Upcoming Events

YPC Members' Mixer
Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
5 p.m.
5th Annual
Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
5 p.m.
Stambaugh Auditorium
​Youngstown
Stewart Media Archives Tour & Talk

Tuesday, Oct. 28 2025
5-7 p.m.
YPC Members only

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​Press Freedom
On May 3, the Youngstown Press Club joins press freedom advocates worldwide in commemorating World Press Freedom Day.

​Every day, we stand in solidarity with journalists—both locally and globally—to defend and uphold the fundamental freedoms of the press.

College Scholarships

Committed to education and scholarship, the Youngstown Press Club awards college scholarships to college juniors and seniors studying journalism and related fields.

​Learn more about our 2025 scholarship winners and how you can make a donation to the YPC Scholarship Fund online.

Scholastic Journalism

The Youngstown Press Club is proud to announce winners of the first Scholastic Journalism Awards.

Student journailsts from Badger, Boardman, Choffin, Mooney, Salem, Struthers and Ursuline took honors in eight categories of journalism and student media.

Student Membership

Supporting journalism and communications students is part of our mission. We offer free membership to students in journalism and communications fields and encourage students of all ages to take advantage of our events for networking, learning and growing in their field.  ​
The Youngstown Press Club, Inc. was founded in 1902 and re-established in 2018. The Youngstown Press Club promotes journalism and related professions in the Mahoning Valley. It operates exclusively for educational and social purposes.

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2025 Hall of Fame & Award

​ Honorees Announced

Five distinguished Mahoning Valley journalists will be inducted into the Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame in September.

Three additional journalists will receive the club's Excellence in Media Award at the same event.
 
The Hall of Fame inductees will be Marie Cartwright, former vice president of corporate communications for DeBartolo Properties Management Inc.; the late Paul C. Jagnow, who was managing editor for news at The Vindicator; the late John Nagy, who was WKBN radio news director; Tony Paglia, former senior regional editor at The Vindicator; and Lisa Solley, former managing editor at the Tribune Chronicle.
 
Recipients of the Excellence in Media Award will be: Sydney Canty, a news anchor and reporter at WFMJ-TV; Margie Lenhart, on-air morning show talent on Willie 95.1 radio; and Chelsea Simeon, digital executive producer at WKBN-TV and WYTV.
 
The Youngstown Press Club will present its Medal of Merit - an internal award for someone who has made a significant contribution to the club - to Peter H. Milliken, a retired Vindicator reporter.
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Marie Cartwright
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Paul C. Jagnow
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John Nagy
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Tony Paglia
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Lisa Solley
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Sydney Canty
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Margie Lenhart
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Chelsea Simeon
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Pete Milliken
Read more about our honorees HERE
The Youngstown Press Club
Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
5 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
Stambaugh Auditorium
Tickets are $60 ($50 for YPC members)
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​Recent Events

FOIA Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 12, 2025
"FOIA: What You Need to Know About the Freedom of Information Act"

See photos from this event here.

Watch on YouTube here.

Speaker Paul Furiga

Thursday, May 15, 2025
"Unleashing Your Most Potent Communication Asset: Your Capital S Story"
with Paul Furiga
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See photos from this event here.

Watch on YouTube here.

World Press Freedom Day 

Saturday, May 3, 2025
World Press Freedom Day Reading of the Names
The Youngstown Press Club's 5th annual remembrance of World Press Freedom Day.
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

Annual Dinner with Keynote Speaker Caroline Collins
Monday, April 21, 2025
"Local Voices, Global Reach: The Digital Transformation of News"
The Youngstown Press Club's annual meeting with keynote speaker Caroline Collins
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

A Conversation with the Buckeye Review

Tuesday, March 11,  2025
"Reimagining the Buckeye Review: Vision for the Future"
A Conversation with Dontaira Terrell and Zakkiyyah Terrell White
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See photos from this event here.

Watch on YouTube here.

Student Press Freedom Day 2025

Friday, Feb. 28 2025

Students from The Jambar and Jambar TV presented a program celebrating student press freedom.
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.
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