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The New York Press Club is indebted to Peter O. E. Bekker, former administrator, techie-in-residence, creator of its first website, and good friend. Our new website has been underwritten by Fred Bekker in memory of his brother’s enduring legacy.

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Past Presidents

  • 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
  • 2004-2006 Rich Lamb WCBS 880
  • 2007-2009 Stephannia Cleaton Staten Island Advance
  • 2010-2012 Glenn Schuck Metro Networks
  • 2013-2015 Larry Seary WNBC (retired)
  • 2016- Steve Scott WCBS Newsradio 880