The New York Press Club is an association of and for working journalists and media professionals. The club is a private, non-profit organization and is not affiliated with any government office or agency and does not advocate or participate in any political activity.

The New York Press Club is a professional organization of members and former members of the news media. It devotes its efforts to meeting the needs and interests of professional journalists and those in related fields, as well as providing public service to the community.

The club was founded in July of 1948 as the New York Newspaper Reporters Association. Today, its membership includes professionals from all types of news organizations including the Web, television, radio, wire services, daily newspapers, weekly and monthly publications, as well as professionals from the fields of communications, public relations and public affairs.

The New York Press Club works to protect the rights of all reporters while providing networking opportunities for journalists and communications specialists to discuss professional issues and affect change.

Lectures, panel discussions, 'newsmaker' appearances and other NYPC-sponsored functions have covered such topics as threats to freedom of the press, the various threats to investigative reporting, the relationship between the media and government, the role of community newspapers, foreign press coverage of the city of New York and questions about how the press covers itself. The club also sponsors debates - open to all members and broadcast live - among mayoral, congressional and gubernatorial candidates.

The NYPC's Freedom of the Press Committee provides assistance and support to journalists faced with legal problems such as the failure to divulge confidential news sources, or, being barred from a court hearing. Additionally, the club maintains a liaison with various government agencies whose actions directly affect working journalists in such matters as the issuing of Working Press credentials.

The annual New York Press Club Journalism Awards are a long-standing tradition in New York media, honoring excellence in journalism by writers and reporters who are recognized as being among the best in their fields. The Awards and Installation Dinner, at which the year's awards are formally presented is a highlight on many social calendars.

Our annual Journalism Conference, traditionally staged in conjunction with a local university, has long been recognized as the premier event of its kind in metro New York. In addition to numerous conference tracks and break-outs that feature respected working journalists and academics, the conference offers other elements of useful interest to all ranks: students, journeymen and women and grizzled veterans.

Each spring, NYPC publishes Byline Magazine, a collectible that reviews the year's highlights, with stories and articles by both members and non. The opportunites, professional and otherwise, of membership in the New York Press Club are boundless, regulated only by the enthusiasm and energy of individual members.

1948	William J. Keegan	New York Post
1949	Anthony Marino	New York Daily News
1950	Alfred E Clark	New York Times
1951	Joseph Endler	New York Herald Tribune
1952	Rodney "Budd" Stahl	New York Mirror
1953	Frank Engle	Fairchild Publications
1954	Syd Livingston	New York Journal American
1955	Raymond Doyle	American Weekly
1956	James Ritchie	Associated Press
1957	Arthur Rosenfeld	New York Post
1958	James C O'Connor	New York Mirror
1959	Thomas D Zumbo	UPI
1960	Edward Kirkman	New York Daily News
1961	James Antone	Fairchild Publications
1962	Harry Singer	New York Mirror
1963	Robert Mindlin	Long Island Press
1964	Charles Grutzner	New York Times
1965	Harold Phelan	World-Telegram and Sun
1966	George Douris	Long Island Star-Journal
1967	Gus Engelman	WABC-AM
1968-69	Thomas Poster	New York Post
1970	John San Antonio	Long Island Press
1971-72	John Shanahan	Associated Press
1973	Pati Davis	UPI
1973-74	John Mulligan	Associated Press
1975-76	Patrick Muldowney	WABC-TV
1977	Joe Bragg	WHN
1978-79	Vincent Lee	New York Daily News
1980-81	Mark Lieberman	New York Daily News
1982-83	Len Buder	New York Times
1984	Jerry Schmetterer	CNN
1985-86	Marcia Kramer	New York Daily News
1987	Mitch Lebe	WYNY
1988	Larry Sutton	New York Daily News
1989-90	Larry Celona	New York Daily News
1991-92	Harry Ryttenberg	WNBC
1993-94	Phil O'Brien	NY1 News
1995-96	Deborah Wetzel	WCBS-FM
1997-00	Gabe Pressman	WNBC
2001-03	Carol Ann Riddel	WNBC
2003-2005	Rich Lamb	WCBS 880
2006-2008	Stephannia Cleaton	Staten Island Advance
2009-2012	Glenn Schuck	Metro Networks
2012-	Larry Seary	WNBC (retired)