Doug Cumming
540-458-8208
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Kat Greene
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Web Site
Region 3
Columbia, S.C.
March 28-29
University of South Carolina
Contact: Ernie Wiggins
803-777-3325
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Region 4
Pittsburgh, Pa.
March 14-15
William Penn Hotel
Contact: Ginny Frizzi
412-392-3987
E-mail
Web site
Region 5
Bloomington, Ind.
April 4-5
Indiana University
Contact: Tim Street
812-856-2804
E-mail
Web site
Region 6
Bloomington, Minn.
March 28-29
Holiday Inn Select
Location TBA
Contact: Christine Paige Diers
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Web site
Brochure [PDF, 209 KB]
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Region 7
Ames, Iowa
April 4-5
Iowa State University
Contact: Amy Klein
515-450-9640
E-mail
Region 8
New Orleans, La.
March 28-29
Loyola University
Contact: Dr. Kathleen Woodruff Wickham
662-915-5501
E-mail
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Region 9
Ft. Collins, Colo.
April 11-12
Colorado State University
Contact: Holly Wolcott
970-491-1781
E-mail
Region 10
Portland, Ore.
March 28-29
University Place
Contact: Wendy Culverwell
503-219-3415
E-mail
Web site
Region 11
Tucson, Ariz.
April 11-12
University of Arizona
Contact: Susan Knight
520-621-3191
E-mail
Web site
Region 12
New Orleans, La.
March 28-29
Loyola University
Contact: Dr. Kathleen Woodruff Wickham
662-915-5501
E-mail
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The chapter doctor is a front-line caretaker who helps new and struggling pro chapters. Let us be a resource to resolve outstanding chapter issues and serve as a liaison to national headquarters.
Chapter Doctor Commitee Chairs
Bill McCloskey
4709 Overbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
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Bill McCloskey is the retired Washington, D.C.-based Director of Media Relations for AT&T, formerly BellSouth Corp.
Before joining AT&T in 1987, Bill worked for 11 years with The Associated Press in Washington.
Bill's professional career started in 1961, when, as a high school junior, he took a summer newsroom job at Metromedia's WIP Radio in Philadelphia. He remained with Metromedia in Philadelphia until he was drafted into the Army upon graduation from Villanova University in 1966.
Ironically, the Army assigned him to the information office of the 1st Signal Brigade in Vietnam where he wrote press releases about the Army's telephone system.
Following his tour of duty, he was assigned by Metromedia to set up a news department for WASH FM in Washington. From 1968 until 1975, he worked as news director, network correspondent and TV news producer and writer for Metromedia in Washington.
Bill chairs the Radio and Television News Director’s Association Foundation’s annual fund-raising dinner. He is past president of the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and was the Society’s Region 2 director. He has been recognized three times with SPJ’s “President’s Award” for distinguished service to the Society.
Sally Lehrman
Independent Journalist
Bestwrit
Montara, Calif.
Work: 650/728-8211
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Sally Lehrman is a director at large for the SPJ National Board of Directors. Additionally, she is an award-winning reporter and writer for some of the top names in national print and broadcast media. Her byline credits include Scientific American, Nature, Health, the Washington Post, Salon.com and the DNA Files, distributed by NPR. She specializes in medical and science policy reporting, with an emphasis on genetics, race and sexuality. Distinguished honors include the 1995-96 John S. Knight Fellowship; a shared 2002 Peabody award, Peabody/Robert Wood Johnson Award for excellence in health and medical programming, and Columbia/Du Pont Silver Baton (for the DNA Files); and reporting and writing awards from SPJ, Case, and other organizations.
Besides SPJ, Lehrman is active in several organizations that promote diversity in the media. Her volunteer work in diversity has been recognized by the 2003 Wells Key, a 2002 SPJ President’s Award, the 1998 Howard Dubin Outstanding Pro Member Award and an award for service to the NorCal SPJ chapter. She is author of News in a New America, a fresh take on developing an inclusive U.S. news media, and is a USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism Expert Fellow. Lehrman also serves as SPJ’s Diversity Committee chairperson.
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