President’s Column: Awards reveal set for noon May 1; time to celebrate!

April 27, 2021 by

By Betsy Russell

For the second straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to shift our gala annual awards banquet to an enjoy-from-home online contest reveal instead, and it’s coming up on Saturday, May 1st at noon MT.

You can still dress up in your finery if you choose, and please feel free to share the news about your successes online with the hashtag #idahopressclub. We’ve all worked incredibly hard in the past year under extremely challenging conditions, and the accolades for doing good journalism … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2021

Headliners go on despite pandemic

April 27, 2021 by

We skipped the bacon this year. But we got the quotes

By Audrey Dutton

Last year’s Idaho Press Club legislative headliner events were among the last large gatherings some of us attended before the pandemic struck Idaho.

This year, we took the annual Governor’s Breakfast and Legislative Luncheon to Zoom.

That didn't exactly ease our Zoom fatigue, and we missed seeing each other in person, chatting and enjoying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2021

Meet Your IPC Board

April 27, 2021 by

Tom Michael, General Manager of Boise State Public Radio

Tom Michael is General Manager of Boise State Public Radio, which he joined as its director in July 2016. In February 2018 he launched the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration of six public media organizations across five states, and serves as its managing director. In April 2018 he launched “Idaho Matters,” a weekday public affairs program, and serves as its executive producer. Tom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2021

New non-profit news site launches in Boise

April 27, 2021 by

The Idaho Capital Sun launched in Idaho on March 31, as part of a States Newsroom network that includes non-profit news outlets in 20+ states across the country. According to the States Newsroom website, “States Newsroom has established a new, philanthropic business model that focuses on state politics and policy. Our model is different: It is entirely made possible by donors of all sizes and … we don’t run ads of any kind or accept corporate donations or underwriting.” The non-profit posts online all its donors of more than $500 since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2021

MEDIA MOVES

April 27, 2021 by

IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION

Ruth Brown has been hired as a producer/writer for Idaho Public Television. Previously, Brown worked as a reporter for the Idaho Statesman. Before that, she worked for the Idaho Press and Idaho Falls Post-Register.

Logan Finney has been hired as an associate producer for Idaho Public Television. Previously, he was an intern and production assistant at the station. Prior to that, Finney was a McClure Center intern for the University of Idaho, and has contributed to a number of Idaho publications, including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2021