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27th Annual Awards Dinner Preview

With less than 2 weeks to go, the countdown to the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner has officially begun.  Not sure what to expect?  Here’s a quick preview of the event:

The event begins at 6:30 with the pre-dinner reception.  The dinner itself begins promptly at 7:30.  We do our best to keep the dinner and awards presentation to less than two hours.  Awards are presented in between courses, which gives guests the opportunity to socialize with their table mates, enjoy their meal and listen to the awards presentations. 

We Have a Meal!

Today we went up to the Hilton Washington to do our food tasting for the meal to be served at the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner.  There were a lot of good choices, and we’re stuffed, but we think that the meal that we picked is a winner.  At the dinner we will have:

First Course

Fusilli Aglio, Olio, Pomadora e Peperoncino

Fusilli Pasta with Olive Oil, Garlic, Basil, Tomato and Chillis

 

Second Course

Pan Seared Halibut

Apricot and Chipotle Pepper Relish,

Roasted Rutabaga and Parsnip White Bean Ragout

 

Third Course

Chocolate Molten, Cherry Ice Cream

Winter Spiced Apple Glace with Candied Pistachio

 

Is your mouth watering?  There is still time to buy tables and tickets to the dinner.  Take a look at our sponsorship options page or email Kerry Buker at Kerry@nationalpress.org for more information.

Videos from Past Awards Dinners Available on YouTube

We recently had several of our videos from past awards dinners digitized.  As the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner approaches, these videos have given us a fun way to look back at dinners from past years.  We are in the process of uploading all of the videos that we have from the Annual Awards Dinner to YouTube.  We uploaded the first batch of them last week, and you can check them out on our YouTube Channel.  We will be putting up more throughout this week so we encourage you to check them out and leave comments!  

Promote Yourself at the Awards Dinner with A Program Book Ad

Are you looking for an opportunity to promote yourself in Washington?  If so, an advertisement in our program book for the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner is a great place to do just that.  One of the largest media dinners in Washington, our dinner brings together more than 1,000 journalists, media professionals, policy makers and corporate executives.   An advertisement in the program book is a great way to reach new audiences, congratulate this year’s award winners and support journalism that matters.  For table buyers, ads cost $1000 for a half-page, and $1500 for a full page.  For non-table buyers, ads include 2 tickets to the dinner and cost $2000 for a half page and $3500 for a full page.  For more information about purchasing program book advisements, contact Kerry Buker at Kerry@nationalpress.org.

Awards Dinner Receptions Offer Opportunities to Network, Schmooze and Dance

We are excited to announce that we have secured sponsors for all three receptions to be held at the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner.  Less structured than the formal dinner program, the receptions are a great opportunity to network  with dinner guests, meet  new colleagues and contacts  and celebrate journalism.